Bon Jovi - Only Lonely: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Only Lonely" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Only Lonely Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bon Jovi

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Only Lonely" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Cm
Another long and sleepless night.
                             G#
You need someone to hold you tight.
Sometimes love don't know wrong from right
Another long and senseless
Cm
Fight was all you knew they're all the same
                                 G#
There's no one left to take the blame
                         A#
What's behind this masquerade
How do we win these losing
F               Gm
Games we play, words we say
F                           Gm      G#
Cutting wounds we know they run so deep
Leave it all behind you,
A#
Or someday love will find you

Chorus:
Cm           G#  A#
Only lonely, oh, ho. I can't stop hurting you.
Cm           G#  A#
Only lonely, oh, ho. But I can't stop lovin' you.
Cm           G#  A#   G#
Only lonely, oh, ho. How much pain does it take?

It's getting sometimes I don't know
When to stop when to go
Sometimes we're so afraid to let it show
A stolen kiss so out of place
It wipes the smile right off your face
And when those feelings start
We let them go, let them go
Games we play, words we say
Cutting wounds that run so deep
Leave it all behind you
Or someday love will find you

Chorus

                         Cm
Can you take before your heart breaks?
A#           Cm     G#  F
Before your heart breaks?

       Cm
I got this time bomb ticking in my head
                              G#
This time I think she's gonna blow
How can I say get away
                      Cm
When I just can't let go

F               Gm
Games we play, words we say
F                           Gm      G#
Cutting wounds we know they run so deep
Leave it all behind you,
A#
Or someday love will find you

Chorus:
Only lonely, oh, ho. I can't stop hurting you.
Only lonely, oh, ho. But I can't stop lovin' you.
Only lonely, oh, ho. I can't stop hurting you.
Only lonely, oh, ho. But I can't stop lovin' you.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Only Lonely" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Only Lonely" by Bon Jovi.

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