Chord A Solitary Life by Richard Thompson

a solitary life D sometimes i long for the solitary life G parents long gone , no kids , no wife A G D sister somewhere in australia never did keep in touch sxx no more than a how - do - ye - do G with a copy of tit - bits in the loo A G D socially a bit of a failure , nice not to have to try too much chorus : D G D a solitary life , a life of small horizons Em C G D dull as the pewter sky over north west eleven a serious hobby in the garden shed model trains , or soldiers in lead join the suburban boffins of britain , experts on trivial things and holidays in the yorkshire dales or cycling tours of the north of wales unenvious of those flea - bitten on continental flings chorus excitement comes by subtle means the satisfaction of routines small revenges at the office , smug little victories you work on your pallor , complexion like paste like the grey defeat on an inmates face a life spent adding losses and profits , resigning by degrees chorus and come to the end , sad and alone a steady reliable tumour youve grown from selfish years , while all your peers have stressfully jogged to health in life you always were quite numb and foggier now , you soon succumb in drab st . barts on the new by - pass , death overcomes by stealth chorus by : jose duarte jtduarte1@gmail . com