Intro
B
Ooh, be alone
[Verse 1]
B G#
Hey you, well you know me
C# E
Could I ask a favour to be me
B G# C# E
I was just thinking about some alone time with me
B G# C# E
Call it selfish and call it greed, call it anything you like
B G# C#
'Cause I was just thinking about some alone time with me
E
So baby
[Chorus]
B G# C# E B
Everybody wants to be alone, I like to be alone sometimes
B G# C# E
Everybody wants to be alone (ooh, be alone)
B G# C# E B
Everybody wants to be alone, I came to be alone tonight
B G# C# E B
Everybody wants to be alone (ooh, be alone) sometimes
[Verse 2]
B G#
Never meant to start a fight
C# E
Never asked you to pull apart and manage my life
B G#
You may mean well, but I'm in hell
C# E
And it's clear to see
B G# C# E
From the minute that I wake up to the inevitable breakup
B G# C#
Take a step back, get my head back in the game
E
So baby
[Chorus]
B G# C# E B
Everybody wants to be alone, I like to be alone sometimes
B G# C# E
Everybody wants to be alone
B G# C# E B
Everybody wants to be alone, I came to be alone tonight
B G# C# E B
Everybody wants to be alone (ooh, be alone)
Ooh, be alone
[Chorus]
B G# C# E B
Everybody wants to be alone, I like to be alone sometimes
B G# C# E
Everybody wants to be alone (ooh, be alone)
B G# C# E B
Everybody wants to be alone, I came to be alone tonight
B G# C# E B
Everybody wants to be alone (ooh, be alone) sometimes