Christina Perri
The Lonely
tabbed by ambient203
Tuning: Standard
I decided not to use exactly the right bass notes for the chorus,
otherwise it would have been weird and hard to play (and I'm sure some of
the notes aren't exact as it is). I tabbed this to pick with fingers, but
strumming the chords sounds great too. I tried to arrange the lyrics so
that they aligned with the piano, but staggering the words is kind of lame.
Comment if you need help with the chord shapes or anything, enjoy!
Intro: 0:00-0:12
Gm D Eb Bb D7
e|----------------------2----|
B|--3--3-3------1--3----1----|
G|--3----2----3----3----2----|
D|--5----0----1----3----0----|
A|--5----0----1----1----0----|
E|--3----2----3----1----2----|
Verse 1: 0:13-0:37
Gm D Eb Bb D D7
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3----4---4---4---4----3---3----3---1-------|
G|--3---3---3---3----2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3----3---3----2---2-------|
D|----5---5---5---5----4---4---4---4----5---5---5---5----3---3----4---4-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------1--------------------|
E|--3----------------2----------------3-------------------------2---------x2|
2 AM, where do I begin? Crying off my face again
The silent sound of loneliness wants to follow me to bed
Pre-Chorus: 0:38-0:51
Gm F Bb Gm Gm F D
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--3----1----3----3----3----1----3----|
G|--3----2----3----3----3----2----2----|
D|--5----3----3----5----5----3----4----|
A|--5----3----1----5----5----3----0----|
E|--3----1---------3----3----1----2----|
I'm a ghost of the girl that I want to be most
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well
Chorus: 0:52-1:19
Gm D
e|----------3----------------3----------------5----------------5------------|
B|--------3---3------------3---3------------7---7------------7---7----------|
G|------3-------3--------3-------3--------7-------7--------7-------7--------|
D|----5-----------5----5-----------5----7-----------7----7-----------7------|
A|------------------------------------5----------------5--------------------|
E|--3----------------3------------------------------------------------------|
Dancing slowly in an empty room
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
Eb Bb D
e|----------3----------------3-------|---------1----------------2-----------|
B|--------4---4------------4---4-----|-------3---3------------3---3---------|
G|------3-------3--------3-------3---|-----3-------3--------2-------2-------|
D|----5-----------5----5-----------5-|---3-----------3----0-----------0-----|
A|--6----------------6---------------|-1------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------x2|------------------2-------------------|
Can the lonely take the place of you
Let you go and let the
On second repeat, play:
Bb D
e|----------1----------------1----------------2------------|
B|--------3---3------------3---3------------3---3----------|
G|------3-------3--------3-------3--------2-------2--------|
D|----3-----------3----3-----------3----0-----------0------|
A|--1----------------1-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------2---------------2----|
lonely in to take my heart again
Pre-Verse: 1:20-1:25
Gm D
e|--6-----10--5----|
B|--3---------3----|
G|--3---------2----|
D|--5---------4----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Verse 2: 1:26-1:50
Gm D Eb Bb D D7
e|--------------3----------------5------------------------------------------|
B|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3----4---4---4---4----3---3----3---1-------|
G|--3---3---3--------2---2---2--------3---3---3---3----3---3----2---2-------|
D|----5---5---5---5----4---4---4---4----5---5---5---5----3---3----4---4-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------1--------------------|
E|--3----------------2----------------3-------------------------2---------x2|
Too afraid to go outside for the pain of one more loveless night
For the loneliness will stay with me and hold me til i fall asleep
Pre-Chorus: 1:51-2:04
Gm F Bb Gm Gm F D B7 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----1----3----3----3----1----3---3---4---4---3---3----|
G|--3----2----3--3-3----3----2----2---2---2---2---2---2----|
D|--5----3----3--3-5--7-5----3------0---0---4---4---4---4--|
A|--5----3----1--0-5----5----3--------------------0--------|
E|--3----1---------3----3----1----2-------2----------------|
I'm a ghost of the girl that I want to be most
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well
Chorus: 2:05-2:32
Gm D
e|----------3----------------3----------------5----------------5------------|
B|--------3---3------------3---3------------7---7------------7---7----------|
G|------3-------3--------3-------3--------7-------7--------7-------7--------|
D|----5-----------5----5-----------5----7-----------7----7-----------7------|
A|------------------------------------5----------------5--------------------|
