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Rather Be Lonely Chords by Nate Smith

Rather Be Lonely chords by Nate Smith

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Intro:

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 Am  E   | F   C   :


Verse 1:
 Am             E               F                      C
Slammin' doors, pedals floored, nothin' but tail light red
Am         E            F                   C
On repeat, losin' sleep every night in this bed
    Am                         E
Now you're a couple drinks in, two in the a.m.​
F                             C
Sayin' we should patch things up
   Am                     E
Forget about the leavin', kiss and call it even
F                            C
I know what you're thinkin', but

Chorus:
              Am          E
I'd rather be lonely (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
               F               C
Sittin' at the end of an empty bar
                Am                    E
Both hands on a cold drink, yeah (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
             F                C
Lettin' that jukebox break my heart
                Am             E
Yeah baby, just me, myself and Jack
           F                    C
Ain't that hard not wantin' you back
                     Am        E
Even if you were the only (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
              F              C              Am
I'd rather be, I'd rather be, I'd rather be lonely


Verse 2:
Am          E                  F              C
Wakin' up, still half-drunk, forever all by myself
Am               E                     F                  C
Go through life, livin' just like I'll never find someone else
Am                         E
Love ain't a light switch, can't turn it off
     F                          C
Then try and turn it right back on
Am                 E
Baby, a goodbye is only good one time
F                      C
Even if the love ain't gone


Chorus:
              Am          E
I'd rather be lonely (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
               F               C
Sittin' at the end of an empty bar
                Am                    E
Both hands on a cold drink, yeah (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
             F                C
Lettin' that jukebox break my heart
                Am             E
Yeah baby, just me, myself and Jack
           F                    C
Ain't that hard not wantin' you back
                     Am        E
Even if you were the only (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
              F              C              Am
I'd rather be, I'd rather be, I'd rather be lonely


Post-Chorus:
E    F              C              Am    E    F    C
      I'd rather be, I'd rather be lonely


Bridge:
Am  E    F                        C
Ooh-ooh, how you gonna leave like that?
Am  E               F                     C
Ooh-ooh, callin' me up, tryna take it all back
              Am                         E
(Ooh-ooh) Now you're a couple drinks in, two in the a.m.​
F                             C
Sayin' we should patch things up
             Am                     E
(Ooh-ooh) Forget about the leavin', kiss and call it even
F                            C
I know what you're thinkin', but


Chorus:
              Am          E
I'd rather be lonely (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
               F               C
Sittin' at the end of an empty bar
                Am                    E
Both hands on a cold drink, yeah (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
             F                C
Lettin' that jukebox break my heart
                Am             E
Yeah baby, just me, myself and Jack
           F                    C
Ain't that hard not wantin' you back
                     Am        E
Even if you were the only (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
              F              C              Am          E
I'd rather be, I'd rather be, I'd rather be lonely (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
F              C              Am          E
 I'd rather be, I'd rather be lonely (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
F              C
 I'd rather be


Outro:
                Am             E
Yeah baby, just me, myself and Jack
           F                    C
Ain't that hard not wantin' you back
                     Am        E
Even if you were the only (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
              F              C              Am
I'd rather be, I'd rather be, I'd rather be lonely

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 Am  E   | F   C   :

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