Intro
| Am F | C G | Am F | C G |
[Verse 1]
Am F C
I wanna live alone in the desert.
Am F C G
wanna be like Georgia O'Keefe.
Am F C G
wanna live on the Upper East Side.
Am F C G
And never go down in the street.
[Chorus]
Am G C G Am
Splendid Isol-ation, I don't need no one.
G C G G
Splendid Isol-at-ion.
[Break]
| Am F | C | Am F | C G |
[Verse 2]
Am F C G
Michael Jackson in Disneyland.
Am F C G
Too left to share it with nobody else.
Am F C G
Lock the gates, Goofy take my hand.
Am F C
And lead me through the World of Self.
[Chorus]
Am C G Am
Splendid Isolation, I don't need no one.
C G G
Splendid Isolat-ion.
[Bridge]
F G Am
Don't wanna wake up, with no one beside me.
F G Am
Don't wanna take up, with nobody new.
F G Am
Don't want nobody comin' by without calling first.
F G F G
Don't wanna nothing to do with you. (hell)
[Break]
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| Am F | C G | Am F | C G |
[Verse 3]
Am F C G
I'm putting tinfoil up on the windows.
Am F C G
Lying down in the dark to dream.
Am F C G
And I don't wanna see their faces.
Am F C G
I don't wanna hear them scream.
[Chorus]
Am C G Am
Splendid Isolation, I don't need no one.
C G G
Splendid Isolat-ion. (huhu, huhu)
[Chorus]
Am C G Am
Splendid Isolation, I don't need no one.
C G G
Splendid Isolat-ion.
[Outro]
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| Am F | C G | Am F | C G |
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