Sep122024

Dheusta – The Lonely Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
C C C


[Verse 1]
I'll take you
       F
to the green,
And help you to
  Fmaj7/C
believe,
That only you
    Cm
and me
are friends,
       Bbm Bbm Bbm
you'll see.


[Verse 2]
I'll lead you
       F
to the green,
Then everything
     Fmaj7/C
will be,
So splendid
 we'll
Cm
beam like best
friends,
I'll be you and
Bbm Bbm  Bbm
you like me.


[Chorus]
F
Lonely, ohh, so
Fmaj7/C
lonely,
        Cm
With no body to
 be
    Bbm
somebody,
F
Lonely, you'll
 be so
Fmaj7/C
lonely,
But look here and
Cm
you'll see, what
“friend” really
Bbm
means.

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[Interlude]
F  Fmaj7/C Cm  Bbm

[Verse 3]
F
Lonely, you'll be
   Fmaj7/C
so lonely,
Now that I’ve
      Cm
got a body,
And you're with
  Bbm Am
nobo--dy.


[Verse 4]
It's okay to be
F
lonely,
Cause I once was
Fmaj7/C
lonely,
But now that I’m
Cm
free,
You're stuck
there as
Bbm Am
me  ee.


[Verse 5]
I took you to
    F
the green,
Cause you looked
      Fmaj7/C
up at me,
Now you
         Cm
suddenly see,
What I really
Bbm
mean,
       Am
When I say,


[Verse 6]
I'll take you
 to the
F   F  F
gre-ee-een
And help you to
  F   F  F
belie-ee-eeve,
That only you and
Cm Cm  Cm
me are friends
   Bbm Bbm Bbm
To be--ee--ee.

[Interlude]
F  Fmaj7/C Cm Bbm
Bbm
F  Fmaj7/C  Cm  Bbm Am
F

How to play The Lonely: key, chords and progression

The Lonely by Dheusta is centred on B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). The song uses 6 chords: C, F, Fmaj7/C, Cm, Bbm and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – Fmaj7/C – Cm – Bbm (V – Vmaj7 – ii – i in B♭ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, D, Dmaj7, Am, Gm, F#m (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210) — Fmaj7F A C E

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

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The Lonely chords: questions

What key is The Lonely in?

The Lonely by Dheusta is centred on B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in The Lonely?

The Lonely uses 6 chords: C, F, Fmaj7/C, Cm, Bbm, Am.

What is the chord progression of The Lonely?

The main progression is F – Fmaj7/C – Cm – Bbm (V – Vmaj7 – ii – i).

Is The Lonely easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, D, Dmaj7, Am, Gm, F#m (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

How to play The Lonely: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

The Lonely chords: questions

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