Key: E
E
There was a man
F#7
A lonely man
B
Who lost his love
A/E
E
Through his indifference
E
A heart that cared
F#7
That went unshared
B
Until it died
A/E
E
B
Within his silence
E
And solitare's the only game in town
C#m
And every road that takes him
Takes him down
F#m
B
And by himself it's easy to pretend
A/E
E
B
He'll never love again
E
And keeping to himself he plays the game
C#m
Without her love
It always ends the same
F#m
B
While life goes on around him everywhere
A/E
E
B
He's playing solitaire
E
A little hope
F#7
Goes up in smoke
B
Just how it goes
A/E
E
B
Goes without saying
E
There was a man
F#7
A lonely man
B
Who would command
A/E
E
B
The hand he's playing
E
And solitare's the only game in town
C#m
And every road that takes him
Takes him down
F#m
B
And by himself it's easy to pretend
A/E
E
B
He'll never love again
E
And keeping to himself he plays the game
C#m
Without her love
It always ends the same
F#m
B
While life goes on around him everywhere
A/E
E
B
He's playing solitaire
E
And solitare's the only game in town
C#m
And every road that takes him
Takes him down
F#m
B
While life goes on around him everywhere
E
He's playing solitaire