Lonely World Chords
by The Vaccines
Lonely World by The Vaccines is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Freddie's part:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------6--5--3--1--0--1--3-5------|
G|-0--4--5--9-7-5-2-0--4--5--9-7-5-2----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C G Am G x2
Dm C G x2
C G Am G
I knew who you were, it was perfectly obvious
C G Am G
I was uncomfortable playing it cool
Dm C G C Dm C G
But I feel like I have al-ways known you
C G Am G
I kept you close and I thought you would question it
C G Am G
Young in the night, when we stare like the rest of them
Dm C G
God forbid
Dm C G
Oh my God
C
I would hold you close
Am
'Cause it is a lonely world
Dm
But would you want me too
G
'Cause it is a lonely world
C G Am G
Well I put off 'cause I'm painfully diffident
C G Am G
I played it out in my head from afar
Dm C G C Dm C G
But then trust me to go miss my moment
C G Am G
You disappeared to my dissatisfaction
C G Am G
Oh, what could have been with a little more time?
Dm C G
Woe is me
Dm C G
Oh my God
C
I would hold you close
Am
'Cause it is a lonely world
Dm
But would you want me too
G
'Cause it is a lonely world
C
I would hold you close
Am
'Cause it is a lonely world
Dm
If I was confident
G
'Cause it is a lonely world
Solo:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---7-7-5--7-9-7-5-4-5-2-------|
D|----------------------0r------|
A|-3r---------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---7-7-5--7-9-7-5-4-5-2-------|
D|----------------------3r------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---7-7-5--7-9-7-5-4-5s12--9-7v|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|9-12-14--16-14-12-9v--9-12s15v|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|9-12-14--16-14-12-9v--9-7-9-10-12|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------9---8--6--9---8--11v---|
G|-0--4--5--9-7-5-2-0--4--5--9-7-5-4-5---10--9--7--10--9--12v---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C
I would hold you close
Am
'Cause it is a lonely world
Dm
But would you want me too
G
'Cause it is a lonely world
C
I would hold you close
Am
'Cause it is a lonely world
Dm
If I was confident
G
'Cause it is a lonely world
end on C