Solitary Shell

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Intro |C# B E Emaj7 G#min6|x8

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He seemed no different from the rest

C# B E

Just a healthy normal boy

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His mama always did her best

C# B E

And he was his daddy's pride and joy

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He learned to walk and talk on time

C# B E

But never cared much to be held

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And steadily he would decline

C# B E

Into his solitary shell.

B A E

As a boy, he was considered somewhat odd.

B A E

Kept to himself most of the time.

B A E

He would daydream in and out of his own world,

A B

But in every other way, he was fine.

E

He's a Monday morning lunatic

B

Disturbed from time to time.

A

Lost within himself

E B

In his solitary shell.

E

Temporary catatonic

B

Madman on occasion

A

When will he break out

E B E

Of his solitary shell?

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He struggled to get through his day

C# B E

He was helplessly behind

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He poured himself onto the page

C# B E

Writing for hours at a time.

B A E

As a man, he was a danger to himself.

B A E

Fearful and sad most of the time.

B A E

He was drifting in and out of sanity.

A B

But in every other way, he was fine.

E

He's a Monday morning lunatic

B

Disturbed from time to time

A

Lost within himself

E B

In his solitary shell

E

A momentary maniac

B

with casual delusions.

A

When will he be let out

E B

Of his solitary shell?

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