G                 Bm
I'm buttoning my blouse
                         Em
You're walking down the stairs
G                     Bm
I would have let you out
                     Em     Cm
But no one seems to care
G               Bm
What a waste of water
                 Em
What a waste of sand
G                  Bm
To travel all the earth
                           Em     Cm
And no one knows you're there?


[Pre-chorus]
            G
We like to feel all tough
              Bm
We like our fists in our gloves
             Em
Where we can kick and punch

And they all have to take it
              G
But when you shut your door
         Bm
And finally alone
             Em
You're crying for a touch
                     Cm
But no one wants to say it


[Chorus]
G      Bm    Em
Maybe I was wrong
G       Bm   Em  Cm
Going out alone


[Verse 2]
G                   Bm
It's like a cat and mouse
                      Em
You win and then you don't
G                      Bm
You're filling the canteen
                    Em    Cm
And steady running out (again)
G                Bm
What a waste of water
                 Em
What a waste of air
G                     Bm
To reach the highest highs
                    Em     Cm
And then you're low again?
            G
We like to feel all tough
              Bm
We like our fists in our gloves
             Em
Where we can beat the living hell

Out of a stranger
              G
But when you turn it off
              Bm
And all the quiet starts
         Em
You're gonna find that
            Cm
You're the only one in danger


[Chorus]
G      Bm    Em
Maybe I was wrong
G       Bm   Em  Cm
Going out alone