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There (C#m)was a (E)man,
a lone ly man
who lost his love
through his in (A)dif fer (E)ence.
A (C#m)heart that (E)cared,
that went un shared
un til it (B)died
with in his (A)si lence.
(E)ing.
And, (E)sol i taire’s the on ly game in town.
And (C#m)ev ’ry road that takes him takes him down.
And (F#m)by him self it’s eas y to pre (B)tend
he’ll nev er (A)love a (E)gain.
And (E)keep ing to him self he plays the game.
With out her love it al ways ends the same.
While (F#m)life goes on a round him ev ’ry (B)where,
he’s play ing (A)sol i (E)taire.
A (C#m)lit tle (E)hope
goes up in smoke.
Just how it goes,
goes with out (A)say fer (E)ing.
There (C#m)was a (E)man,
a lone ly man
who would com (B)mand
the hand he’s (A)play lence.
(E)ing.
And, (E)sol i taire’s the on ly game in town.
And (C#m)ev ’ry road that takes him takes him down.
And (F#m)by him self it’s eas y to pre (B)tend
he’ll nev er (A)love a (E)gain.
And (E)keep ing to him self he plays the game.
With out her love it al ways ends the same.
While (F#m)life goes on a round him ev ’ry (B)where,
he’s play ing (A)sol i (E)taire.
And (E)sol i taire’s the on ly game in town.
And (C#m)ev ’ry road that takes him takes him down.
While (F#m)life goes on a round him ev ’ry (Bsus)where,
(CN.C.)he’s play ing (A)sol i (E)taire.
This page shows “Solitaire” by Carpenters in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of E at 80 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.