Songwriters: David Hodges, Christina Perri
Capo 3
Intro
Em B C G B7
Verse 1
Em B
2 a.m., where do I begin?
C G B7
Crying off my face again
Em B
The silent sounds of loneliness
C G B7
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 B
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well
Chorus
Em B
Dancing slowly in an empty room
C G B7
Can the lonely take the place of you?
Em B
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
C G B7
Let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again
Interlude
Em B
Verse 2
Em B
Too afraid to go inside
C G B7
For the pain of one more loveless night
Em B
But the loneliness will stay with me
C G B7
And hold me 'til I fall asleep
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Pre-Chorus
C D G Em
I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most
C D B
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well
Chorus
Em B
Dancing slowly in an empty room
C G B7
Can the lonely take the place of you?
Em B
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
C G B7
Let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again
Bridge
Em D G C
Broken pieces of
Em D G Am G
A barely breathing story
Em D G C
Where there once was love
Em D G Am B7
Now there's only me and the lonely
Chorus
Em B
Dancing slowly in an empty room
C G B7
Can the lonely take the place of you?
Em B
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
C G B7
Let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again
Coda
Em B C G B7
