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[Verse 1]
D                E9
 There was a man,  a lonely man
A                                G/D   D
 Who lost his love through his indifference
D                   E9
 A heart that cared,  that went unshared
A                         G/D   D     Asus4  A  Asus2  A
 Until it died within his si---lence


[Chorus]
    D                                 D/C#
And solitaire's the only game in town
    Bm
And every road that takes him, takes him down
    Em                         A
And by himself, it's easy to pretend
            G/D    D    Asus4  A  Asus2  A
He'll never love again.
     D                                    D/C#
And keeping to himself, he plays the game
    Bm
Without her love it always ends the same
      Em                          A
While life goes on around him everywhere
         G/D      D     A
He's playing solitaire


[Verse 2]
D              E9
 A little hope,  goes up in smoke
A                                G/D  D
 Just how it goes, goes without say---ing
D                E7
 There was a man,  a lonely man
A                                 G/D  D    Asus4  A  Asus2  A
 Who would command the hand he's play--ing


[Chorus]
    D                                 D/C#
And solitaire's the only game in town
    Bm
And every road that takes him, takes him down
    Em                         A
And by himself, it's easy to pretend
            G/D    D    Asus4  A  Asus2  A
He'll never love again.
     D                                    D/C#
And keeping to himself, he plays the game
    Bm
Without her love it always ends the same
      Em                          A
While life goes on around him everywhere
         G/D      D     A
He's playing solitaire


[Bridge]
D              E9
 A little hope,  goes up in smoke
A                                G/D  D
 Just how it goes, goes without say---ing


[Chorus]
    E                                 E/G#
And solitaire'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    Bsus4  B  Bsus2  B
He'll never love again.
     E                                    E/G#
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
N.C.                  Esus4  E  Esus2  E
He's playing solitaire