Album: Avenue B (1999) Tempo: slow Play each chord once and let it ring Note that the "Afraid to Get Close" text on the same album uses exactly the same chords sequence. [Chords] Am        x02210 Am7       x02213 Amadd13  x02211 G6        320000 G6*       320010 F         133211 G         355433 Am        577555  (final chord) [Intro]     Amadd13    [Verse]          It was in the winter of my fiftieth year When it hit me I was really alone   And there wasn’t a hell of a lot of time left Every laugh and touch that I could get Became more important Strangely I became more bookish And my home and study meant more to me As I considered the circumstances of my death   I wanted to find a balance between joy and dignity On my way out Above all I didn’t want to take any more shit Not from anybody