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I Live Alone

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[Intro]
D5
  G    D5     A     D     G     D   Ax2
[Verse]
GI was D522, Aalone with nothDing to Gdo and I Dcouldn’t sAleep
G'Cause all those D5cold days rAeturned with their oDld ways of cGausing
DNew apathAy
[Chorus]
GI D5live aAlone,    D  GI Dlive Aalone
 G      D5      A     D   G      D    Ax2
[Verse]
GShe was D521, wiAshing she lived bDy the sGun, the sDand and the sAea
GSo I sD5uggested she’d mAove out fast and nDot be the lGast
To Dleave and be Afree
[Chorus]
GI D5live aAlone,    D  GI Dlive Aalone
GI D5live aAlone,    D  GI Dlive Aalone
[Bridge]
D5Sweet summer dAay
GI’m D5so aAfraid
So take me aD5way
[Instrumental]
D5
G    D5
G    D5
[Verse]
GWe were D517, lAonging to liDve in bGetween
The Dearth and the sAtars
GSo I sD5uggested we’d gArow up fast and noDt be the laGst
And Dlook where we aAre
GWith no D5connection I saAw your rDeflection at hGome
In my Dbedroom Amirror
GAnd I felt D5young again when I sAaw what wDe could’ve bGeen
In Dall of those yAears
[Chorus]
GI D5live aAlone,    D  GI Dlive Aalone
GI D5live aAlone,    D  GI Dlive AaloneD  

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I Live Alone

by Sky Sailing

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D5 A D G D A

[Verse]

G D5 A D G D A

I was 22, alone with nothing to do and I couldn’t sleep

G D5 A D G

'Cause all those cold days returned with their old ways of causing

D A

New apathy

[Chorus]

G D5 A D G D A

I live alone, I live alone

G D5 A D G D A

[Verse]

G D5 A D G D A

She was 21, wishing she lived by the sun, the sand and the sea

G D5 A D G

So I suggested she’d move out fast and not be the last

D A

To leave and be free

[Chorus]

G D5 A D G D A

I live alone, I live alone

G D5 A D G D A

I live alone, I live alone

[Bridge]

D5 A

Sweet summer day

G D5 A

I’m so afraid

So take me away

[Instrumental]

G D5

[Verse]

G D5 A D G

We were 17, longing to live in between

D A

The earth and the stars

G D5 A D G

So I suggested we’d grow up fast and not be the last

D A

And look where we are

G D5 A D G

With no connection I saw your reflection at home

D A

In my bedroom mirror

G D5 A D G

And I felt young again when I saw what we could’ve been

D A

In all of those years

[Chorus]

G D5 A D G D A

I live alone, I live alone

G D5 A D G D A D

I live alone, I live alone

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