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SOLITUDE STANDING (Suzanne Vega)
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Amsus2: x02200		Am(9): x05500		B5/A: x0440x
Am(9)/C: x35500		B5: x2440x
Amsus2/G: 302200	Amsus2/F:102200
C#m7: x46600		Bsus4: x24400

[Intro: 12 measures of Amsus2]

Amsus2                 Amsus2
Solitude stands by the window
Amsus2                  Amsus2
She turns her head as I walk in the room
Amsus2                     Amsus2
I can see by her eyes she's been waiting
Amsus2          Amsus2
Standing in the slant of the late afternoon
Am(9)Am(9) Piano Chord 
                Am(9)Am(9) Piano Chord 

And she turns to me with her hand extended
B5/A                 B5/A               Amsus2   Amsus2
Her palm is split with a flower with a flame

Am(9)/C   Am(9)/C   B5B5 Piano Chord 
       B5B5 Piano Chord 
       Am(9)/C   Am(9)/C     B5B5 Piano Chord 
     B5B5 Piano Chord 

[instrumental; melody is cdeGABcd eGABcdeG ABcdeGAB etc.]
Amsus2    Amsus2    Amsus2   Amsus2
[instrumental]

Solitude stands in the doorway
I'm struck once again by her black silhouette
By her long cool stare and her silence
I suddenly remember each time we've met
And she turns to me with her hand extended
Her palm is split with a flower with a flame
[12 bars of instrumental again]

Amsus2                Amsus2        Amsus2/G      Amsus2/F
And she says, "I've come to set a twisted thing straight"
Amsus2                Amsus2          Amsus2/G    Amsus2/F
And she says, "I've come to lighten this dark heart"
C#m7C#m7 Piano Chord 
               C#m7C#m7 Piano Chord 
              Bsus4     Amsus2
And she takes my wrist, I feel her imprint of fear
C#m7C#m7 Piano Chord 
            C#m7C#m7 Piano Chord 
             Bsus4       Amsus2
And I say, "I never thought of finding you here"

And I turn to the crowd as they're watching
They're sitting all together in the dark and the warm
And I wanted to be in there among them
I see how their eyes are gathered into one
And she turns to me with her hand extended
Her palm is split with a flower with a flame
[12 bars of instrumental again]

And she says, "I've come to set a twisted thing straight"
And she says, "I've come to lighten this dark heart"
And she takes my wrist, I feel her imprint of fear
And I say, "I never thought of finding you here"

Solitude stands in the doorway
I'm struck once again by her black silhouette
By her long cool stare and her silence
I suddenly remember each time we've met
And she turns to me with her hand extended
Her palm is split with a flower with a flame

[Fade out on repeated Am(9)/C & B5]