Feb252018

Maggie Lowen – On My Own Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

ChordsEm C G D

KeyKeyCapo

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[Intro]
Em C G D [2x]

[Verse 1]
Em C
It all started like a fairy tale
G D
Though we never got our happy ending
Em C
Never wanted us to fail
G D
You left me mending, the broken pieces
Em C G D
Of My H-eart.
Em C G D
Of My H-eart

[Chorus]
Em C
Why am I still holding onto
G D
The memories you left behind
Em C G D
Why can’t I move on and say goodbye
Em C
The shattered dreams you left with me
G D
There’s nowhere to go I can’t see
Em C
what’s standing right in front of me
G D
I know you’re gone but I can’t leave
Em C G D
I’m on my o-o-own
Em C G D
I’m on my o-o-own

[Verse 2]
Em C
Whatever happened to those good times
G D
Where you do anything to be by my side
Em C
Where we laughed until we cried
G D
Oh I guess I thought that we were fine

Em C G
It’s like torture what you did to me
D
The way you said goodbye so easily [4x]

[Chorus]
Em C
Why am I still holding onto
G D
The memories you left behind
Em C
Why am I still holding onto
G D
The memories you left behind
Em C G D
Why can’t I move on and say goodbye
Em C
The shattered dreams you left with me
G D
There’s nowhere to go I can’t see
Em C
what’s standing right in front of me
G D
I know you’re gone but I can’t leave
Em C G D
I’m All A-lone
Em C G D
I’m All A-lone

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How to play On My Own: key, chords and progression

On My Own by Maggie Lowen sits in E minor (one sharp: F♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: Em, C, G and D.

Listen for Em – C – G – D (i – VI – III – VII in E minor), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems: the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.