The Lonely Uke tab by Christina Perri

7 Chords used in the song: Gm, D, Eb, Bb, F, Cm, D7

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Year:  2011
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4.36
(Intermediate)
Key: GmChords
Gm chordGm           D chordD
Two AM chordAM where do I begin
Eb chordEb Bb chordBb D chordD
Crying off my face again
Gm chordGm D chordD
The silent sound of loneliness
Eb chordEb Bb chordBb D chordD
Wants to follow me to bed

Gm chordGm F chordF Bb chordBb Gm chordGm
I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most
Gm chordGm F chordF Gm chordGm D chordD
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well

Gm chordGm D chordD
Dancing slowly in an empty room
Eb chordEb Bb chordBb D chordD
Can the lonely take the place of you
Gm chordGm D chordD
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
Eb chordEb Bb chordBb
Let you go and let the lonely in
D chordD
To take my heart again

Gm chordGm D chordD
Too afraid to go inside
Eb chordEb Bb chordBb D chordD
For the pain of one more loveless night
Gm chordGm D chordD
But the loneliness will stay with me
Eb chordEb Bb chordBb D chordD
And hold me til I fall asleep

Gm chordGm F chordF Bb chordBb Gm chordGm
I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most
Gm chordGm F chordF Gm chordGm D chordD
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well

Gm chordGm D chordD
Dancing slowly in an empty room
Eb chordEb Bb chordBb D chordD
Can the lonely take the place of you
Gm chordGm D chordD
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
Eb chordEb Bb chordBb
Let you go and let the lonely in
D chordD
To take my heart again

Gm chordGm F chordF Bb chordBb F chordF Gm chordGm
Broken pieces of
Gm chordGm F chordF Bb chordBb F chordF Cm chordCm Bb chordBb
a barely breathing story
Gm chordGm F chordF Bb chordBb F chordF Eb chordEb
Where there once was love
Gm chordGm F chordF Bb chordBb F chordF Cm chordCm D chordD D7 chordD7
Now there's only me and the lonely

Gm chordGm D chordD
Dancing slowly in an empty room
Eb chordEb Bb chordBb D chordD
Can the lonely take the place of you
Gm chordGm D chordD
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
Eb chordEb Bb chordBb
Let you go and let the lonely in
D chordD
To take my heart again

Uke tab by , 15 Jan 2018

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I love this song! Thank you.
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About this song: The Lonely

According to the The Lonely Songfacts, the song draws inspiration from an experience in Perri's life, when she found herself attending a dining event on her own. Read more on Last.fm.

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