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1. Got a call from an old
friend, we used to be real close,
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said
he couldn't go on the American way,
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Closed the shop, sold the
house, bought a ticket to the West Coast,
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now
he gives them a stand-up routine in
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G
2. I don't need you to worry for me ‘cause I'm alright,
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I don't want you to tell me
it's time to come home.
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I don't care what you say
anymore this is my life,
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go
ahead with your own life, leave me alone.
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I never said you had to offer
me a second chance,
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I never said I was a victim of circumstance.
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Bm
I still belong, don't get me wrong,
and
you can speak your mind, but not on my time.
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3. They will tell you, you can't
sleep alone in a strange place,
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then
they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else.
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Ah, but sooner or later you
sleep in your own space,
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either
way it's O.K., you wake up with yourself.
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3. I don't need you to worry
for me ‘cause I'm alright,
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D
I don't want you to tell me
it's time to come home.
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I don't care what you say
anymore this is my life,
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Bm
go
ahead with your own life, leave me alone.
F#
I never said you had to offer
me a second chance,
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E
I never said I was a victim of
circumstance.
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I still belong, don't get me wrong,
and
you can speak your mind, but not on my time.
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+ I don't care what you say
anymore this is my life,
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D
go
ahead with your own life, leave me alone.
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+ Keep it to yourself, it’s my life ! (3x) ....
(Billy Joel)