Written by Neil Sedaka and Greenfield
Intro: E C#m6 B E There was a man, a lonely man, who lost his love, through his indifference C#m6 B E A/B A heart that cared, that went unshared, until it died, within his silence E Abm/Eb And solitaire's the only game in town C#m And every road that takes him takes him down F#m A/B E A/B And by himself it's easy to pretend, he'll never love again E Abm/Eb And keeping to himself he plays the game C#m Without her love it always ends the same F#m A/B E A/B While life goes on around him everywhere, he's playing solitaire E C#m6 B E A/B A little hope, goes up in smoke, just how it goes, goes without saying E C#m6 B E A/B There was a man, a lonely man, who would command, the hand he's playing E Abm/Eb And solitaire's the only game in town C#m And every road that takes him takes him down F#m A/B E A/B And by himself it's easy to pretend, he'll never love again E Abm/Eb And keeping to himself he plays the game C#m Without her love it always ends the same F#m A/B E A/B While life goes on around him everywhere, he's playing solitaire E Abm/Eb And solitaire's the only game in town C#m And every road that takes him takes him down F#m A/B E C#m F#m A/B E While life goes on around him everywhere, he's playing solitaire