Living Alone chords by
Loudon Wainwright Iii
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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D

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You sit at a desk and
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D

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you squirm in a chair
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G

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You stretch out on a couch,
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D

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you could fall asleep there
A
A

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But you lie in your bed
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and you try not to think
A
A

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You put on your bathrobe and you
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stand at the sink
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D

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And then you look into the mirror
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A

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and you unplug the phone
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G

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You re- read the letter,
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you're living alone.
Verse 2
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D

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G

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You clear out a closet and
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D

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you listen to a clock
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G

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You wipe off a table and you
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D

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pick up a sock
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A

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And then you put up your feet
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G

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and you stand on your head
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A

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You hate what you did and you re
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G

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gret what you said
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D

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And then you gaze at a
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A

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spapshot and wait for the tone
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You talk to yourself, yeah,
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you're living alone.
Verse 3
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A

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You were al ways alone,
Bm
Bm
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but you just didn't know it
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You tried living with someone but then
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D

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you had to blow it
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And if there's one thing you
Bm
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learned after living with her
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C

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Is that you're not the man now
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A

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that you never were.
Verse 4
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A

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So you turn up the heat and
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D

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you fight off a cold
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G

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You thumb through the Bible
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D

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as you sit there on hold
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A

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But you're your own boss
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G

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you can do as you please
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A

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Open a window and let in a breeze
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You sit down to dinner, yeah,
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you cooked your own
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G

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You light a candle,
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D

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you're living alone.
Interlude 1
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Bm
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D
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Bm
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C
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You think about her and how
Verse 5
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D

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did it end
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G

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Your cleaning lady has become
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D

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your very best friend
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You're back in your hometown,
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you're living in fear
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A

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They wonder where has he been
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G

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and why is he here
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You're watching the
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reruns of the Twilight Zone
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G

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Your life in a nutshell, you're living alone.
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Verse 6
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A

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You were always alone,
Bm
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but you just didn't see it
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You tried to be someone different but you
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just couldn't be it
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And if there's one thing
Bm
Bm
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you learned after all of it
C
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Is that you're usually fired
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before you can quit.
Verse 7
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G

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What you need is a dog,
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D

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some goldfish or a cat
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D
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A boa constrictor and a laboratory rat
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A

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The end is at hand now
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G

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and you have the means
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A

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A roll of toilet paper
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G

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and the right magazines
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D

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Your parents are dead now and your
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kids are full grown
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You're 53 now, you're 53 now,
you're 53 now
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You're living alone.
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