The Cranberries - How: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "How" 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.

Em  C  D       Bm       Em  C  D       Bm
Look, you're standing alone (Standing alone)
Em C D  Bm              Em C D              Bm
However I should have known (I should have known)

Em       C     D      Bm
Never before, never again
Em         Bm    D         Bm
You will ignore, I will pretend
Em       C     D      Bm
Never before, never again
Em         Bm    D         Bm
You will ignore, I will pretend

Chorus:
         C                           D
In your world, you're alone in your face
                      C
You're alone in your world
                      D
You're alone in your face
Em   C            Am          D         Em C Am D
How you said you never would leave me alone,
Em   C            Am          D         Em C Am D
How you said you never would leave me alone

Now you're just walking away (Walking away)
When you said you always would stay
(Always would stay)

Never before, never again
You will ignore, I will pretend
Never before, never again
You will ignore, I will pretend

Chorus

Never before, never again
You will ignore, I will pretend
In your world, you're alone in your place
You're alone in your world
You're alone in your place

How you said you never would leave me alone, how
How you said you never would leave me alone
How you said you never would leave me alone, how
How you said you never would leave me alone
Alone


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "How" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "How" by The Cranberries.