Sleepin' Alone

Words & Music by John Denver
from Some Days Are Diamonds (1989)


D           C              D/B  E7  A /         
     A                                              E7
For someone who's got everything life can still be rough
                                                            A
If things are what you're looking for there's never quite enough
                               A7             D
And all the tea in China wont make a house a home
                     A                 E7                A      E7
'Cause you can be a mil-lionaire and still be sleeping alone

     A                                                      E7
Oh there might be some one night stands to ease the pain inside
                                                         A
Or someone you can call around if you've lost all your pride
                                                    D
Please don't be mistaken, I don't mean to put that down.
                       A                E7                    A   G  D  A
I know there's times when any thing is better than sleeping alone

N.C        E7                                              A
Sleeping alone can make a bottle just about your dearest friend
           E7                 Bm               D               E7
Sleeping alone can make you swear to God this night will never end

      A                                         E7
You know that it's not company you are looking for
                                                          A
You know it's not just pleasure, you know it's something more
                                                      D
You know it's not the answer if it's not like coming home
                         A                  E7                    A  G D A
If the one who's there doesn't really care, it's worse sleeping alone.

N.C        E7                                              A
Sleeping alone can make a bottle just about your dearest friend
           E7                 Bm               D               E7
Sleeping alone can make you swear to God this night will never end

     A                                              E7
For someone who's got everything life can still be rough
                                                            A
If things are what you're looking for there's never quite enough
                                               D
And all the tea in China won't make a house a home
              A                 E7                A
You can be a mil-lionaire and still be sleeping alone
 D                A             E7                D
You can be a mil-lionaire and still be sleeping alone
A/C#              Bm7       E7             A

Copyright 1981 Cherry Lane Music Pub. Co.