[E]

 

[E]　There was a man, [C#m/F#]　a lonely man

[B]　Who lost his love through his [A]indifference[E]　

[E]　A heart that cared, [C#m/F#]　that went unchecked

[B]　Until it [B/D#]died in his [A]silence[E]　[B]　[A/B]　[B]

 

And [E]solitaire's the only game in town

And [C#m]every road that takes him, takes him down

And [F#m]by himself, it's easy to [B]pretend

He'll never [A]love [E]again　[A/B]　[B]　[A/B]　[B]

 

And [E]keeping to himself he plays the game

[C#m]Without her love it always ends the same

While [F#m]life goes on around him [B]everywhere

He's [A]playing [E]solitaire[B]

 

[E]　A little hope [C#m/F#]　goes up in smoke

[B]　Just how it goes goes without [A]saying[E]

[E]　There was a man [C#m/F#]　a lonely man

[B]　Who would command the hand he's [A]playing[E]　[B]　[A]　[B]

 

And [E]solitaire's the only game in town

And [C#m]every road that takes him, takes him down

And [F#m]by himself, it's easy to [B]pretend

He'll never [A]love [E]again　[A/B]　[B]　[A/B]　[B]

 

And [E]keeping to himself he plays the game

[C#m]Without her love it always ends the same

While [F#m]life goes on around him [B]everywhere

He's [A]playing [E]solitaire[B]

 

And [E]solitaire's the only game in town

And [C#m]every road that takes him takes him down

While [F#m]life goes on around him [B7]everywhere

[N.C.]He's playing solitaire

 

[A]　[E]　[C#m]

[A]　[F#m]　[A/B]　[B]　[F#m/E]　[E]