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DPeople say we got it D/Bbmade
D/BDon't they know we're so afrD/Caid
GIsolationD  
DWe're afraid to be alD/Bbone
D/BEverybody got to hD/Cave a home
GIsolationD  
DJust a boy and a little gD/Bbirl
D/BTrying to change the whole wide wD/Corld
GIsolationD  
DThe world is just a little tD/Bbown
D/BEverybody trying to put D/Cus down
GIsolationA  G  D  
DI don't expect you Ato Gunderstand
After you causAed sGo much painA  G  
But then again Ayou're Gnot to blameA  G  
You're just a human, Ga victim of Athe insaneD  
{     D       D/Bb       D/B       D/C       G  D}
DWe're afraid of evD/Bberyone
D/BAfraid of the sD/Cun
GIsolation
DThe sun will never diD/Bbsappear
D/BBut the world may not have mD/Cany years
GIsolationA  G  D  

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Isolation

by Matthew Sweet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/Bb

D/B

D/C

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D D/Bb

People say we got it made

D/B D/C

Don't they know we're so afraid

G D

Isolation

D D/Bb

We're afraid to be alone

D/B D/C

Everybody got to have a home

G D

Isolation

D D/Bb

Just a boy and a little girl

D/B D/C

Trying to change the whole wide world

G D

Isolation

D D/Bb

The world is just a little town

D/B D/C

Everybody trying to put us down

G A G D

Isolation

D A G

I don't expect you to understand

A G A G

After you caused so much pain

A G A G

But then again you're not to blame

G A D

You're just a human, a victim of the insane

D D/Bb D/B D/C G D

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D D/Bb

We're afraid of everyone

D/B D/C

Afraid of the sun

Isolation

D D/Bb

The sun will never disappear

D/B D/C

But the world may not have many years

G A G D

Isolation

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