E|--3----------------3------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/christina_perri/the_lonely_tab.html ]
Dancing slowly in an empty room
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
Eb Bb D
e|----------3----------------3-------|---------1----------------2-----------|
B|--------4---4------------4---4-----|-------3---3------------3---3---------|
G|------3-------3--------3-------3---|-----3-------3--------2-------2-------|
D|----5-----------5----5-----------5-|---3-----------3----0-----------0-----|
A|--6----------------6---------------|-1------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------x2|------------------2-------------------|
Can the lonely take the place of you
Let you go and let the
On second repeat, play:
Bb D
e|----------1----------------1----------------2----------------2----------|
B|--------3---3------------3---3------------3---3------------3---3--------|
G|------3-------3--------3-------3--------2-------2--------2-------2------|
D|----3-----------3----3-----------3----0-----------0----0-----------0----|
A|--1----------------1----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------2----------------2------------------|
lonely in to take my heart again
Bridge: 2:33-3:00
Gm F Bb F Gm Gm F Bb F Cm Bb
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1----3---------------------1----3---------4----4----3----3-1-------|
G|--3----2----3----2----0------3----2----3---------5----5----3--------3-2---|
D|--5----3----3----3----0------5----3----3----3-----------------------------|
A|-------3----1----3----1-----------3----1----3----3--3---3--1--1-----------|
E|--3--------------1----3------3--------------1-----------------------------|
Bro- ken pie- ces of a bare-ly breath-ing sto- ry
Gm F Bb F Eb Gm F Eb Dm
e|-----------------1--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1----3----1----8----8----8------8-----3----1-----------------------|
G|--3----2----3----2----8----8----8----8-8-----3----2----3----2-------------|
D|--5----3----3----3----8---------------------------3----5----3-------------|
A|-------3----1---------6--6---6--6--6---6--6-------0----6----5-------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------3----------------------------|
Where there once was love Now there's on-ly
Cm D D7
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--4----4----4-----4-----3---3---3---1------|
G|--5----5----5-----5-----2---2---2---2------|
D|--------------------------4---4---4---4----|
A|--3--3---3--3--3--3--3---------------------|
E|------------------------2-------2----------|
me and the lonely
Chorus: 3:01-3:28
Gm D
e|----------3----------------3----------------5----------------5------------|
B|--------3---3------------3---3------------7---7------------7---7----------|
G|------3-------3--------3-------3--------7-------7--------7-------7--------|
D|----5-----------5----5-----------5----7-----------7----7-----------7------|
A|------------------------------------5----------------5--------------------|
E|--3----------------3------------------------------------------------------|
Dancing slowly in an empty room
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
Eb Bb D
e|----------3----------------3-------|---------1----------------2-----------|
B|--------4---4------------4---4-----|-------3---3------------3---3---------|
G|------3-------3--------3-------3---|-----3-------3--------2-------2-------|
D|----5-----------5----5-----------5-|---3-----------3----0-----------0-----|
A|--6----------------6---------------|-1------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------x2|------------------2-------------------|
Can the lonely take the place of you
Let you go and let the
On second repeat, play:
Bb D
e|----------1----------------1----------------2----------|
B|--------3---3------------3---3------------3---3--------|
G|------3-------3--------3-------3--------2-------2------|
D|----3-----------3----3-----------3----0-----------0----|
A|--1----------------1-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------2------------------|
lonely in to take my heart again
Outro: 3:29-3:52
Gm D
e|--------3-6p3--------------3-6p3--------------2-5p2------------2-5p2------|
B|------3-------3----------3-------3----------3-------3--------3-------3----|
G|----3-----------3------3-----------3------2-----------2----2-----------2--|
D|--5---------------5--5---------------5--4----------------4----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb Bb D
e|----------3------------------3----------------------------------10---14---|
B|--------4---4--------------4---4----------------6--------------------15---|
G|------3-------3----------3-------3------------7---7----------7------------|
D|----5-----------5------5-----------5--------8-------8------7--------------|
A|--6------------------6--------------------8-----------8--9----------------|
E|----------------------------------------6---------------------------------|
Hope you enjoyed it!
