What It Means To Be Alone Chords
What It Means To Be Alone by The Dear Hunter is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Dm, F, G, E, Fm, Gm, D#, D/5+, Cm, Cm/A, G# and Cm/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C Dm
Oh, you were born with the sun
C Dm
Oh, you will die with the moon
C Dm
And everything you thought you had you lost
C Dm
But now you'd never lose what you don't have
F G C E F
Prayers from above, never answered quite enough
Dm Fm
Now the only one you have is
C Gm
You with this cruel and bitter heart
F
You were cold and in love
D# D# D/5+
Left here naked in the sun
C Gm
Run scared from this cruel and bitter world
F D# D# D/5+
This has only begun as the bombs burst off
Fm Cm Gm
Smoke arose on azimuth glares
Fm Cm Gm
Bodies brewed and frigid winter air
Fm Cm Gm Cm/A G# G
Where families son's are robbed beneath their feet and hearts conceded
Fm Cm Gm Fm
"Ab Ovo," the angel sings "Ad astra"
Cm Gm
our eyes to the sea
Fm Cm Gm Cm/A
We thought that we had a cause for suffering
G# G Cm/F#
and reason enough to die alone
G
All but
C Gm
You with this cruel and bitter heart
F
You were cold and in love
D# D# D/5+
Left here naked in the sun
C Gm
Run scared from this cruel and bitter world
F D# D# D/5+
This has only begun as the bombs burst off
Cm Gm
With our feet beneath us
Cm/A
With our hands to the sky
G# G Cm/F#
We extend our limbs begging "why oh why?"
G Fm Cm Gm Fm Cm Gm Fm Cm Gm
Don't turn away
( D# G# Cm Gm Cm/A G# G )
F G C E F
Prayers from above, never answered quite enough
Dm G C E F
Looking up, never offered you too much
Dm Fm
Now the only one you have is...