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Separate Lives

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[Verses]
You caA(add9)lled me from the B7room in your hE(add9)otel 
C#m7All full of romancA(add9)e for someone that you've E(add9)met
And tA(add9)elling me how B7sorry you were -  leE(add9)aving so soon
E(add9)      G#                        A(add9)             F#m7  B7  
And that you miss me sometimes - when you're alone in your room
                 F#m7  E(G#)  B(C#)  
Do I -  feel lonely too
   F#m7/    C     E                   B/A    E(add9)  F#m7/E  
You have no right - to ask me how I feel
                E  E(add9)              G#  A(B) A(add9)C#  
You have no right - to speak to me so kind
E(G#)  B(C#)  E(add9)  G#   A(add9)                B7   B/C#   C#m7  G#m7  
I   -  can't go on -              holding onto ties  
                       F#m7       A/B     E    A/E    E  A/ E  C#  
Now that we're living  - separate lives
F#m7/      A    E            B/A   E(add9)  
Well I held on -  to let you go
F#m7/                        E   E  E(add9)             G#   A/B  A(add9)C#  
And if you lost your love for me - you never let it show
  E/G#   B/C#  E(add9)   G#     A(add9)             B7   B/C#   C#m7  
There  was  no way       -        to compromise 
SG#m7o now we're lF#m7iving -  seA/Bparate lEives
      A(add9)                C#m9    F#m7       E/G#  A(add9)
Oh - it's so typical - - love lead to -  isolation
                F#m7E(add9)/G#            A(add9)  B7  
So you build that wall   -  so you build that wall
                  C#m7     D7  F#m7/A  
And make it stronger
You have no riEght B/A- to ask me how I fE(add9)eel
F#m7/        E    EE(add9)/G#               A/B  A(add9)C#  
You have no right -   to speak to me so kind
 E/G#   B/C#  E(add9)  G#    A(add9)    B7  A(add9)                  A/B  E(add9) E(add9)/ G#  
Someday   I  -  might     -      find myself looking in your eyes
But for F#mnow - we'll go on lA/Biving separate lE(add9)ives
                F#m7    C#m7  G#/B#            B7  C#m/ A(add9)/E   E/G#   A(add9)   B7  E(Add9)  
Yes - for now we'll go on living  separate lives

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Separate Lives

by Stephen Bishop

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Chords in this song · guitar

A(add9)

E(add9)

C#m7

F#m7

B/A

B/C#

G#m7

A/B

A/E

E/G#

C#m9

F#m

C#m

[Verses]

A(add9) B7 E(add9)

You called me from the room in your hotel

C#m7 A(add9) E(add9)

All full of romance for someone that you've met

A(add9) B7 E(add9)

And telling me how sorry you were - leaving so soon

E G# A(add9) F#m7 B7

(add9)

And that you miss me sometimes - when you're alone in your room

F#m7 E B

(G#) (C#)

Do I - feel lonely too

F#m7 C E B/A E(add9) F#m7 E

/ /

You have no right - to ask me how I feel

E E G# A A C#

(add9) (B) (add9)

You have no right - to speak to me so kind

E G# B E G# A(add9) B7 B/C# C#m7 G#m7

() (C#) (add9)

I - can't go on - holding onto ties

F#m7 A/B E A/E E A E C#

Now that we're living - separate lives

F#m7 A E B/A E(add9)

Well I held on - to let you go

F#m7 E E E G# A/B A C#

/ (add9) (add9)

And if you lost your love for me - you never let it show

E/G# B/C# E G# A(add9) B7 B/C# C#m7

(add9)

There was no way - to compromise

G#m7 F#m7 A/B E

So now we're living - separate lives

A(add9) C#m9 F#m7 E/G# A

(add9)

Oh - it's so typical - - love lead to - isolation

F#m7 A(add9) B7

E(add9)/G#

So you build that wall - so you build that wall

C#m7 D7 F#m7 A

And make it stronger

E B/A E(add9)

You have no right - to ask me how I feel

F#m7 E E A/B A C#

/ E(add9)/G# (add9)

You have no right - to speak to me so kind

E/G# B/C# E G# A(add9) B7 A A/B E E(add9) G#

(add9) (add9) (add9) /

Someday I - might - find myself looking in your eyes

F#m A/B E(add9)

But for now - we'll go on living separate lives

F#m7 C#m7 G# B7 C#m E/G# A(add9) B7 E(Add9)

/B# / A(add9)/E

Yes - for now we'll go on living separate lives

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