To Be Alone Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays512

To Be Alone by Ben Howard is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G, D, E and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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  			Em  G   D 

G     G  
I dont need nobody, no, I, I dont need nobody 
  Em              D 
Oh, I dont need nobody to be alone, 
E      Em      G      D 
To be alone. 


C                     Em      G     
And in the darkness a shallow voice 

G                D 
And it hears all. 

  C                        Em 
I bite my tongue, theres a fever, 
  G                   D 
I will not let it go. 

D 
G 

G     G  
I dont need nobody, no, I, I dont need nobody 
  Em              D      Em        G        D 
Oh, I dont need nobody to be alone, 
    Em      G      D 
To be alone. 

Em 
D   G 

Em 
G   D 

   C                   Em     G 
And in the darkness a shallow voice 
                 D 
And it hears all. 
  C                        Em 
I bite my tongue, theres a fever, 
  G                    D 
I will not let it show. 

    C       G         Em      G 
And in the darkness a shallow voice 
                 D 
And it hears all. 
  C            G           Em 
I bite my tongue, theres a fever, 
  G                    D 
I will not let it show. 

G            D          G                 Em 
I dont need nobody, no, I, I dont need nobody 

Em                D       Em        D 
Oh, I dont need nobody to be alone, 
   Em                    D 
To be alone, to be alone. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante