Last Man On Earth chords by Loudon Wainwright III
Verse 1
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In the year 2000
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My age was 53
Born in the first half
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Of the last century
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I always was post- modern
But that's ancient history
Verse 2
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Now I'm the last man on
Earth
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That's what the matter is with me
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Verse 3
I guess I'm old fashioned
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Retro to a degree
You could say I'm a throw-
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back
Anachronistically
Air conditioning is here to stay
And that makes me unhappy
Verse 4
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Cause I'm the last man on Earth
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That's what the matter is
with me
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Verse 5
I don't have a portfolio
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I gotta pleed guilty
The best things are the worthless now
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That's just because they're free
And if your not a millionaire yet
Boy, you better be
Verse 6
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Now, I'm the last man on Earth
D
That's what the matter is with me
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Verse 7
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I should be optimistic
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And go buy some bonds and stocks
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D
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They'll find a cure for Cancer soon
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We may get trigger- locks
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Existence is no picnic
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As statistics all have shown
Em
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We learn to live together
And then we die alone
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Verse 8
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Everybody's got a website
But that's all Greek to me
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I don't own a computer
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I hate that letter "e"
I don't pack a cell phone
Verse 9
Or drive an SUV
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Yes, I'm the last man
on Earth
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That's what the matter is with me
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Verse 10
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I'm the last man standing
Save the last dance for me
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I've taken the last train to Clarksville
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I'm the fifth monkey
Nice guys always finish last
No one's nicer than me
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Yeah, I'm the
Verse 11
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last man on
Earth
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That's what the matter is with me
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Verse 12
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Kid's used to say their prayers at night
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Before they went to bed
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St. John told us that God is love
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D
Nichiei said he was dead
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This thing we call existence
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Who knows what it all means?
Em
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Time and Life and People
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Are just glossy magazines
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Verse 13
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I sat and watched those guys
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Debate each other on TV
Politicians, wrestlers
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They're all the same to me
Hey, I don't give a damn
Which idiot runs this country
Verse 14
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Since I'm the last man on Earth
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It don't matter to me
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Verse 15
In the year 2000
D
My age was 53
I know that I'm grumpy
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Middle- aged crazy
But if you are a woman
You might have to sleep with me
Verse 16
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Since I'm the last man on Earth
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Em
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And I can guarantee
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I'm the last man on Earth
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And there ain't nothing wrong with me
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