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Lonely Boy

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The E tends to be a seventh fret barre chord
Intro:  E   D   D   Ax7
       E D D B
AI ain’t gonna leave the building
Just lie here and stare at the ceiling
There’s nothing out there that can give me no healing
And right now I’m the only one that can hurt my feelings
GI’m Dstaying inside todAay
GI’m Dhiding aAway
Oh yeah!E7  
ALet me tell you how it goes here in the big city
There ain’t no mercy and there ain’t no pity
And everywhere you turn there are hundreds of humans
All opening the door saying “Hello, Newman”
AAnd hearing people hearing themselves talk
I tell you those are fingernails where there should've been chalk
I heard this one guy tell this other one to suck his cock
And he was the richest, smartest guy on the block
GOh, DI, leave me alAone
GI, Dleave me aAlone
E7Oh no no no no no
E‘Cause I Djust want to D7be aAlone
ESo don’t Dcall me on the D7teleAphone
EWhy in the Dworld would I D7pay AT-Mobile
EWhen every day’s the Dsame, feeling D7antiAsocial
EI’m minding my own Dbusiness like I’m D7suppAosed to
             E               D       D7E&
So when I get home no one's coming over
Shot down dead red rover, red rover, yeah!
[Solo] (a braver man than I can tab this part)(same as intro)
APeople try to confuse me
And people try to abuse me
And people try to frustrate me
And people try to castrate me
AUh-huh and people messing with my mental health
I tell you they just do it cause they hate themselves
And I've been walking around I'm try'na love myself
And I don't wanna talk to anyone else
GYou know, DI, leave me alAone
GI, Dleave me aAlone
LeE7ave me alone
EI just Dwant to D7be Aalone
EI don't wanna Ddrown amongst the D7droves of Adrones
EI don't wanna Dhear that I'm D7what I Aown, oh no
EI don't wanna Dfeel my Y-D7chromoAsome
ESo don't look at Dme like I D7ain't full Agrown or
EWelcome Dto the tD7error Edome
Welcome to Hell
Welcome home
[Sax Solo ala bruce]
 E   D   D7   Ax4
N.C.                                                       E   D   D7   A  
Lonely Boy coming down the street, better get out the way
The first person that he meets is probably going to pay EI'Dd D7say Adefinitely
He woke up feeling like a loser, now he's itching to winE  D  D7  A  
Yeah he did EiDt D7yesAterday, now he's gonna do it agEain
HeyE,   D     D7   Astay awayE  D  D7  A  
He hates,  to be awake
Stay away, he doesn't wanna hurt you
Stay away, he doesn't wanna hurt you
AA lonely boy is an angry boy
A lonely boy is an angry boy

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Lonely Boy

by Titus Andronicus

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

The E tends to be a seventh fret barre chord

E D D A

Intro: x7

E D D B

I ain’t gonna leave the building

Just lie here and stare at the ceiling

There’s nothing out there that can give me no healing

And right now I’m the only one that can hurt my feelings

G D A

I’m staying inside today

G D A

I’m hiding away

Oh yeah!

Let me tell you how it goes here in the big city

There ain’t no mercy and there ain’t no pity

And everywhere you turn there are hundreds of humans

All opening the door saying “Hello, Newman”

And hearing people hearing themselves talk

I tell you those are fingernails where there should've been chalk

I heard this one guy tell this other one to suck his cock

And he was the richest, smartest guy on the block

G D A

Oh, I, leave me alone

G D A

I, leave me alone

Oh no no no no no

E D D7 A

‘Cause I just want to be alone

E D D7 A

So don’t call me on the telephone

E D D7 A

Why in the world would I pay T-Mobile

E D D7 A

When every day’s the same, feeling antisocial

E D D7 A

I’m minding my own business like I’m supposed to

E D D7

So when I get home no one's coming over

Shot down dead red rover, red rover, yeah!

[Solo] (a braver man than I can tab this part)(same as intro)

People try to confuse me

And people try to abuse me

And people try to frustrate me

And people try to castrate me

Uh-huh and people messing with my mental health

I tell you they just do it cause they hate themselves

And I've been walking around I'm try'na love myself

And I don't wanna talk to anyone else

G D A

You know, I, leave me alone

G D A

I, leave me alone

Leave me alone

E D D7 A

I just want to be alone

E D D7 A

I don't wanna drown amongst the droves of drones

E D D7 A

I don't wanna hear that I'm what I own, oh no

E D D7 A

I don't wanna feel my Y-chromosome

E D D7 A

So don't look at me like I ain't full grown or

E D D7 E

Welcome to the terror dome

Welcome to Hell

Welcome home

[Sax Solo ala bruce]

E D D7 A

N.C.

Lonely Boy coming down the street, better get out the way

E D D7 A

The first person that he meets is probably going to pay I'd say definitely

E D D7 A

He woke up feeling like a loser, now he's itching to win

E D D7 A E

Yeah he did it yesterday, now he's gonna do it again

E D D7 A E D D7 A

Hey, stay away

He hates, to be awake

Stay away, he doesn't wanna hurt you

A lonely boy is an angry boy

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