Lonely Chords
Lonely by Ben Folds Five is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro - Play Twice
G|------------------------------|
D|---4-5--------------4-5-------|
A|-5-----5-7-5------5-----5-7-5-|
E|-------------7-8--------------|
Verse One - "Lonely, let me..."
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------4----4/12--|
A|-5---5---7------7--7------5--------|
E|-------------5-------5-------------|
"Give me space..."
G|-----------------------9/119----------------------|
D|-5--55--7--77--9--99----------11-9----------------|
A|---------------------7--------------------5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------------5--875---------|
Modified Intro - Leads into Second Verse
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-5-------------4-5-------------4-5-------------4-5------------|
A|-5-----5-7-5-----5-----5-7-5-----5-----5-7-5-----5-----5-7-5------|
E|-------------7-8-------------7~--------------7-8-------------7-8--|
Second Verse - "Lonely, Empty..."
G|----------------------------6-9-6----------------------------------|
D|---------------------9-------------------9-7--77-2-----------------|
A|-5--55--5--55--7--77---------------7--77--9---------5--55--5--55---|
E|-----------------------5--5-------------------------------5--------|
"Give me space..."
G|-----------------------------------------------2----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------2-4------------------------|
A|-2------------------------9-7--77-7-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------5--5-------------------------------5-----------|
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