The basic picking shape is 6-5-3-4, modified for the various
chords.
v1:
Em C G D
I wanna live all alone in the desert
Em C G D
I wanna be like Georgia O'Keefe
Em C G D
I wanna live on the Upper East Side
Em C G D
And never go down to the street
Chorus:
Em G
Splendid Isolation
D Em
I don't need no one
Em G D Dsus D
Splendid Isolation
v2:
Em C G D
Micheal Jackson in Disneyland
Em C G D
Don't need to share it with nobody else
Em C G D
Lock the gates, Goofy take my hand
Em C G D
And lead me into this world of Self
Chorus:
Em G
Splendid Isolation
D Em
I don't need no one
Em G D Dsus D
Splendid Isolation
Bridge:
C G D C
Don't want to wake up with no body beside me
C G D C
Don't want to take up with no one new
C G D C
Don't want nobody coming by without calling first
C G D C
Don't want nothin' to do with you
v3:
Em C G D
I'm putting tin-foil up on the windows
Em C G D
I'm laying down in the dark to dream
Em C G D
I don't want to see their faces
Em C G D
I don't want to hear their screams
Chorus:
Em G
Splendid Isolation
D Em
I don't need no one
Em G D Dsus D
Splendid Isolation