C       G        Gm     C7
  Stay away from lonely places
F
  Just follow the crowd
F  F#  G
         And stay around familiar faces
F                C    G
  Play the music loud
C    G       Gm      C7
  Be seen at all the parties
F
  And dress yourself with style
F  F# G                                        F     C
        And stay away from lonely places for a while


[Chorus]
F
  Stay away from lonely places
 C                Bb     A7
'Til you learn to live alone
    D                      D7
And someone's outstretched arms are waiting
   G                G7
To stay with you at least 'til dawn
C       G     Gm     C7
Remember that sorrow prospers
     F
In a heart that never smiles
F  F#  G                                 F            C
         So stay away from lonely places for a while


[Instrumental]
C  G  Gm  C7  F
F  F# G   F   C


[Chorus]
F
  Stay away from lonely places
         C       Bb             A7
It takes time to learn to live alone
    D                      D7
And someone's outstretched arms are waiting
   G                G7
To stay with you at least 'til dawn
C       G           Gm     C7
  And remember that sorrow prospers
F
  In a heart that never smiles
F  F#  G                                       F      G   C
         So stay away from lonely places for a while