When I'm Alone
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Pm
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--|
G D/F#
Full of color on the outside
Pm
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--|
Em
But I only see in black and white
Pm
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--------------------5--|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
C
I'm desperate for some light
Pm--------------------|
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--|
A|--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|
E|-----------------------|
D
In the corners of my mind
Pm--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--|
G D/F#
Having hope but not enough
Pm--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--|
Em
Reaching out to find no one
Pm--------------------|
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--------------------5--|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
C
Am I the only soul
Pm--------------------|
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--|
A|--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|
E|-----------------------|
D
To have lost all control
[Pré-Refrão]
G D/F#
It gets hard to breath
C
Stuck in between on what
D
Has become my fake reality
G D/F#
And there's no escape
C
From the voice in my head
D
It's driving me crazy!
[Refrão]
G D/F# Em
Nobody understands
C D
My sanity's not going to last
G D/F# Em
And I'll smile on through the night
C D
Everyone will think I'm alright
G
But nobody knows
D/F# Em
What I'm dragging along
C D
When I'm alone
When I'm alone
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E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------5-----4h5-----------7-----7\9/7--|
A|--------5--------5-----------2-----2h3p2--3--3------3-------3--5--5-----5---------|
E|--3--3-----3--2-----2--0--0-----0-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--|
D|-------------------------------------------------5-----4h5-----------7-----7\9-----|
A|--------5--------5-----------2-----2h3p2--3--3------3-------3--5--5-----5----------|
E|--3--3-----3--2-----2--0--0-----0--------------------------------------------------|
Verso
Pm--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--|
G D/F#
I'm about to tear off this page
Pm--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--|
Em
But it's something I can't erase
Pm--------------------|
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--------------------5--|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
C
I wish I could rewrite
Pm--------------------|
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--|
A|--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|
E|-----------------------|
D
The story of my life
Pm--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--|
G D/F#
What I hide every day
Pm--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--|
Em
Behind the mask there's pain
Pm--------------------|
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--------------------5--|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
C
They say I'm not alone
Pm--------------------|
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--|
A|--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|
E|-----------------------|
D
But do they even know
[Pré-Refrão]
G D/F#
It gets hard to breath
C
Stuck in between on what
D
Has become my fake reality
G D/F#
And there's no escape
C
From the voice in my head
D
It's driving me crazy!
[Refrão]
G D/F# Em
Nobody understands
C D
My sanity's not going to last
G D/F# Em
And I'll smile on through the night
C D
Everyone will think I'm alright
G
But nobody knows
D/F# Em
What I'm dragging along
C D
When I'm alone
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G D/F# Em C D
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5--5--4h5--2--2-------------------9b10r9--7------7------7/9\7--5--5~--|
A|----------------------5----------7h10-------------10-----10----------------|
E|-------------------------3--7h8--------------------------------------------|
P.m------
G D/F# Em C D
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------7h8--10~--|
G|----------------7---------------7--9--9--7~--4--5--7--7/9--7--5--7~-----------|
D|--5--------7/9-----9\7--5~--/9------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7--5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.m---
G D/F# Em C
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--12\10--10\8--8/10--8~--------------8p0--7p0--8p0--7p0--8p0--7p0--8p0--7p0--|
G|-----------------------------7h9--9/12~------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D
E|---------------------------------------|
B|--10p0--8p0--10p0--8p0--10/12--10--8~--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Refrão]
G D/F# Em
Nobody understands
C D
My sanity's not going to last
G D/F# Em
And I'll smile on through the night
C D
Everyone will think I'm alright
G
But nobody knows
D/F# Em
What I'm dragging along
C D
When I'm alone
G D/F# Em
And every day I'll try
C D
To keep my feelings hidden inside
G
But nobody knows
D/F# Em
'Bout the hole in my soul
C D
When I'm alone
When I'm alone
How to play When I'm Alone
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.