Christina Perri - lonely child: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "lonely child" 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.

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

G#m
Just as fast as you came,
just as fast the sun set
    F#
You pushed me away, you pushed me down
                            G#m
Down, down, down, where my dreams lay
And just as quick you left
                                       F#
Just as quick as you left my heart undressed
And I fell down, down, down, down
                             G#m
You took my wish back to the well
    E                              B
And I remember all the words that you said
      E                                        B
That love is just a spark that starts in your heart
            D#
And ends in your head

Chorus:
        G#m         F#
Darling calm down, calm down
        E                    D#
You'll lose yourself in the clouds
G#m        F#
Slow down, slow down
      E                D#
Your world's spinning around
           G#m    F#
May your untamed heart stay
 E                D#
Restless running wild
             C#m           E       F#       G#m
Cause you're only, just a lonely, lonely, child

Just as dark as the night
Just as dark as the night
When I lost my mind, I lost control
Down, down, down
You let me sell my love for my soul
And I remember all the words that you wrote
That love is just a sound that plays in your heart
And gets caught in your throat

Chorus

And I remember all the words that you said
That love is just a spark that starts in your
heart and ends your head

Chorus:
Darling, come down, come down
You'll lose yourself in the clouds
Slow down, slow down
Your world's spinning around
May your untamed heart stay restless running wild
'Cause you're only, just a lonely
Yes you're only, just a lonely, lonely child

Cha-cha-cha!




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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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 "lonely child" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "lonely child" by Christina Perri.