IntroACEF#m (short vr)
OR
ACG#EG#mF#m (long vr)
VerseA
I don't want to be your cigarette
E
I don't want to be your ashtray
G#m
I don't want to be your doormat
'Don't want to be ignored
F#m
All o' sudden you're not into me
A
And maybe it's not deliberate
G#
And I know you never asked me
G#m
I just gotta put it out there
F#m
I don’t put myself out there usually I stay tucked away
ChorusA
Cause I was a loner until I met you
G#G#m
And I let you in after all the persuasion
F#m
Mind games, manipulations.
A
That's why I'd rather be a loner
G#
Yeah I'd rather be alone
G#m
I don't even want to know ya
F#m
I don't want to be known
A
Cause I'd rather be a loner
G#
I'd much rather be alone
G#m
Baby it was nice to know ya
F#m
Packing up and leaving home.
VerseA
No I don't want to be your cigarette
G#
Use me up then toss me, step on me
G#m
I don't want to be an option
F#m
Avoidin' interactions cause I just wanna get away
A
And maybe you got a full plate
G#
Know I'm cookin' something better
G#m
but if you don't want me now
boy then I don't want you later
F#m
Don't try to come eat with me
ChorusA
Cause I was a loner until I met you
G#G#m
And I let you in after all the persuasion
F#m
headaches and allegations.
A
That's why I'd rather be a loner
G#
Yeah I'd rather be alone
G#m
I don't even want to know ya
F#m
I don't want to be known
A
Cause I'd rather be a loner
G#
I'd much rather be alone
G#m
Baby it was nice to know ya
F#m
Packing up and leaving home.
OutroAG#G#mF#mAG#G#mF#m
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.