Gm D 2am where do I begin, Eb Bb D Crying off my face again. Gm D The silent sound of loneliness Eb Bb D Wants to follow me to bed. Gm F Bb Gm I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most. Gm F Gm I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well. Gm D Dancing slowly in an empty room Eb Bb D Can the lonely take the place of you? Gm D I sing myself a quiet lullaby Eb Bb Let you go and let the lonely in D To take my heart again Gm D Too afraid to go inside Eb Bb D For the pain of one more loveless night. Gm D But the loneliness will stay with me Eb Bb D And hold me til I fall asleep. Gm F Bb Gm I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most. Gm F Gm I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well. Gm D Dancing slowly in an empty room Eb Bb D Can the lonely take the place of you? Gm D I sing myself a quiet lullaby Eb Bb Let you go and let the lonely in D To take my heart again Gm F Bb F Gm Broken pieces of Gm F Bb F Cm Bb a barely breathing story Gm F Bb F Eb Where there once was love Gm F Bb F Cm D D7 Now there's only me and the lonely. Gm D Dancing slowly in an empty room Eb Bb D Can the lonely take the place of you? Gm D I sing myself a quiet lullaby Eb Bb Let you go and let the lonely in D To take my heart again This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
The Lonely chords by Christina Perri
Suggested strumwhole-bar ballad
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d
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Also works: everywhere 4/4 d – d u – u d –
How to play The Lonely on ukulele
To play The Lonely on ukulele, strum the whole-bar ballad: d – – –. The groove sits around 66 bpm, a relaxed pace. You are playing it in G minor. This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the proficient level. Want friendlier shapes? Drop it 3 half-steps, then a capo on fret 3 restores the key you see here. Let each chord ring the full bar under the sparse vocal.
7 ukulele chords used in "The Lonely" by Christina Perri: Bb, Cm, D, D7, Eb, F and Gm
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D7 works better instead of Gm for “I used to know well”
This helped me soooo much! Thank you to the power of infinity!
But I also think there should be an audio of this on here. Like a play-along, maybe?
This is great! Thanks.
What a song.
I love this song SOOOOOO much. Thank you!
Im not sure the Gm in the pre chorus is right. Shouldn’t it be Eb. This is very awsome though. Thank you.
D UD U seems alright
At the end of the pre chorus (specifically the word “well”) play D7 rather than Gm. 🙂
any Eb replacers? it doesn’t sound too right.
Try -3 for a good alto range
anyone know the strumming pattern i was just doing down down down…