Verse 1
G C G C G C G C
You laugh at the people
G C G C G
who walk outside on the sidewalk
C G C G
And you talk to yourself so much
C
When you see other people
G C G
you can't talk
Am
This time it's true
Verse 2
D G C G
The charade is through
Bm
And you can't seem to
C
run away from you
D
Away from you
Am
And the haggard ex-lover of
Verse 3
of a long-time loser
D
loser
G C G
Stands rejectedly by the door
C G Em Am
Doesn't Lenny live here any more?
D G D
Are you sure?
G
You sit at the desk
C
To
Verse 4
G C G C G
lose your life in a letter
C G C G
But the words don't seem to come and
C G C G
you know that they're(?) better
Am
And it's all so strange
D G C G
Pictures lose their frame
Verse 5
Bm
And I'll bet you never guessed
C
There was so much pain
D
So much pain
Am
Until the haggard ex-lover
Verse 6
of of a long-time loser
D
loser
G C G
Stands rejectedly by the door
C G Em Am
Doesn't Lenny live here anymore?
D G D
Are you sure?
G C G
The moon, she shines too soon
C G C G
and simply sadly
C
You
Verse 7
G C G
loved your love so much that
C G C G
you'd strangle her madly
Am
And it's all so slow
D G C G
Time has ceased to flow
Bm
And the whistling whore knows
C D
something you don't know
Verse 8
Am
And the haggard ex-lover of
of a long-time loser
D
loser
G C G
Stands rejectedly by the door
C G Em Am
Doesn't Lenny live here any more?
D G D
Are you sure?
Verse 9
G C G
You swore you'd store your love
C G C G
for one time only
C G C G
Now you searched the books in vain
C G C G
for better word for lonely
Am
And you're torn apart
D G C G
No other love will start
Verse 10
Bm
And you, you'd like to steal
C
a happy heart
D
A happy heart
Am
Then the haggard ex-lover
of of a long-time loser
D
loser
G C G
Stands rejectedly by the door
C
Doesn't
Verse 11
G Em Am
Lenny live here anymore?
D G D
Are you sure?
G C G
The fat official smiles at the
C G C G
pass on the border
C G C G
And the hungry broom makes sure
C G C G
that the room is in order
Verse 12
Am
You pull the shade
D G C G
All the beds are made
Bm C
As your lips caress the razor of the blade
D
Of the blade
Verse 13
Am
And the haggard ex-lover of
of a long-time loser
D
loser
G C G
Stands rejectedly by the door
C G Em Am
Doesn't Lenny live here any more?
D Em D
Are you sure?
Verse 14
G C G
The soul of the sun shines just
C G C G
outsde of the winter
C G C
The shoulders charged,
G C G C G
the boards of the barricade is splintered
Am
Now at last alone
D
The flashlight is shown
G
Verse 15
G
Bm
Hel lo inside is there
C
anybody home?
D
Anybody home?
Am
It's the haggard ex-lover
of of a long-time loser
D
loser
G C G
Standing re jectedly by the door
C
Doesn't
Verse 16
G Em Am
Lenny live here anymore?
D G
Are you sure?
D
Are you sure?
D
Are you sure?
Outro 1
D G
We're gettin' it straight in 98 y'all
Ah, ooh love, yeah
Tired of all the talk they're talkin' all over this town
I'm tired of all the negativity that's goin' 'round
We focus all our energy on things that bring us down
Let's put our voices all together, make a joyful sound
Do just what you wanna do
Oh, let the sun come shining through
Everybody live, yeah, live
Now, yeah, yeah, yeah
Everybody live, sing it [Incomprehensible] now
Everybody live, you got to do it like you can now, yeah, yeah
Life is the most precious gift, I thank the Lord for mine
I hope you feel the same my friend, I hope you're feeling fine
The choice is yours, your destiny is waiting on the line
You better get busy with livin' or you're busy dyin'
Do just what you wanna do
Oh, let the sun come shining through
Everybody live, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, live
Live, na, na, na, na, na, na
Everybody live, come on and sing it like you can now, yeah, yeah
Live, you better do it while you can now, yeah, yeah
Dance just to dance
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Come on now, hey
Do just what you wanna do
Oh, let the sun come shining through
Everybody live, ooh, come on, live
Now, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Everybody live, sing it with the
Live, come on and do it while you can now
Everybody live, live, come on, yeah
Live, well well well well well well
Everybody live, clap your hands, come on you can do it
Live, live
From the album
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Lenny Kravitz · 1998 · Track 1