So Alone chords by
Lou Reed
Lou Reed

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Key: D major
Verse 1
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She calls on the phone
She says she doesn't
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want to be alone
She says it's making her neurotic
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But please don't mistake
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it for being erotic
Verse 2
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So alone, so all alone
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She says let's go for a walk
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We'll have a drink and maybe
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we will talk
And he thinks she has possibilities
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If she could just put away her rosary
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So alone,
Verse 3
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nobody wants to be alone
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But I just didn't know
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I swear to you, I just didn't know
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I would never make you sad
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If I had known I never would have
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Said those things to you
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You have to be crazy to say those
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things to you
Verse 4
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Let's face it I made a mistake
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Well you know,
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fools rush in where angels take a break
I can't be smart all of the time
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And any way I didn't know you
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were making time over him
Verse 5
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To tell you the truth, I forget all about him
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And you know, I don't
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think it's nice
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Asking one man about another man's vice
I don't care if you pick my head
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As long as we end up in bed
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Alone,
Verse 6
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just the two of us alone
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I just didn't know
I swear to God, I just didn't
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know
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Can't you understand
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that it's frightening
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When you hear women talking about
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castrating and hat ing men
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Who wants to know about how you hate men
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
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Well, you said now you wanted to dance
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So now we're going to dance
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You said that you weren't complete
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But we're go ing to put
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you on your feet
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You said that you were very vexed
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You told me to forget about sex
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You said you liked me for my mind
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Well, I really love your behind
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Oh, get up and boogie, oh
Verse 8
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baby, get up and dance
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Oh, get, get, get, get up and boogie,
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baby, oh, get up and dance
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Shake your booty, mama, oh,
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get up and dance
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Verse 9
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Your points very clear
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You're not one to cry into your beer
Why don't we go to my place
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Believe me, I'm very chaste
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And I'm so alone, ao all alone
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Sure all men are
Verse 10
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beast s
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Hey, look, I'll sit here quietly
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and I'll stare at my feet
I don't blame you for taking
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With animals staring at your cleavage
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So alone, we're so all alone
Verse 11
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Hey, do you mind if I turn out the light
Don't take offense,
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but why don't you spend the night
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I know your passions run very deep
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But at this point we both need sleep
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So alone, and who wants
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to be alone
Outro 1
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