Tones and I - Lonely: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "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.

         E
Why am I so damn lonely?
   G#7        C#m                 A
Am I the only one who feels this way?
          E
Why am I so damn reckless?
G#7
I can't shake this
C#m        A
I am not okay

               E
And they say, maybe I should learn
a little thing about depression
     G#7
Like crying to a stranger's gonna
help me with progression
    C#m
And I don't wanna take it,
I don't wanna learn my lesson
A
All I really want is just the
love and the affection
      E
And they don't understand
a single word that I am saying
G#7
All they wanna do is put me on some medication
     C#m
It's hard for me to open up it's
hard for me to say shit
A
Writing all this music's
like my form of meditation

     E
And, ooh, ooh
                         G#7
They've come to take me away, again
                       C#m
Take control of me and all my friends
                             A
I've got this feeling and I can't pretend

Chorus:
          E
Why am I so damn lonely?
   G#7        C#m                 A
Am I the only one who feels this way?
          E
Why am I so damn reckless?
G#7                 C#m        A
I can't shake this, I am not okay
          E
Why am I so damn lonely?
   G#7        C#m                 A
Am I the only one who feels this way?
          E
Why am I so damn reckless?
G#7                 C#m        A
I can't shake this, I am not okay

So I thought, what's the point in
trying if I cannot find a reason?
I'm lying to myself,
I got a problem with believin'
Believing in the good,
I know my face can be deceiving
'Cause I've been tryna hide it,
I've been falling off the deep end
We're posting happy photos like
 we handle different faces
Ride and take me back to this from
when we're on vacation
It doesn't help me feel this whole
loneliness I'm facing
Like twenty likes a post supposed
to be the one salvation

And ooh, ooh
They've come to take me away again
Take control of me and all my friends
I've got this feeling and I can't pretend

Chorus:
Why am I so damn lonely?
Am I the only one who feel this way?
Why am I so damn reckless?
I can't shake this, I'm not okay
Why am I so damn lonely?
Am I the only one who feel this way?
Why am I so damn reckless?
I can't shake this, I'm not okay, ooh, oh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

G#7

Guitar chord G#7

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" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lonely" by Tones and I.