| Em | C | G | D | |
| I wanna | live all a | lone in the | desert |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| I wanna | be like | Georgia O'Ke | efe |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| I wanna | live on the U | pper East | Side |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| And never go d | own to the | street |
| Chorus: |
| Em | G | |
| Splendid Iso | lation |
| D | Em | |
| I don't need no | one |
| Em | G | D | Dsus | D | |
| Splendid Iso | lation |
| v2: |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| Micheal | Jackson in | Disney | land |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| Don't need to | share it with | nobody | else |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| Lock the | gates, Goofy | take my | hand |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| And lead me in | to this | world of | Self |
| Chorus: |
| Em | G | |
| Splendid Iso | lation |
| D | Em | |
| I don't need no | one |
| Em | G | D | Dsus | D | |
| Splendid Iso | lation |
| Bridge: |
| C | D | G | Gsus | G | |
| Don't want to | wake up with no | one besi | de | me |
| C | D | G | |
| Don't want to | take up with | nobody new |
| C | D | G | Gsus | G | |
| Don't want no | body coming | by without | calling | first |
| C | D | C | D | Em | |
| Don't want | nothin' to | do with | you |
| v3: |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| I'm putting | tin-foil | up on the w | indows |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| I'm laying | down in the | dark to | dream |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| I don't | want to | see their | faces |
| Em | C | G | D | |
| I don't | want to | hear their | screams |
| Chorus: |
| Em | G | |
| Splendid Iso | lation |
| D | Em | |
| I don't need no | one |
| Em | G | D | Dsus | D | |
| Splendid Iso | lation |