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[Intro]
D C7+9 EbM7/F Bb
(repeat)
[Verse]
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/F#
Closed the shop, sold the house
G
Bought a ticket to the West Coast
A
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.
[Instrumental]
D C7+9 EbM7/F Bb
(repeat)
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
Bm F#7/C#
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
D Esus 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
[Verse]
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
Either way it's okay to wake up with yourself
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
Bm F#7/C#
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
D Esus 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
[Solo]
D D/F# G A D
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
D C7+9 EbM7/F Bb
(repeat to fade)