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Intro: (F C G) (4x)
verse 1
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Out on the road for the first time
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A virgin running to the sun
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Thinkin' about my folks out in a world so far from mine
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Worrying about their eldest son
verse 2
F C G
And they're asking me, 'How will you survive boy?'
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And I say that I'll get by
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And they say to me, 'Don't forget to write boy'
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And I say 'When I have the time you know I will try
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'Cause I'm a loner
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I'm a loner, yeah
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I'm a loner
F C G
Won't you please leave me alone?
(F C G) (4x)
verse 3
F C G
As time went by I finally had a chance to visit
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Almost wished I hadn't come
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We sat down to eat, the questions started coming
F C G
Interrogation had begun
verse 4
F C G
And they were asking me, 'Where'd you get that tan, boy?'
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And I say, 'Out the beaches of life'
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And they say to me, 'Why don't you get hitched boy?'
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And I say, 'The last thing I need is a wife'
VERSE 5
F C G
And they would say to me, 'Better go to school boy'
F C G
And I say, 'When it's my time I'll know
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And they're asking me, 'What if you get drafted?'
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And I say, 'If that's the case then I won't go, no'
F C G
'Cause I'm a loner
F C G
I'm a loner, yeah
F C G
I'm a loner
F C G
Won't you please leave me alone?
(F C G)x42 (no that is not a typo, it's just a very long solo)
VERSE 6
F C G
And they say to me, 'You don't need three dogs boy'
F C G
And I say, 'We all need a friend'
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And they're asking me, 'Don't they give you hard times?'
F C G
And I say 'Yeah, but they'll be there in the end'
VERSE 7
F C G
And they're asking me, 'Why you look like Jesus?'
F C G
And I say, 'It ain't because I try'
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But when they asking me, 'How much do you party?'
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I say 'I just like to get high, and high, and high, and higher!'
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'Cause I'm a loner
F C G
I'm a loner, yeah
F C G
I'm a stoner
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Won't you please leave me alone?