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