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[Intro]
Em  C B7
[Verse]
You Embroke my heart again, tell me Cwhen B7are you gonna settle downEm  C  B7  
Don't Emgive me any tears, sick of CtearsB7. I would rather be aloneEm  E  
You're Amalways put to blame, love's a FgameE7. You just wanna make me cryAm  B  
Oh dEmarling if you do, tell you CtrueB7. I would rather be aloneEm  C  B7  
[Chorus]
I'd Emrather be Calone then to D7see you like Gthis
EmAlways with Dsomebody GnewB  
You Emsay that I'm the Conly boy that D7you'll ever mGiss
You Awalk away and leave me B7blue. You leave me blue
[Verse]
So iEmf there's still some love in that Ccold heart B7of yours you'd never knoEmwC  B7  
                           Em'Cause if I Ccan't B7have you, yeah it's trueEm. I would rather be alone
COh, oB7h oh...
[Chorus]
I'd Emrather be Calone then to D7see you like Gthis
EmAlways with Dsomebody GnewB  
You Emsay that I'm the Conly boy that D7you'll ever mGiss
You Awalk away and leave me B7blue. You leave me blue
[Verse]
So iEmf there's still some love in that Ccold heart B7of yours you'd never knoEmwC  B7  
                            Em'Cause if CI can'B7t have you, yeah it's truEme. I Cwould rather be alone
I'd B7rather be aloneEm  C  
I'd B7rather be aloneEm  C  
I'd B7rather be alone noEmwC  B7  E  

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Id Rather Be Alone

by The Guess Who

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em C B7

[Verse]

Em C B7 Em C B7

You broke my heart again, tell me when are you gonna settle down

Em C B7 Em E

Don't give me any tears, sick of tears. I would rather be alone

Am F E7 Am B

You're always put to blame, love's a game. You just wanna make me cry

Em C B7 Em C B7

Oh darling if you do, tell you true. I would rather be alone

[Chorus]

Em C D7 G

I'd rather be alone then to see you like this

Em D G B

Always with somebody new

Em C D7 G

You say that I'm the only boy that you'll ever miss

A B7

You walk away and leave me blue. You leave me blue

[Verse]

Em C B7 Em C B7

So if there's still some love in that cold heart of yours you'd never know

Em C B7 Em

'Cause if I can't have you, yeah it's true. I would rather be alone

C B7

Oh, oh oh...

[Chorus]

Em C D7 G

I'd rather be alone then to see you like this

Em D G B

Always with somebody new

Em C D7 G

You say that I'm the only boy that you'll ever miss

A B7

You walk away and leave me blue. You leave me blue

[Verse]

Em C B7 Em C B7

So if there's still some love in that cold heart of yours you'd never know

Em C B7 Em C

'Cause if I can't have you, yeah it's true. I would rather be alone

B7 Em C

I'd rather be alone

B7 Em C

I'd rather be alone

B7 Em C B7 E

I'd rather be alone now

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