Alone Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays827

Alone by Blues Traveler is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D 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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  			The placement of the chords is a little 
loose, but play with it and you'll get the idea. 
If you only have one guitar, try playing the 
fast part with barre chords, works pretty well. 
 
 
Intro:   A  D 
 
               A 
I said "I love you," 
             D 
She began to cry. 
                      A 
She said she needed a friend, 
             D 
I said "I'll try." 
              A 
Soon we'd say nothing, 
                         D 
Somehow I never wondered why, 
  
             C 
You see, she left me, 
    D 
She left me, 
    A        D 
I'm alone. 
 
I'd loved her always, 
She didn't know. 
I tried patience, 
Let a friendship grow. 
I tried to keep her, 
That's what made her go. 
 
You see, she left me, 
She left me, 
I'm alone. 
 
Beauty and the beast 
Was how it seemed to be. 
A love like hers 
Aint meant for guys like me. 
Some call me crazy, 
Some politely call me free, 
but either way 
 
You see, she left me, 
She left me, 
I'm alone. 
 
A 
I'm trying to forget you but it just won't work, 
            D 
I think I'm losing my mind, I think I'm going berzerk, 
           A 
I love you with a passion that you just don't know, 
         D   
And I kinda wish right now that I was telling you so, 
              A 
I could rant, or rave, or play some little game, 
           D 
But when I look into your eyes, it all seems the same, 
            A 
You weren't meant for me and that's a sad but true fact, 
            D 
Now I don't care how I look and don't care how I act, 
           A 
You set me free; I'm a man among men, 
           D 
But when I think of what I missed it starts all again, 
 
          A 
Now alone in the darkness of each new day, 
            D 
My heart is on its own. 
        A 
I wanna rip it from my chest and throw it away, 
D 
Watch this bassman take me home. 
 
 
I guess some day, 
Love will soon be here, 
And maybe then, 
I'll see things more clear. 
I guess I got excited, 
Cause it felt so near, 
and 
 
You see, she left me, 
She left me, 
I'm alone. 
 
But I know I'd give my life, 
Just to hold her now, 
And who knows? 
I might see her around. 
Hopes can always go up. 
Tears can only come down. 
 
You see, she left me. 
She left me, 
I'm alone. 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante