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