Intro: >E Verse 1: >E F#9 There was a man, a lonely man >B A/E E Who lost his love through his indifference. >E F#9 A heart that cared, that went unshared, >B A/E E B Until it died within his silence. Chorus: > E B/D# 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 B He'll never love again. > E B/D# 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. Verse 2: >E F#9 A little hope, goes up in smoke, >B B/D# A/E E Just how it goes, goes without saying. >E F#9b5 F#9 There was a man, a lonely man, >B A/E E B Who would command the hand he's playing. Chorus: > E B/D# 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 B He'll never love again. > E B/D# 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. Chorus: > E B/D# And solitaire'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 > A/E E B C#m AM9 F#m B A/E E He's playing solitaire.