Bruce Springsteen - When You're Alone: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When You're Alone" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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F                   A#          F
Times were tough love was not enough
                              C         F
So you said sorry Johnny I'm gone gone gone
You said my act was funny
        A#         F
But we both knew what was missing honey
               C       A#
So you let out on your own
                           F
Now that pretty form that you've got baby
A#                       C  F
Will make sure you get along
    A#                     C       F
But you're gonna find our someday honey

Chorus:
A#                         C  F
When You're alone you're alone
A#                         C  F
When You're alone you're alone
A#                         C  F
When You're alone you're alone
A#                              C         F  C
When You're alone you ain't nothing but alone

Now I was young and pretty on
the mean streets of the city
And I fought to make 'em my home
With just the shirt on my back,
I left and swore I'd never look back
And, man, I was gone, gone, gone
But there's things that'll knock
you down you don't even see coming
And send you crawling like a baby back home
You're gonna find out that day, sugar

Chorus

I knew some day your runnin' would be through
And you'd think back on me and you
And your love would be strong
You'd forget all about the bad
And think only of all the laughs that we had
And you'd want to come home
Now it ain't hard feelings or nothing, sugar
That ain't what's got me singing this song
It's just nobody knows, honey, where love goes
But when it goes, it's gone gone

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

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 "When You're Alone" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When You're Alone" by Bruce Springsteen.

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