Plain White T's - A Lonely September: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Lonely September" 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 A Lonely September Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Plain White T's

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 "A Lonely September" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F#m                   D
I'm sittin' here all by myself
       A                              E
Just tryin' to think of something to do
F#m                           D
Tryin' to think of something, anything
         A                        E
Just to keep me from thinking of you
F#m                    D
But you know it's not working out
              A                 E
'cause you're all that's on my mind
F#m                   D
One thought of you is all it takes
              A                   E
To leave the rest of the world behind

Chorus:
D              E                A
Well I didn't mean for this to go as far as it did
D             E               A
And I didn't mean to get so close and share what
we did
D             E               F#m
And I didn't mean to fall in love, but I did
         D                      E
And you didn't mean to love me back but I know you
 A
did

I'm sitting here trying to convince myself
That you're not the one for me
But the more I think, the less I believe it
And the more I want you here with me
You know the holidays are coming up
I don't want to spend them alone
Memories of Christmas time with you
Will just kill me if I'm on my own

Chorus:
Well I didn't mean for this to go
As far as it did
And I didn't mean to get so close
And share what we did
And I didn't mean to fall in love
But I did
And you didn't mean to love me back

D                              E
I know it's not the smartest thing to do
         A                   F#m
we just can't seem to get it right
         D                       E
But what I wouldn't give to have one
               F#m D A E
more chance tonight

I'm sitting here trying to entertain
Myself with this old guitar
But with all my inspiration gone
It's not getting me very far
I look around my room and everything
I see reminds me of you
Oh please, baby won't you take my hand
We've got nothing left to prove

Chorus:
Well I didn't mean for this to go
As far as it did
And I didn't mean to get so close
And share what we did
And I didn't mean to fall in love
But I did
And you didn't mean to love me back
But I know you did
And I didn't mean to meet you then
Then when we were just kids
And I didn't mean to give you chills
The way that I kiss
And I didn't mean to fall in love
But I did
And you didn't mean to love me back but
I know you did
Don't say you didn't love me back
'cause you know you did
No, you didn't mean to love me back
But you did


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "A Lonely September" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Lonely September" by Plain White T's.