D  C  B  C
D  C  B  C

D   C 4x

[Verse 1]
D
Saw a man about fifty or so
           C
He looked lonely but his eyes were bright
        D
He was walking up Holland Park Road
        C
And I stopped him to ask for a light
     D
He practically froze when I spoke
     C
But eased when he saw my cigarette
        D
Then I saw as he lit up my smoke
             C
Beneath his coat he was naked and wet


[Chorus]
     Dm                           C
With eyes full of shame for he knew that I knew
     B                          C
He slumped to the wall with a moan
            C              G
I said "I know there's no name
      C             G
For what you go through
     A                   D
But how can you do it alone".

D   C  4x

[Verse 2]
                 D
I crossed the street to the local news store
  C
Flicked through some cheap magazines
   D
Beside me some school kid I saw
              C
Stuffed some girlie mag down into his jeans
      D
The shop girl was watching amazed
    C
She asked me to call for the police
       D
She screamed at his blushing young face
    C
But he escaped into the streets


[Chorus]
      Dm            C
With eyes full of shame
         B
For he knew that I knew
                               C
He slumped to the wall with a moan
           C               G
I said "I know there's no name
     C              G
For what you go through
     A                  Eb
But how can you do it alone".

[Bridge]
        Eb    Bb                     F    C
Do it alone,     how can you do it alone.
             Eb   Bb                      C    G
I need your help,    so I can do it by myself.
        Eb    Bb                                  C   G
Do it alone,     don't have to breathe down the phone
   Eb           C               Dm            G
I ain't got a clue, 'bout the things that you do
     A
But how... can you do it alone.
D   C  8x

[Simplified Chorus]
             D        C
How can you do it... (etc)

[Verse 3]
              D
Back at the flat my girl sat in the shower
     C
And wasn't too keen on me sharing
          D
She came out well after an hour
         C
And by that time I was past caring
      D
Some women it seems have the knack
      C
Of attaining that stars in their dreams
      D
They simply relax and lay back
       C
While people like us scratch our jeans.


[Chorus]
      Dm            C
With eyes full of shame
        B
And I know it must show
                           C
I slump and I fall and I groan
          C       G
Will somebody explain
        C        G
What I need to know
A                    D
How, can you do it alone.
 D                   C
How can you do it.  How can you do it alone...

[Outro]
 D
How can you do it without any help
 C
How can you do it all by yourself
 D
How can you do it without any help
 C
How can you do it all by yourself