Living Alone
Living Alone

Living Alone easy guitar chords by Loudon Wainwright Iii

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  • D

  • G

  • A

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    2

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • A

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    2

  • C

    • Verse 1
    You 
    sit at 
    a desk 
    and 

    you 
    squirm 
    in a chair 

    You 
    stretch 
    out on a 
    couch, 

    you could 
    fall asleep 
    there 

    But you 
    lie 
    in your bed 

    and you try 
    not to 
    think 

    You 
    put on 
    your bathrobe 
    and you 

    stand 
    at the sink 

    And then you 
    look 
    into the 
    mirror 

    and you 
    unplug the 
    phone 

    You 
    re- read 
    the letter, 

    you're 
    living 
    alone. 

    Verse 2

    You 
    clear 
    out a closet 
    and 

    you 
    listen 
    to a 
    clock 

    You 
    wipe 
    off a table 
    and you 

    pick 
    up a sock 

    And then you 
    put 
    up your feet 

    and 
    you stand 
    on 
    your head 

    You 
    hate what 
    you did 
    and you re

    gret what 
    you said 

    And then you 
    gaze 
    at a 

    spapshot and 
    wait 
    for the tone 

    You 
    talk 
    to yourself, 
    yeah, 

    you're living 
    alone. 

    Verse 3
    You were 
    al
    ways 
    alone, 

    but you just 
    didn't 
    know 
    it 

    You tried 
    living 
    with someone 
    but then 

    you had 
    to blow 
    it 

    And if there's 
    one 
    thing you 

    learned 
    after 
    living 
    with her 

    Is 
    that you're 
    not 
    the man 
    now 

    that 
    you never 
    were. 

    Verse 4

    So you 
    turn up 
    the heat 
    and 

    you fight 
    off 
    a cold 

    You thum
    b through 
    the Bible 

    as you 
    sit there 
    on 
    hold 

    But you're 
    your 
    own boss 

    you can 
    do as 
    you please 

    Open 
    a window 
    and 
    let in 
    a breeze 

    You 
    sit down 
    to dinner, 
    yeah, 

    you 
    cooked 
    your 
    own 

    You light 
    a candle, 

    you're 
    living 
    alone. 

    Interlude 1




    You 
    think about 
    her 
    and how 
    Verse 5
    did it 
    end 

    Your 
    cleaning 
    lady 
    has become 

    your 
    very 
    best 
    friend 

    You're 
    back 
    in your hometown, 

    you're 
    liv
    ing in 
    fear 

    They 
    won
    der 
    where has 
    he been 

    and why 
    is he here 

    You're 
    watching 
    the 

    reruns of the Twi
    light 
    Zone 

    Your life 
    in a nutshell, 
    you're 
    living 
    alone. 

    Verse 6

    You 
    were 
    always 
    alone, 

    but 
    you just 
    didn't 
    see 
    it 

    You tried 
    to 
    be 
    someone 
    different 
    but you 

    just couldn't 
    be 
    it 

    And if there's 
    one thing 

    you 
    learned 
    after 
    all of 
    it 

    Is 
    that you're 
    usually 
    fired 

    before 
    you 
    can 
    quit. 

    Verse 7

    What you 
    need 
    is a dog, 

    some gold
    fish 
    or a cat 

    A boa 
    constrictor 
    and a 
    laboratory 
    rat 

    The 
    end is 
    at hand 
    now 

    and 
    you have 
    the means 

    A 
    roll of 
    toilet 
    paper 

    and the right 
    magazines 

    Your 
    parents 
    are dead 
    now 
    and your 

    kids 
    are full 
    grown 

    You're 
    53 now, 
    you're 
    53 now, 

    you're 
    53 now 

    You're 
    living 
    alone. 


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