Alone Chords
by Ben Harper
Alone by Ben Harper is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, Bo, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
there are 4 riffs:
(RIFF1)
Em C Bo
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----2-2-2---0-0-0----------0-0-0------0-0-0-0--0-0---------------------
D--------------------4-4-4-----------------------------4-4-4-4---4-4----
A------------------------------------3---------3-----2---------2--------
E--0-------0-------0------0---------------------------------------------
(RIFF2)
C Bo
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G---0-0-0-0--0-0----------------------------
D------------------4-4-4-4---4-4------------
A--3-------3-----2---------2----------------
E-------------------------------------------
(RIFF3)
Em C Am G
e-------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------0-0-0---------
G------------0-0-0--------------------------
D----2-2-2-----------2-2-2------------------
A----------3------0-------------------------
E--0----------------------3-----------------
(RIFF4)
Em C Am Am
e----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G------------0-0-0-----------------------------------
D----2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2---2-2----2-2-2-2---2-2--
A----------3------0----------0------0---------0------
E--0-------------------------------------------------
(RIFF1)
This empty room it fills my mind
(RIFF1)
Freedom is lease make it fine
(RIFF1)
Every single rope has break
(RIFF1)
But in this life you can't turn back
(RIFF2)
I don't want to live,
(RIFF2) (RIFF3) (RIFF3) (RIFF3) (RIFF4)
I don't want to live a----lone a---lone a---lone a--lone
(and so on, 4 Riff1, 2 Riff2, 3 Riff3, 1 Riff4... )
As these words are with my tongue
I question why they even sounds
I have promised but I lied
I don't even know myself inside
I don't want to be,
I don't wanna be here alone alone alone alone
(bridge:,the first guitare plays :2 Riff1, 2 Riff3, puis Riff4 )
Today and tomorrow have become one
Every single thing that has become none
You monday child is a beast
What I've done most to show at the least
Please don't leave me here,
please don't leave me here
Don't you leave me alone,
alone, alone
NB: here is the solo played by the second guitare during the bridge
Em C Bo Em C Bo
e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G-4--5-4-4--2-0-2--0------0-2-4--5-4-4--5--7-4--5-7-2----
D--------------------4-4---------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
Em C Am G Em C Am G Em C Am
e---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G-4--5--4--2--0----2--0------------0--2--4----
D----------------4------4--5--2--4------------
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------