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Introduction: D C7(#9) Eb7M/F Bb
D D/F#
Got a call from an old friend
G
We used to be real close
A D
Said he couldn't go on the American way
D D/F#
Closed the shop, sold the house
G
Bought a ticket to the West Coast
A ( D)
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.
D D/F# G
I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright
A D
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
D D/F# G
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
A Bm
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
Bm F#7/C#
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
D E4 E
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
G D/F# F# Bm
I still belong, don't get me wrong
E7(#9)
And you can speak your mind
G/A A G/A A
But not on my time
D D/F#
They will tell you you can't sleep
G
Alone in a strange place
A D
Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody else
D D/F#
But sooner or later you sleep
G
In your own space
A ( D)
Either way it's okay to wake up with yourself
D D/F# G
I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright
A D
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
D D/F# G
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
A Bm
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
Bm F#7/C#
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
D E4 E
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
G D/F# F# Bm
I still belong, don't get me wrong
E7(#9)
And you can speak your mind
G/A A G/A A
But not on my time
D D/F# G
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
A ( D)
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
D C7(#9) Eb7M/F Bb
(repeat to fade)