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FFalling in love is sGometimes hard
WDriting a love song is Deven harder
BFetter to leave that to sGomeone else
Someone mDadderD  
But tFhis is a song about fGeeling left out
And tDhis is a song about nDot being ready
To Fdo what you’ve been tGold to doD  D  
FThis is the last drink I’m eGver gonna have
DThis is the way that its maDking me feel
I uFsed to come here to Ghave a good time
But I coDuld feel like this at hDome
And thFe couples walk by and they Ggive me the eye
And I can sDee that the girls just a litDtle bit jealous
FWell anytime you wGant to swap just stoDp mAe
F#mYes people have the nerve to tell me tB#mhat they’re lonely
BbPeople have the nerve to tell me thAat they’re lonely
F#mPeople have the nerve to tell me B#mthat they’re lonely
BbYou’re not lonely, I Aam baby
F G D D
F G D D
So the cFouples walk by and they gGive me the eye
And it seDems like the boys got a tDhing for me
WFell my advice is Gnot to get inDvolvedD  
AFnd closing time’s now Gnon-existant
SDo I could stay till jDudgement day
I Fcould stay till I Gget bored of the cDouples walking byA  
F#mYes people have the nerve to tell me tB#mhat they’re lonely
BbPeople have the nerve to tell me thAat they’re lonely
F#mPeople have the nerve to tell me tB#mhat they’re lonely
BbYou’re not lonely, AI am baby F#m  B#m  
OoBboh   A      F#m  B#m  
BbYou’re not lonely, AI am baby
A Fmillion people in the Gcosmos tonight
MDust be rare in this aDge of life
BFut none of them can hoGld a candle Dto meD  
And the cFouples walk by and they gGive me the eye
BDut that’s not what I wDhat I walk
AFround the block and neGver come back one dayD  D  
I walk aFround the block and neGver come back one dDayA  
F#mYes people have the nerve to tell B#mme that they’re lonely
BbPeople have the nerve to tell Ame that they’re lonely
F#mPeople have the nerve to tell me tB#mhat they’re lonely
BbYou’re not lonely, AI am baby        F#m    B#m  
OooBbh    A   F#m  B#m  
BbYou’re not lonely, I Aam baby
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The Couples

by The Long Blondes

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F#m

F G

Falling in love is sometimes hard

D D

Writing a love song is even harder

F G

Better to leave that to someone else

D D

Someone madder

F G

But this is a song about feeling left out

D D

And this is a song about not being ready

F G D D

To do what you’ve been told to do

F G

This is the last drink I’m ever gonna have

D D

This is the way that its making me feel

F G

I used to come here to have a good time

D D

But I could feel like this at home

F G

And the couples walk by and they give me the eye

D D

And I can see that the girls just a little bit jealous

F G D A

Well anytime you want to swap just stop me

F#m B#m

Yes people have the nerve to tell me that they’re lonely

Bb A

People have the nerve to tell me that they’re lonely

F#m B#m

People have the nerve to tell me that they’re lonely

Bb A

You’re not lonely, I am baby

F G D D

F G

So the couples walk by and they give me the eye

D D

And it seems like the boys got a thing for me

F G D D

Well my advice is not to get involved

F G

And closing time’s now non-existant

D D

So I could stay till judgement day

F G D A

I could stay till I get bored of the couples walking by

F#m B#m

Yes people have the nerve to tell me that they’re lonely

Bb A

People have the nerve to tell me that they’re lonely

F#m B#m

People have the nerve to tell me that they’re lonely

Bb A F#m B#m

You’re not lonely, I am baby

Bb A F#m B#m

Oooh

Bb A

You’re not lonely, I am baby

F G

A million people in the cosmos tonight

D D

Must be rare in this age of life

F G D D

But none of them can hold a candle to me

F G

And the couples walk by and they give me the eye

D D

But that’s not what I what I walk

F G D D

Around the block and never come back one day

F G D A

I walk around the block and never come back one day

F#m B#m

Yes people have the nerve to tell me that they’re lonely

Bb A

People have the nerve to tell me that they’re lonely

F#m B#m

People have the nerve to tell me that they’re lonely

Bb A F#m B#m

You’re not lonely, I am baby

Bb A F#m B#m

Oooh

Bb A

You’re not lonely, I am baby

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