| A | A sus | Dm | A | Em | |
| When I was y | oung I never | needed an - y - | one |
| F# | Bm | Dm6 | |
| And makin' | love was just for | fun -- |
| A | Dm6 | - | E7 | |
| Those days are g | one. |
| A | A sus | Dm | A | Em | |
| Livin' alo | ne, I think of | all the friends I've kn | own; |
| F# | Bm | Dm6 | |
| But when I | dial the tel - e - p | hone, |
| A | Dm6 | E7 | |
| No Body's h | ome. | -] |
| Refrain: |
| A | A sus | C#m7-5 | |
| All | by my - | self don't wan - na be |
| Em7 | F# | Bm7-5 | E | E7 | |
| All | by | my - self | an - y - m | ore; |
| A | A sus | C#m7-5 | |
| All | by my - | self don't wan - na live |
| Em7 | F# | Bm7-5 | E | E7 | |
| All | by | my - self | an - y - m | ore. |
| A | A SUS | Dm6 | A | Em | |
| Hard to be | sure; some times I feel so | in - se - c | ure, |
| F# | F#7 | Bm | Dm6 | |
| And love, so | distant | and obs | cure, |
| A | Dm6 | - | E7 | |
| Remains the cu | re. |