Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Novice
Author's Note - From "Thick as Thieves" 1978 - https://www.youtube.com/watch v=3ji5oGQxaKk
Intro:
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse 1:
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
He never said he loved her, and she never said she cared
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
Now he's out on a ship somewhere and she's still running scared
F# minorF#m BB E MajorE A augmentedA
She never thought to ask him and he never thought to say
F# minorF#m BB
Now they're both out somewhere looking for, the love that got away
Verse 2:
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
She changed her name to Venus, he got a job in Spain
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
And she lives alone in Dunbar, with a cat that has no name
F# minorF#m BB E MajorE A augmentedA
Once he thought he saw her, in a Spanish cabaret
F# minorF#m BB
But it was just another stand-in for the love that got away
Chorus:
E MajorE BB A augmentedA Amaj7Amaj7
And it's no fun being alone
E MajorE BB A augmentedA Amaj7Amaj7
She'd sell her soul for someone to call her own
E MajorE BB A augmentedA G# minorG#m
He's been waiting for a reason to head for home
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
'Cause it's no fun with no one
A augmentedA BB E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
It's no fun, being alone
Verse 3:
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
He never said he loved her, and she never said she cared
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
So they've lived alone and never known, the life they might have shared
F# minorF#m BB E MajorE A augmentedA
She never thought to ask him and he never thought to say
F# minorF#m BB
Now they'd gladly trade their freedom for the love that got away
Chorus:
E MajorE BB A augmentedA Amaj7Amaj7
And it's no fun being alone
E MajorE BB A augmentedA Amaj7Amaj7
She'd sell her soul for someone to call her own
E MajorE BB A augmentedA G# minorG#m
He's been waiting for a reason to head for home
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
'Cause it's no fun with no one
A augmentedA BB E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
It's no fun, being alone