D [Verse ] D Em G D Last night he had him in his hands and kept him live until D Em G A he left him there with nothing but the bottle and the bill G D F#7 G And though it was the happy hour it wasn't any fun D A G D 'cause the party again was just a party of one [Verse 2] D Em G D The neon lights were dying as he tried to find his feet D Em G A he heared a news boy cryin' as he stepped out on the street G D F#7 G Extra, Extra Mister! Read about the latest war D A G D about who needs burnin' bridges at a quarter after four [Chorus] D A G D So he swore into the mirror as he killed a cigarette D A G D I'm the loneliest man I ever met [Verse 3] D Em G D He watched a wired and weary face reflected on the glass D Em G A he dropped another quarter down and watched the pin ball flash G D F#7 G and far away the jukebox played a mournful country song D A G D And Nebraska passed before his eyes and melted in the dawn [Chorus] D A G D And he swore into the mirror as he killed a cigarette D A I'm the loneliest man G D I'm the loneliest man D A G D I'm the loneliest man I ever met