The Lonely chords by Christina Perri

Chords with lyrics

Songwriters: David Hodges, Christina Perri

Capo 3

Intro
E minorEm  BB  C majorC  G+G B7B7

Verse 1
E minorEm        BB
2 a.m., where do I begin?
C majorC       G+G   B7B7
Crying off my face again
E minorEm          BB
The silent sounds of loneliness
C majorC        G+G   B7B7
Wants to follow me to bed

Pre-Chorus
    C majorC      D MajorD      G+G     E minorEm
I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most
     C majorC     D MajorD      BB
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well

Chorus
E minorEm          BB
Dancing slowly in an empty room
C majorC            G+G    B7B7
Can the lonely take the place of you?
  E minorEm         BB
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
C majorC            G+G          B7B7
Let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again

Interlude
E minorEm   BB

Verse 2
E minorEm      BB
Too afraid to go inside
C majorC            G+G    B7B7
For the pain of one more loveless night
E minorEm           BB
But the loneliness will stay with me
C majorC         G+G   B7B7
And hold me 'til I fall asleep

Pre-Chorus
    C majorC     D MajorD      G+G     E minorEm
I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most
     C majorC     D MajorD      BB
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well

Chorus
E minorEm          BB
Dancing slowly in an empty room
C majorC            G+G    B7B7
Can the lonely take the place of you?
E minorEm          BB
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
C majorC            G+G          B7B7
Let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again

Bridge
E minorEm D MajorD G+G   C majorC
Broken pieces of
 E minorEm D MajorD G+G     A minorAm G+G
A augmentedA barely breathing story
E minorEm   D MajorD  G+G     C majorC
Where there once was love
E minorEm  D MajorD   G+G  A minorAm     B7B7
Now there's only me and the lonely

Chorus
E minorEm          BB
Dancing slowly in an empty room
C majorC            G+G    B7B7
Can the lonely take the place of you?
E minorEm          BB
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
C majorC           G+G           B7B7
Let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again

Coda
E minorEm  BB  C majorC  G+G B7B7

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