The Lonely tab by Christina Perri

Tabs

The Lonely
tabbed by ambient203

Tuning: Standard


I decided not to use exactly the right bass notes for the chorus,
otherwise it would have been weird and hard to play (and I'm sure some of
the notes aren't exact as it is). I tabbed this to pick with fingers, but
strumming the chords sounds great too. I tried to arrange the lyrics so
that they aligned with the piano, but staggering the words is kind of lame.
Comment if you need help with the chord shapes or anything, enjoy!


Intro: 0:00-0:12

  G minorGm  D MajorD  Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb  D7D7
e|----------------------2----|
BB|--3--3-3------1--3----1----|
G+G|--3----2----3----3----2----|
D MajorD|--5----0----1----3----0----|
A augmentedA|--5----0----1----1----0----|
E MajorE|--3----2----3----1----2----|

Verse 1: 0:13-0:37

  G minorGm        D MajorD        Eb MajorEb        Bb majorBb    D MajorD  D7D7
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3----4---4---4---4----3---3----3---1-------|
G+G|--3---3---3---3----2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3----3---3----2---2-------|
D MajorD|----5---5---5---5----4---4---4---4----5---5---5---5----3---3----4---4-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------1--------------------|
E MajorE|--3----------------2----------------3-------------------------2---------x2|

  2 AM, where do  I   begin?    Crying off my face  again

  The silent sound of loneliness   wants to follow me to bed


Pre-Chorus: 0:38-0:51

  G minorGm  FF  Bb majorBb  G minorGm  G minorGm  FF  D MajorD
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|--3----1----3----3----3----1----3----|
G+G|--3----2----3----3----3----2----2----|
D MajorD|--5----3----3----5----5----3----4----|
A augmentedA|--5----3----1----5----5----3----0----|
E MajorE|--3----1---------3----3----1----2----|

  I'm a ghost of the girl that I want to be most

  I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well

Chorus: 0:52-1:19

  G minorGm                D MajorD
e|----------3----------------3----------------5----------------5------------|
BB|--------3---3------------3---3------------7---7------------7---7----------|
G+G|------3-------3--------3-------3--------7-------7--------7-------7--------|
D MajorD|----5-----------5----5-----------5----7-----------7----7-----------7------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------5----------------5--------------------|
E MajorE|--3----------------3------------------------------------------------------|

  Dancing      slowly in an  empty      room

 I sing      myself  a quiet  lullaby

  Eb MajorEb                Bb majorBb        D MajorD
e|----------3----------------3-------|---------1----------------2-----------|
BB|--------4---4------------4---4-----|-------3---3------------3---3---------|
G+G|------3-------3--------3-------3---|-----3-------3--------2-------2-------|
D MajorD|----5-----------5----5-----------5-|---3-----------3----0-----------0-----|
A augmentedA|--6----------------6---------------|-1------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------x2|------------------2-------------------|

  Can     the lonely take the  place    of you

  Let     you go and  let the

On second repeat, play:
  Bb majorBb                D MajorD
e|----------1----------------1----------------2------------|
BB|--------3---3------------3---3------------3---3----------|
G+G|------3-------3--------3-------3--------2-------2--------|
D MajorD|----3-----------3----3-----------3----0-----------0------|
A augmentedA|--1----------------1-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------2---------------2----|

  lonely in      to take my heart again


Pre-Verse: 1:20-1:25

  G minorGm    D MajorD

e|--6-----10--5----|
BB|--3---------3----|
G+G|--3---------2----|
D MajorD|--5---------4----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|


Verse 2: 1:26-1:50

  G minorGm        D MajorD        Eb MajorEb        Bb majorBb    D MajorD  D7D7
e|--------------3----------------5------------------------------------------|
BB|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3----4---4---4---4----3---3----3---1-------|
G+G|--3---3---3--------2---2---2--------3---3---3---3----3---3----2---2-------|
D MajorD|----5---5---5---5----4---4---4---4----5---5---5---5----3---3----4---4-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------1--------------------|
E MajorE|--3----------------2----------------3-------------------------2---------x2|

  Too afraid  to go outside   for the pain of one more loveless night

  For the loneliness will stay with me and hold me til i fall asleep


Pre-Chorus: 1:51-2:04

  G minorGm  FF  Bb majorBb  G minorGm  G minorGm  FF  D MajorD    B7B7   D MajorD
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--3----1----3----3----3----1----3---3---4---4---3---3----|
G+G|--3----2----3--3-3----3----2----2---2---2---2---2---2----|
D MajorD|--5----3----3--3-5--7-5----3------0---0---4---4---4---4--|
A augmentedA|--5----3----1--0-5----5----3--------------------0--------|
E MajorE|--3----1---------3----3----1----2-------2----------------|

  I'm a ghost of the girl that I want to be most

  I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well


Chorus: 2:05-2:32

  G minorGm                D MajorD
e|----------3----------------3----------------5----------------5------------|
BB|--------3---3------------3---3------------7---7------------7---7----------|
G+G|------3-------3--------3-------3--------7-------7--------7-------7--------|
D MajorD|----5-----------5----5-----------5----7-----------7----7-----------7------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------5----------------5--------------------|
E MajorE|--3----------------3------------------------------------------------------|

