Christina Perri – The Lonely tab

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 D7e|----------------------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 D7e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|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 De|-------------------------------------|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 De|----------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 De|----------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 De|----------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 D7e|--------------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 De|---------------------------------------------------------|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 De|----------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 De|----------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 De|----------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 Bbe|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|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 Dme|-----------------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 D7e|-------------------------------------------|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 De|----------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 De|----------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 De|----------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 De|--------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 De|----------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---------------------------------|
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