Christina Perri - The Lonely

christina perri ~ the lonely
by ~ floway ~

nb! when use “am” you use Am – first finger . [ ok note ]

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 [ keep holding Em ]
i’m the shell of a girl that i used to know well .

chorus :

Em Bm
dancing slowly in an empty room
C G Am [ check top ]
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

~

Em Bm
too afraid to go inside
C G Am [ check top ]
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 .

chorus :

Em Bm
dancing slowly in an empty room ,
C G Am [ check top ]
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 [ check top ]
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 .

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