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I Dont Want To Be Alone

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[Intro]
Eb   Ab6   Fm   Ab   Cm   Bb
[Verse]
AbShe said she'd Bbmeet me in the Cmbar at the BbPlaza Hotel
  Ab"Wear a Bbjacket and a Ebtie"Bb  Ab  
"What's the oc-ca-Bbsion?"  She just smiled
  CmAnd she wouldn't say Dm7whyG  
AbSo here I Bbam standing, Cmwaiting in the lobBb-by sweating
AbBullets in this Bbstupid old EbsuitBb  Ab  
And when she Bbsees me she busts  Cmout laughBbing, "You're a 
AbSad sight honey, Ab/Cbut you Bblook so cute and
[Chorus]
EbI don't want to be a-Bblone anymore, I was
EbChecking you out, I was Bbjust making sure
EbNo, I don't want to be a-Bblone anymore, and I 
EbWant you tonight, although you Bbhurt me before."
  G7It didn't G7/Bmatter that I Cmfelt like Bba   Abfool, cause I for-
Ebgot when she walked through the Dm7door
G7I said I'm G7/Bsorry, but she Cmsaid it Bbwas Abcool, and I don't
CmWant to be Bbalone anymore
[Interlude]  
Eb   Ab6   Fm   Ab   Cm   Bb
[Verse]
AbIt's so con-Bbfusing choosing Cmsides in the heat Bbof the mo-
  Abment just to Bbsee if it's EbrealBb  Ab  
It's so e-Bbro-tic having
CmYou tell me how it should feel      Dm7    GBut I'm avoiding all the
AbHard cold Bbfacts that I've Cmgot to face,     Bbso ask me
AbJust one Bbquestion when this Ebmagic night is throughBb  Ab  
Could it have Bbbeen just any-Cmone or did it have Bbto be you
              Ab          Ab/C    BbAnd will you still be saying
[Chorus]
EbI don't want to be a-Bblone anymore, I was
EbChecking you out, I was Bbjust making sure
EbNo, I don't want to be a-Bblone anymore, and I 
EbWant you tonight, although you Bbhurt me before
  G7It didn't G7/Bmatter that I Cmfelt like Bba   Abfool, cause I for-
Ebgot when she walked through the Dm7door
G7I said I'm G7/Bsorry, but she Cmsaid it Bbwas Abcool, and I don't
CmWant to be Bbalone anymoreEb  
[Solo]
Ab   Bb   Cm   Bb
Ab   Bb   Eb        Bb  Ab
Bb   Cm   Dm7
[Verse]
GBut, don't you know that it's 
AbWrong, it's wroBbng, it's wrong     CmBut like the soBbng, being
AbCaught by the Bbwink of an eEbyeBb  Ab  
I can't be Bbsure we'll get a-Cmlong
But I'm wil-Bbling to try
              Ab          Ab/C    BbAs long as you can tell me
[Chorus]
EbI don't want to be a-Bblone anymore, I was
EbChecking you out, I was Bbjust making sure
EbNo, I don't want to be a-Bblone anymore, and I 
EbWant you tonight, although you Bbhurt me before
  G7It didn't G7/Bmatter that I Cmfelt like Bba   Abfool, cause I for-
Ebgot when she walked through the Dm7door
G7I said I'm G7/Bsorry, but she Cmsaid it Bbwas Abcool, and I don't
CmWant to be Bbalone anymore.Eb  

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I Dont Want To Be Alone

by Billy Joel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab6

Dm7

Ab/C

G7/B

[Intro]

Eb Ab6 Fm Ab Cm Bb

[Verse]

Ab Bb Cm Bb

She said she'd meet me in the bar at the Plaza Hotel

Ab Bb Eb Bb Ab

"Wear a jacket and a tie"

"What's the oc-ca-sion?" She just smiled

Cm Dm7 G

And she wouldn't say why

Ab Bb Cm Bb

So here I am standing, waiting in the lob-by sweating

Ab Bb Eb Bb Ab

Bullets in this stupid old suit

Bb Cm Bb

And when she sees me she busts out laughing, "You're a

Ab Ab/C Bb

Sad sight honey, but you look so cute and

[Chorus]

Eb Bb

I don't want to be a-lone anymore, I was

Eb Bb

Checking you out, I was just making sure

Eb Bb

No, I don't want to be a-lone anymore, and I

Eb Bb

Want you tonight, although you hurt me before."

G7 G7/B Cm Bb Ab

It didn't matter that I felt like a fool, cause I for-

Eb Dm7

got when she walked through the door

G7 G7/B Cm Bb Ab

I said I'm sorry, but she said it was cool, and I don't

Cm Bb

Want to be alone anymore

[Interlude]

Eb Ab6 Fm Ab Cm Bb

[Verse]

Ab Bb Cm Bb

It's so con-fusing choosing sides in the heat of the mo-

Ab Bb Eb Bb Ab

ment just to see if it's real

It's so e-ro-tic having

Cm Dm7 G

You tell me how it should feel But I'm avoiding all the

Ab Bb Cm Bb

Hard cold facts that I've got to face, so ask me

Ab Bb Eb Bb Ab

Just one question when this magic night is through

Bb Cm Bb

Could it have been just any-one or did it have to be you

Ab Ab/C Bb

And will you still be saying

[Chorus]

Eb Bb

I don't want to be a-lone anymore, I was

Eb Bb

Checking you out, I was just making sure

Eb Bb

No, I don't want to be a-lone anymore, and I

Eb Bb

Want you tonight, although you hurt me before

G7 G7/B Cm Bb Ab

It didn't matter that I felt like a fool, cause I for-

Eb Dm7

got when she walked through the door

G7 G7/B Cm Bb Ab

I said I'm sorry, but she said it was cool, and I don't

Cm Bb Eb

Want to be alone anymore

[Solo]

Ab Bb Cm Bb

Ab Bb Eb Bb Ab

Bb Cm Dm7

[Verse]

But, don't you know that it's

Ab Bb Cm Bb

Wrong, it's wrong, it's wrong But like the song, being

Ab Bb Eb Bb Ab

Caught by the wink of an eye

Bb Cm

I can't be sure we'll get a-long

But I'm wil-ling to try

Ab Ab/C Bb

As long as you can tell me

[Chorus]

Eb Bb

I don't want to be a-lone anymore, I was

Eb Bb

Checking you out, I was just making sure

Eb Bb

No, I don't want to be a-lone anymore, and I

Eb Bb

Want you tonight, although you hurt me before

G7 G7/B Cm Bb Ab

It didn't matter that I felt like a fool, cause I for-

Eb Dm7

got when she walked through the door

G7 G7/B Cm Bb Ab

I said I'm sorry, but she said it was cool, and I don't

Cm Bb Eb

Want to be alone anymore.

About I Dont Want To Be Alone Chords by Billy Joel

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