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[Intro]
C Am F G
C Am F G
C Am F G
C Am F G
[Verse 1]
I wish CI could be as Amhappy as yFouG  
I wish CI could have as Ammuch fun as yFou doG  
I wish CI could be your fAmriend
But IF-I-I'm GafraidC  
[Verse 2]
I wish CI had my oAmwn way
But FI rarely dGo
But CI wish I had mAmy way with you
CI'm a loner Am- oh oh - FlonerG  
[Verse 3]
Been a Cloner since Amhigh schooFl - oh yeaGh
And a lConer ain't nAmo fool - oFh yeahG  
I'm a lConer - oh - Ameh - ehehF  G  
[Verse 4]
Be a loCner in a croAmwded room F- oh yeahG  
TakCe me to an oAmcean, I'll be Floner stilGl
But I wCish I could Ambe your frFiendG  
I'm a lConer - uh - AmuhF  G  
[Verse 5]
I'm a lConer in my cAmar - oh yeFahG  
SometimCes it gets sAmcary - oh FyeahG  
Been a Cloner since Amhigh schooFl - oh yeaGh
And a lConer ain't nAmo fool - oFh yeahG  
[Chorus]
But I wCish I could Ambe as happFy as youG  
And I wCish I could Amhave as muFch fun as Gyou do
I wish CI could be yAmour friendF  G  
But I-IC-I'm afraidAm  F  G  
[Outro]
CI'm a lonerAm  F  G  
CI'm a loner Am- uhF  G  
CLone, lone, AmloneF  G  
CLone, lone, Amlone, loneF  G  
CUh-uuh, uh-uAmuh, loner, FuhG  
CI'm a lonerAm  F  G  

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Loner

by Daniel Johnston

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am F G

[Verse 1]

C Am F G

I wish I could be as happy as you

C Am F G

I wish I could have as much fun as you do

C Am

I wish I could be your friend

F G C

But I-I-I'm afraid

[Verse 2]

C Am

I wish I had my own way

F G

But I rarely do

C Am

But I wish I had my way with you

C Am F G

I'm a loner - oh oh - loner

[Verse 3]

C Am F G

Been a loner since high school - oh yeah

C Am F G

And a loner ain't no fool - oh yeah

C Am F G

I'm a loner - oh - eh - eheh

[Verse 4]

C Am F G

Be a loner in a crowded room - oh yeah

C Am F G

Take me to an ocean, I'll be loner still

C Am F G

But I wish I could be your friend

C Am F G

I'm a loner - uh - uh

[Verse 5]

C Am F G

I'm a loner in my car - oh yeah

C Am F G

Sometimes it gets scary - oh yeah

C Am F G

Been a loner since high school - oh yeah

C Am F G

And a loner ain't no fool - oh yeah

[Chorus]

C Am F G

But I wish I could be as happy as you

C Am F G

And I wish I could have as much fun as you do

C Am F G

I wish I could be your friend

C Am F G

But I-I-I'm afraid

[Outro]

C Am F G

I'm a loner

C Am F G

I'm a loner - uh

C Am F G

Lone, lone, lone

C Am F G

Lone, lone, lone, lone

C Am F G

Uh-uuh, uh-uuh, loner, uh

C Am F G

I'm a loner

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