INTRO: D
G D G Em7 D
D
Got a call from an old friend
G
We used to be real close
A D G G
Said he couldn't go on the American way
D
Closed the shop, sold the house
G
Bought a ticket to the West Coast
A D (Intro)
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.
CHORUS
D G
I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright
A D G D G Em7
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
D G G D Em7 D
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
A Bm
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
F#7
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
D7 E
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
G D F#7 Bm
I still belong, don't get me wrong
E7sus4 E7
And you can speak your mind
G A G A
But not on my time
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D G G D Em7 D
They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
A D G D G Em7
Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody else
D G
But sooner or later you sleep in your own space
A D (Intro)
Either way it's okay you wake up with yourself
CHORUS
D 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 G G D Em7 D
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
A Bm
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
F#7
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
D7 E
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
G D F#7 Bm
I still belong, don't get me wrong
E7sus4 E7
And you can speak your mind
G A G A
But not on my time
SOLO: D G A D
D G G D Em7 D
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
A D(Intro)
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
OUTRO: Fade Intro...