  Dancing      slowly in an  empty      room

 I sing      myself  a quiet  lullaby

  Eb MajorEb                Bb majorBb        D MajorD
e|----------3----------------3-------|---------1----------------2-----------|
BB|--------4---4------------4---4-----|-------3---3------------3---3---------|
G+G|------3-------3--------3-------3---|-----3-------3--------2-------2-------|
D MajorD|----5-----------5----5-----------5-|---3-----------3----0-----------0-----|
A augmentedA|--6----------------6---------------|-1------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------x2|------------------2-------------------|

  Can     the lonely take the  place    of you

  Let     you go and  let the

On second repeat, play:
  Bb majorBb                D MajorD
e|----------1----------------1----------------2----------------2----------|
BB|--------3---3------------3---3------------3---3------------3---3--------|
G+G|------3-------3--------3-------3--------2-------2--------2-------2------|
D MajorD|----3-----------3----3-----------3----0-----------0----0-----------0----|
A augmentedA|--1----------------1----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------2----------------2------------------|

  lonely in      to take my heart again


Bridge: 2:33-3:00

  G minorGm  FF  Bb majorBb  FF  G minorGm   G minorGm  FF  Bb majorBb  FF  C minorCm    Bb majorBb
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------1----3---------------------1----3---------4----4----3----3-1-------|
G+G|--3----2----3----2----0------3----2----3---------5----5----3--------3-2---|
D MajorD|--5----3----3----3----0------5----3----3----3-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------3----1----3----1-----------3----1----3----3--3---3--1--1-----------|
E MajorE|--3--------------1----3------3--------------1-----------------------------|

  Bro- ken pie- ces of  a bare-ly breath-ing sto-   ry

  G minorGm  FF  Bb majorBb  FF  Eb MajorEb           G minorGm  FF  Eb MajorEb  DmDm
e|-----------------1--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------1----3----1----8----8----8------8-----3----1-----------------------|
G+G|--3----2----3----2----8----8----8----8-8-----3----2----3----2-------------|
D MajorD|--5----3----3----3----8---------------------------3----5----3-------------|
A augmentedA|-------3----1---------6--6---6--6--6---6--6-------0----6----5-------------|
E MajorE|--3------------------------------------------3----------------------------|

  Where there once was love          Now there's on-ly

  C minorCm          D MajorD      D7D7
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|--4----4----4-----4-----3---3---3---1------|
G+G|--5----5----5-----5-----2---2---2---2------|
D MajorD|--------------------------4---4---4---4----|
A augmentedA|--3--3---3--3--3--3--3---------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------2-------2----------|

  me      and the lonely


Chorus: 3:01-3:28

  G minorGm                D MajorD
e|----------3----------------3----------------5----------------5------------|
BB|--------3---3------------3---3------------7---7------------7---7----------|
G+G|------3-------3--------3-------3--------7-------7--------7-------7--------|
D MajorD|----5-----------5----5-----------5----7-----------7----7-----------7------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------5----------------5--------------------|
E MajorE|--3----------------3------------------------------------------------------|

  Dancing      slowly in an  empty      room

 I sing      myself  a quiet  lullaby

  Eb MajorEb                Bb majorBb        D MajorD
e|----------3----------------3-------|---------1----------------2-----------|
BB|--------4---4------------4---4-----|-------3---3------------3---3---------|
G+G|------3-------3--------3-------3---|-----3-------3--------2-------2-------|
D MajorD|----5-----------5----5-----------5-|---3-----------3----0-----------0-----|
A augmentedA|--6----------------6---------------|-1------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------x2|------------------2-------------------|

  Can     the lonely take the  place    of you

  Let     you go and  let the

On second repeat, play:
  Bb majorBb                D MajorD
e|----------1----------------1----------------2----------|
BB|--------3---3------------3---3------------3---3--------|
G+G|------3-------3--------3-------3--------2-------2------|
D MajorD|----3-----------3----3-----------3----0-----------0----|
A augmentedA|--1----------------1-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------2------------------|

  lonely in      to take my heart again


Outro: 3:29-3:52

  G minorGm                  D MajorD
e|--------3-6p3--------------3-6p3--------------2-5p2------------2-5p2------|
BB|------3-------3----------3-------3----------3-------3--------3-------3----|
G+G|----3-----------3------3-----------3------2-----------2----2-----------2--|
D MajorD|--5---------------5--5---------------5--4----------------4----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Eb MajorEb                 Bb majorBb         D MajorD
e|----------3------------------3----------------------------------10---14---|
BB|--------4---4--------------4---4----------------6--------------------15---|
G+G|------3-------3----------3-------3------------7---7----------7------------|
D MajorD|----5-----------5------5-----------5--------8-------8------7--------------|
A augmentedA|--6------------------6--------------------8-----------8--9----------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------6---------------------------------|


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