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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4[Intro] D C7 Eb Bb G D G Em7 D [Verse] D Got a call from an old friend G We used to be real close A D G G Said he couldn't go on the American way D Closed the shop, sold the house G Bought a ticket to the West Coast A D D C7 Eb Bb Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A. [Chorus] D G I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright A D G D G Em7 I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home D G G D Em7 D I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life A Bm Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone F#7 I never said you had to offer me a second chance D7 E I never said I was a victim of circumstance G D F#7 Bm I still belong, don't get me wrong E7sus4 E7 And you can speak your mind G A G A But not on my time [Verse] D G G D Em7 D They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place A D G D G Em7 Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody else D G But sooner or later you sleep in your own space A D D C7 Eb Bb Either way it's okay you wake up with yourself [Chorus] D G I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright A D I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home D G G D Em7 D I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life A Bm Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone F#7 I never said you had to offer me a second chance D7 E I never said I was a victim of circumstance G D F#7 Bm I still belong, don't get me wrong E7sus4 E7 And you can speak your mind G A G A But not on my time [Solo] D G A D D G G D Em7 D I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life A D D C7 Eb Bb Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone [Outro] Repeat intro and fade