"Alone" From "Deface the Music" (1980) Transcribed by Sean M. Hall Dm C Bb C Let me ask you a question F Will you lend me your ear C/E Dm C Bb Do you know the meaning of emptiness A Dm If not I'll make it clear Gm7 A Dm Alone, a-a-alone C#+ F/C G7/B Nobody knows how lonely it can be Em A And I'm so tired of being alone. Dm C Bb C Let me tell you a story F One you've probably heard C/E Dm C One about the man who was lost Bb A Dm And I can tell you in one word Gm7 A Dm Alone, a-a-alone C#+ F/C G7/B Nobody knows how lonely it can be Em A And he was tired of being alone (Instrumental, same chords as verses) Gm7 A Dm Alone, a-a-alone C#+ F/C G7/B Nobody knows how lonely it can be Em A And I'm so tired of being alone Dm C Bb C There's an end to the fable F Where does all of this lead C/E Dm C That for everyone who needs someone Bb A Dm There is someone there to need Dm C Bb Alone, a-a-alone A Dm Someone is still alone Dm C Bb Alone, a-a-alone A Dm DmMaj9 (D-F-A-C#-E) Someone is still alone