Lonely Aint Easy
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Cover of the American Aquarium song.
Released: 2019
Note: Easy way of playing see chords up to 2nd chorus.
After that the best chords to play this.
[Chords]
[G 320033]
[Csus2 x30010]
[Gadd11 320013]
[Em7 022033]
[Cadd9 x32033]
Capo: No
[Intro]
C Csus2 C G
C Csus2 C G
C Csus2 C G
D G Gadd11 G
G
[Verse 1]
Em C G G
The only thing certain is we end up alone,
Em C G G
To pick up the pieces of our once-happy home,
Em Bm C G
She took all my records, the hits, the unknowns,
D Em
She took all the Beatles,
D Em
She took all the Eagles,
D G
She took all the Stones.
[Chorus]
C G
Lonely ain't easy,
C G
Lonely ain't kind,
C G
Lonely won't leave me,
D G
She's a good friend of mine.
[Interlude]
C G G G
C G G G
C G G G
D G G G
[Verse 2]
Em C G G
Now years of my life that I'll never get back,
Em
Ain't it funny how the good times,
C G G
Never outweigh the bad?
Em C G G
That diamond couldn't cut through all the problems we had,
D Em7
I was always gone,
D Em7
She was all alone,
D G
What chance did we have?
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
Lonely ain't easy,
Cadd9 G
Lonely ain't kind,
Cadd9 G G
Lonely won't leave me,
D G
She's a good friend of mine.
[Interlude]
Cadd9 G G G
Cadd9 G G G
Cadd9 G G G
D G G G
[Verse 3]
Em Em7 Cadd9 G Gadd11 G
Now I follow the rules, and I play my part,
Em Em7 Cadd9 G G
All I got left is this Tin-Man’s heart,
Bm C G
No matter how hard I try, it won't seem to start,
D Em
She said, "I'll always love you",
D Em
She said, "I'll never leave you,
D G
"'Til death do us part".
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
Lonely ain't easy,
Cadd9 G
Lonely ain't kind,
Cadd9 G G
Lonely won't leave me,
D G
Cause she's a good friend of mine.
[Post-Chorus]
Cadd9 G
She's there every morning,
Cadd9 G
She's in bed when I get home,
Cadd9 G D Em7
Sometimes I wish lonely would leave me alone,
D Em7
Leave me alone,
D G
Leave me alone.
[Interlude]
Cadd9 G G G
Cadd9 G G G
Cadd9 G G G
D G G G
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
Lonely ain't easy,
Cadd9 G
Lonely ain't kind,
Cadd9 G G
Lonely won't leave me,
D G
Cause she's a good friend of mine.
[Interlude]
Cadd9 G G G
Cadd9 G G G
Cadd9 G G G
D G G G
[Outro]
Cadd9 G
Lonely ain't easy,
Cadd9 G
Lonely ain't kind,
Cadd9 G G
Lonely won't leave me,
N.C.
Cause she's a good friend of mine.
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