Capo on 1
 
Intro: G A | D D 
 
D  Em
Sittin' at the bar I overheard a couple guys, one was complainin' 
A  D  Em  A
About his life and his wife and everyday things
D  Em
Said, his kids were gettin' big and gettin' hard to handle 
A  D  Em  A
The other guy was sippin' whiskey, wasn't sayin' a thing

D  Em 
The first guy kept on talkin' for what seemed like forever 
A  D  Em  A
Said, I never have money or time like I used to 
D  Em
He went on and on, till the second guy finally sat down his whiskey 
A  D
Looked him straight in the eye and said, lucky you 
 
Chorus:
D  Em
You don't know what it feels like livin' this lonely 
A  D  Em  A 
You don't know what it sounds like when nobody's home
D  Em
You've been talkin' and man, I've been doin' some listenin' 
G  A
You don't know what you're missin', till it's gone 
 
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D  Em
The second guy said, I used to have all your problems 
A  D  Em  A
But hindsight's 20/20 and a fool is blind 
D  Em
So, please excuse me if I have to end our conversation 
A  D
And forgive me if I can't sympathize 
 
Chorus:
D  Em
You don't know what it feels like livin' this lonely 
A  D  Em  A
You don't know what it sounds like when nobody's home 
D  Em
You've been talkin' and man, I've been doin' some listenin' 
G  A  D
You don't know what you're missin', till it's gone 
 
Em  A  D  D  D
You don't know what you're missin' till it's gone 
 
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