Written by Eric Carmen
A9 A A9/5+ Dm6 A A/G# F# When I was young I never needed an - y - one C#m7/5- F#7 Bm Dm6 And makin' love was just for fun -- Fdim E7 A F#7 Dm6 - Fdim - E7/6 - E7 Those days are gone. A9 A A9/5+ Dm6 A A/G# F# Livin' alone, I think of all the friends I've known; C#m7/5- F#7 Bm Dm6 But when I dial the tel - e - phone, Fdim E7 A F#7 Dm6 - Fdim - E7/6 - E7 No - bod - y's home. Refrain: A AM7 C#m7/5- F# F#7 All by my - self don't wan - na be Bm7 Edim Bm7/5- Dm+7 Dm6 E7 All by my - self an - y - more; A AM7 C#m7/5- F# F#7 All by my - self don't wan - na live Bm7 Edim Bm7/5- F7 Dm6 E7 All by my - self an - y - more. A9 A A9/5+ Dm6 A A/G# F# Hard to be sure; some times I feel so in - se - cure, C#m7/5- F#7 Bm Dm6 And love, so distant and obscure, Fdim E7 A F#7 Dm6 - Fdim - E7/6 - E7 Remains the cure. Repeat Refrain: