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GShe cDalls on the people
DShe sEmays she doesn't want to be alone
EmShe says it's making her neurotic
ABut please don't mistake it for being erotic
Chorus
ASo alDone, Aso alDl aloAneD  A  D  
GShe sDays let's go for a walk
DWe'll Emhave a drink and maybe we will talk
EmAnd he thinks she has possibilities
AIf she could just put away her rosary -
ASo alDone NAobody DwantAs to Dbe alAoneD  
GBut I Djust didn't know
DI sweEmar to you, I just didn't know
GI wouDld never make you sad
DIf I Emhad known I never would have Said those 
DthingAms to yDou ..Am. You Dhave Amto be Dcrazy Amto say those things to you
GLet's Dface it I made a mistake
DWell Emyou know, fools rush in where angels take a break
EmI Can't be smart all of the time
AAnd anyway I didn't know you were making time Over him
ATo teDll yoAu the DtrutAh I fDorget Aall Dabout him
GAnd YDou know, I don't think it's nice
DAskinEmg one man about another man's vice
EmI don't care if you pick my head -
AAs long as we end up in bed
AAlone DJust Athe Dtwo oAf us DaloneA  D  
GI jusDt didn't know
DI sweEmar to God
I just didn't know
GCan't Dyou understand that it's frightening
DWhen Emyou hear women talking about castrating 
Dand hAmating Dmen WAmho wanDts to Amknow Dabout Amhow you hate men
Bridge:
C    C    [ch]D    Am    D    Am
C    C    D    Am    D    Am
FWell AmYou saAmid now Fyou FwanteAmd to dAmanceF  
So now we're going to dance
You said that you weren't complete
But we're going to put you on your feet
FYou sAmaid thAmat you Fwere Fvery AmvexedAm  F  
You told me to forget about sex
You said you liked me for my mind
Well I really love your behind
A#mGet up A#mand booD#mgie, geA#mt up anA#md danceD#m  
Get up and boogie, get up and dance
A#mShake yA#mour booD#mty, get up and dance
D    D
GYour Dpoints very clear
DYou'rEme not one to cry into your beer
EmWhy don't we go to my place -
ABelieve me, I'm very chaste
AAnd ID'm so AalonDeA  D  A  D  
So all alone
GSure Dall men are beasts
DHey, Emlook, I'll sit here quietly and I'll stare at my feet
EmI don't blame you for taking umbrage
AWith animals staring at your cleavage
ASo alDone WAe're Dso alAl aloDneA  D  
GHey, Ddo you mind if I turn out the light
DDon't Emtake offense, but why don't you spend the night
GI knoDw your passions run very deep
DBut aEmt this point we both need sleep
DSo alAmone AnDd who Amwants Dto bAme alonDeAm  
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So Alone

by Lou Reed

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A#m

D#m

G D

She calls on the people

D Em

She says she doesn't want to be alone

She says it's making her neurotic

But please don't mistake it for being erotic

Chorus

A D A D A D A D

So alone, so all alone

G D

She says let's go for a walk

D Em

We'll have a drink and maybe we will talk

And he thinks she has possibilities

If she could just put away her rosary -

A D A D A D A D

So alone Nobody wants to be alone

G D

But I just didn't know

D Em

I swear to you, I just didn't know

G D

I would never make you sad

D Em

If I had known I never would have Said those

D Am D Am D Am D Am

things to you ... You have to be crazy to say those things to you

G D

Let's face it I made a mistake

D Em

Well you know, fools rush in where angels take a break

I Can't be smart all of the time

And anyway I didn't know you were making time Over him

A D A D A D A D

To tell you the truth I forget all about him

G D

And You know, I don't think it's nice

D Em

Asking one man about another man's vice

I don't care if you pick my head -

As long as we end up in bed

A D A D A D A D

Alone Just the two of us alone

G D

I just didn't know

D Em

I swear to God

I just didn't know

G D

Can't you understand that it's frightening

D Em

When you hear women talking about castrating

D Am D Am D Am D Am

and hating men Who wants to know about how you hate men

Bridge:

C C [ch]D Am D Am

C C D Am D Am

F Am Am F F Am Am F

Well You said now you wanted to dance

So now we're going to dance

You said that you weren't complete

But we're going to put you on your feet

F Am Am F F Am Am F

You said that you were very vexed

You told me to forget about sex

You said you liked me for my mind

Well I really love your behind

A#m A#m D#m A#m A#m D#m

Get up and boogie, get up and dance

A#m A#m D#m

Shake your booty, get up and dance

D D

G D

Your points very clear

D Em

You're not one to cry into your beer

Why don't we go to my place -

Believe me, I'm very chaste

A D A D A D A D

And I'm so alone

So all alone

G D

Sure all men are beasts

D Em

Hey, look, I'll sit here quietly and I'll stare at my feet

I don't blame you for taking umbrage

With animals staring at your cleavage

A D A D A D A D

So alone We're so all alone

G D

Hey, do you mind if I turn out the light

D Em

Don't take offense, but why don't you spend the night

G D

I know your passions run very deep

D Em

But at this point we both need sleep

D Am D Am D Am D Am

So alone And who wants to be alone

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Chorded by Sergi Bech

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