Christina Perri

The Lonely(Chords)

Christina Perri

Key: Gm

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Em           Bm 
2am where do I begin, 
C             G     Am check top 
Crying off my face again. 
Em                  Bm 
The silent sound of loneliness 
C               G     Am check top 
Wants to follow me to bed. 


PRE-CHORUS: 

      C          D           G          Em 
I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most. 
        C          D           Em  
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well. 



Em Bm Dancing slowly in an empty room C G Am Can the lonely take the place of you? Em Bm I sing myself a quiet lullaby C G Let you go and let the lonely in Am To take my heart again
Em Bm Too afraid to go inside C G Am For the pain of one more loveless night. Em Bm But the loneliness will stay with me C G Am check top And hold me til I fall asleep. PRE-CHORUS: C D G Em I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most. C D Em keep holding Em I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well.
Em Bm Dancing slowly in an empty room, C G Am Can the lonely take the place of you? Em Bm I sing myself a quiet lullaby. C G Let you go and let the lonely in Am check top To take my heart again.
BRIDGE: G Em Broken pieces of G C A barely breathing story G Em Where there once was love G Em Bm Now there's only me and the lonely. FINAL-CHORUS: Em Bm Dancing slowly in an empty room, C G Am Can the lonely take the place of you? Em Bm I sing myself a quiet lullaby. C G Let you go and let the lonely in Am To take my heart again.

Written by Christina Perri

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