Key: E major
Intro 1
Bb
Eb
Verse 1
Eb
Cm
The man finds himself alone for
Bb
Eb
the first time in his life
Gm
He's always got a problem,
Cm
Bb
Eb
he's got to work it out wrong or right
Gm
He's got to work it out,
Cm
Bb
Eb
he's so lonely in the night
Gm
Cm
Bb
He's got to work it all alone
Verse 2
Gm
Now who in the world would believe that
Cm
he's got another trick up his sleeve
Gm
And who in the world wants to know
Cm
which way should he go
Fm
Ab
Which way should he turn? which
way should he learn?
Which day should he stop?
which way to the top?
Verse 3
Eb
Cm
I remember him when we were friends,
Bb
when we were young, way back then
Eb
Cm
I still can recall when we were small how
Bb
he tried his best to warn us all
Eb
Verse 4
Gm
Eb
This living on his own has turned his heart
Cm
Bb
Eb
to stone and it's all pain
Gm
He sits out on his own and eats his heart
Cm
Bb
out alone in the pouring rain
Gm
Now who in the world would have know
Cm
Gm
That just a few years ago his love
could have grown and grown
Verse 5
Cm
Through the rain, the sleet and snow
Fm
But the rain, the sleet and snow
Ab
chills the heart and kills the soul
So the let the cold winds blow
What he doesn't see he doesn't know
Verse 6
Eb
Cm
I remember him when we were friends,
Bb
when we were young, way back then
Eb
Cm
I recall it all when we were small
Bb
how he tried his best to warn us all
Verse 7
Eb
I remember it still,
Cm
Bb
I always will when we were friends way back then
Eb
Cm
Bb
I recall it all when we were small how he tried
Eb
Bb
Cm
his best to warn us all
Eb
He said, watch out for the
Bb
Cm
danger
Interlude 1
He said, watch out
Bb
Eb
Verse 8
Eb
Cm
The man is a winner for
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Eb
the first time in his life
Gm
Cm
He looks a little thinner but he says
Bb
Eb
hey that doesn't matter
Gm
But if you look closely
Cm
Bb
You'll see a cold smug self- satis
Eb
Gm
Cm
Bb
factory smile behind
Verse 9
Gm
And now that he has won it doesn't
Cm
matter how or which way it was done
Gm
Now that he's in control,
Cm
revenge is in his heart and soul
Fm
The power is at his fingertips,
Ab
vengeance is on his lips
But the power he fought to control
now has got him in it's grips
Verse 10
Eb
Cm
I remember him when we were friends,
Bb
when we were young, way back then
Eb
Cm
I recall it all when we were small
Bb
how he tried his best to warn us all
Verse 11
Eb
I remember it still,
Cm
Bb
I always will when we were friends way back then
Eb
Cm
Bb
I recall it all when we were small how he
Eb
tried his best to warn us all
Bb
Cm
Verse 12
Eb
Cm
I remember him when we were friends,
Bb
when we were young, way back then
Eb
Bb
But now we're all grown up
Cm
and we're strangers
Eb
Cm
You see, bit by bit, part by part,
Bb
we slipped and slipped
Eb
Bb
Cm
Till we'd grown apart and now we're strangers
Outro 1
Eb
Cm
Bb
Eb
Bb
Cm
Eb
Cm
Bb
Eb
Bb
Cm
Eb
Cm
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