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Cant Stay Alone Tonight

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[Intro]
D    G    D    G
[Verse 1]
DI blew the dust out of the Acorners
GThrew some dead wood on the Bmfire
DTuned the radio to Asilence
GWatched the evening sun expDire
BmShould have called you up this F#mmorning
GBut I'm such a fool at Emtimes
DI still search my shaving Amirror
CLooking Gfor your face with Dmine
[Chorus]
     And I Gcan't stay alone tonAight
     GCan't let another day go Dby
     Why is it Bmalways this way?
     EmTime never seems to really Afly
     And Gtime is never really on my Aside
     And I Gcan't stay alone tonF#mightBm  
     EmThings have to change and they Amight
     But I Gcan't stay alAone tonDight
[Verse 2]
DChalk up one more crazy Anotion
GImagination running Bmwild
DBut if I needed confirAmation
GI would have gone that extra Dmile
BmYou're the last chance on the F#mhighway
GI'm that open stretch of Emroad
DYou're the diner in my Arear-view
CA cup of Gcoffee getting Dcold
[Chorus]
     And I Gcan't stay alone tonAight
     GCan't let another day go Dby
     Why is it Bmalways this way?
     EmTime never seems to really Afly
     And Gtime is never really on my Aside
     And I Gcan't stay alone tonF#mightBm  
     EmThings have to change and they Amight
     But I Gcan't stay alAone tonDight
[Bridge]
BbBruised in this cold war of Dmwords
We've come undCone two loose ends alFone
PossBbessed by that curse you've endDmured
The spell that I Gmcast couldn't make you come Asus4homeA  
[Chorus]
     And I Gcan't stay alone tonAight
     GCan't let another day go Dby
     Why is it Bmalways this way?
     EmTime never seems to really Afly
     And Gtime is never really on my Aside
     And I Gcan't stay alone tonF#mightBm  
     EmThings have to change and they Amight
     But I Gcan't stay alAone tonDight
     TEmhings have to change and they mAight
     But I Gcan't stay alAone tonDight
[Outro]
D     G     D  A  D

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Cant Stay Alone Tonight

by Elton John

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

Asus4

[Intro]

D G D G

[Verse 1]

D A

I blew the dust out of the corners

G Bm

Threw some dead wood on the fire

D A

Tuned the radio to silence

G D

Watched the evening sun expire

Bm F#m

Should have called you up this morning

G Em

But I'm such a fool at times

D A

I still search my shaving mirror

C G D

Looking for your face with mine

[Chorus]

G A

And I can't stay alone tonight

G D

Can't let another day go by

Why is it always this way?

Em A

Time never seems to really fly

G A

And time is never really on my side

G F#m Bm

And I can't stay alone tonight

Em A

Things have to change and they might

G A D

But I can't stay alone tonight

[Verse 2]

D A

Chalk up one more crazy notion

G Bm

Imagination running wild

D A

But if I needed confirmation

G D

I would have gone that extra mile

Bm F#m

You're the last chance on the highway

G Em

I'm that open stretch of road

D A

You're the diner in my rear-view

C G D

A cup of coffee getting cold

[Chorus]

G A

And I can't stay alone tonight

G D

Can't let another day go by

Why is it always this way?

Em A

Time never seems to really fly

G A

And time is never really on my side

G F#m Bm

And I can't stay alone tonight

Em A

Things have to change and they might

G A D

But I can't stay alone tonight

[Bridge]

Bb Dm

Bruised in this cold war of words

C F

We've come undone two loose ends alone

Bb Dm

Possessed by that curse you've endured

Gm Asus4 A

The spell that I cast couldn't make you come home

[Chorus]

G A

And I can't stay alone tonight

G D

Can't let another day go by

Why is it always this way?

Em A

Time never seems to really fly

G A

And time is never really on my side

G F#m Bm

And I can't stay alone tonight

Em A

Things have to change and they might

G A D

But I can't stay alone tonight

Em A

Things have to change and they might

G A D

But I can't stay alone tonight

[Outro]

D G D A D

About Cant Stay Alone Tonight Chords by Elton John

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