Capo 3rd fret

Intro:

||:  Em    |    Em    |    Em    |    Em   :||

Em                   Am                     G                     Em

   Melinda was mine, till the time      that I found        her

G              Am   G                      Am

    Holdin' Jim,           and lovin' him.

Em                                 Am                                G

    Then Sue came along,          loved me strong;

                     Em

That's what I         thought.

G                    Am   G                      Am

    Me and Sue,             but that died too.

G                                    C                  G                   D

    Don't know that I will,       but until       I can find       me

                     C                     G                          D

A girl who'll stay and won't play games behind      me,

                          Em   D                       Em

I'll be what I am,             a solitary man,

D                     Em

     Solitary man.

Em                          Am                      G                    Em

     I've had it to here          bein' where         love's a small word,

G                      Am      G                    Am

     A part-time thing,           a paper ring.

Em                          Am                  G                     Em

     I know it's been done havin' one        girl who'll love me,

G                          Am    G                     Am

     Right or wrong,                   weak or strong.

G                                    C                  G                   D

    Don't know that I will,       but until       I can find       me

                     C                     G                          D

A girl who'll stay and won't play games behind      me,

                          Em   D                       Em

I'll be what I am,             a solitary man,

D                     Em

     Solitary man.

Interlude:

||:  Em    |    Em    |    Am    |    Am   :||

G                                    C                  G                   D

    Don't know that I will,       but until       I can find       me

                     C                     G                          D

A girl who'll stay and won't play games behind      me,

                          Em   D                       Em

I'll be what I am,             a solitary man,

D                     Em     D                        Em(add9)

     Solitary man.              Solitary man.