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Let Me Be Lonely Chords

Music by: Janis Ian
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[Intro 1]
[Asus4][D]
[C][D][G][Em][G][Dm]
[D][Bm][E][Bm][E]
[C#m][F#][Bm][E][D]
[C]Ooo,[Am][D]

[Verse 1]
let me be lonely
I'd rather be by myself
Than with you acting holy
[G]I want to be with the one
I want to be
Or else I want [F]to be free
[D]Ooo, let me be lonely
[Bm]Saving

[Verse 2]
[E]up for a rainy day
Or [Bm]donate [E]to charity?
Impossible
Think you'll make history?
[F#]Improbable
[Bm]Give your [E]love to me
[D]Ooo,

[Verse 3]
let me be wanted
I've a right to tonight
To delight
When you got it you flaunt it
[G]And if you're not
What you seem to be then
How come you're coming on [Dm]strong?
[D]Ooo, let me be wanted
[Bm]all you do w[E]ith your time Is tease

[Verse 4]
[E]
me
[Bm]Couldn't [E]you find the time
To please me?
With your kind
It look[F#]s so easy
[Bm]Shoving the [E]blues away

[Interlude 1]
[E][D][F][D][C][D]
[G][Gm][Dm][G]
[D][Am][D][G][D]
[E][B][E][Bm][E]
[D][Dm][D][F]

[Verse 5]
[D]Ooo [Dm]- le[D]t me be lonely
I'd rather be by [C]my [D]self[Dm]
[D]Acting [Am]holy[G]
I want to [Dm]be with [F]the one
[G][D][Dm]

[Verse 6]
[D]Ooo, let me be lonely
[Bm]All you do w[E]ith your time
[Bm]Couldn't you find [E]the time?
[C#m]With y[E]our kind i[F#]t's d[D]one[Bm][E]

[Outro 1]
[D]
[Dm]
[D][Dm][C]
[G][D][C][D][C][D][C]
[D][Dm][C]
[D][C][D][C][D]
[C][D][Dm][D]
[E]
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