Learn to play "the lonely" 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.
Gm D 2am where do I begin, D# A# D Crying off my face again. Gm D The silent sound of loneliness D# A# D Wants to follow me to bed. D# F A# Gm I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most. D# F D I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well. Chorus: Gm D/F# Dancing slowly in an empty room D# A# D Can the lonely take the place of you? Gm D/F# I sing myself a quiet lullaby D# A# Let you go and let the lonely in D To take my heart again Too afraid to go inside For the pain of one more loveless night But the loneliness will stay with me And hold me 'til I fall asleep I'm the ghost of a girl that I want to be most I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well Chorus: Dancing slowly in an empty room Can the lonely take the place of you? I sing myself a quiet lullaby Let you go and let the lonely in To take my heart again Gm F A# F Gm Broken pieces of Gm F A# F Cm A# A barely breathing story Gm F A# F D# Where there once was love Gm F A# F Cm D D7 Now there's only me and the lonely. Chorus: Dancing slowly in an empty room Can the lonely take the place of you? I sing myself a quiet lullaby Let you go and let the lonely in To take my heart again You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# ![]() Cm ![]() D ![]() D# ![]() D7 ![]() F ![]() F# ![]() Gm ![]() 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 "the lonely" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "the lonely" by Christina Perri.