Pepper Coyote – Lonely Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Pepper Coyote – Lonely Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

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This is the chord progression of Lonely by Pepper Coyoyte on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Chorus]
A                         E
‘Cause I’m Lonely, canʼt you see?
F#m                                         D
Iʼm talkin Lonely, yeah thatʼs me
A                                         E
I got One more dance but in
D
Half an hour Iʼll be gone

[Verse 1]
A                                                             E
Tell you right or tell me wrong
F#m                                                                                 D
Shiny diamonds in the mirror never gave me any answers so letʼs
A                                         E
Polish up our waste in song
F#m                                                                                 D
See it sparkle in false brilliance dig a dollar from the earth and maybe youʼll

[Bridge]
A      E                     D
Stay with me, oh
A       E                     D
Stay with me, oh

[Chorus]
A                                                             E
‘Cause I’m Lonely, canʼt you see?
F#m                                         D
Iʼm talkin Lonely, yeah thatʼs me
A                                         E
I got One more dance but in
D
Half an hour Iʼll be gone

[Verse 2]
A                                         E
Come on down and make your mark
F#m                                                             D
Standing up for something lesser couldnʼt mean less to the empty
A                                         E                                         F#m                                         D
Any hope of getting started shaken up by justice seekers who are pulling me apart oh wonʼt you

[Bridge]
A     E                     D
Stay with me, oh
A                     E                     D
Stay with me, oh. ‘Cause I’m

[Chorus]
A                                         E
Lonely, canʼt you see?
F#m                                         D
Iʼm talkin Lonely, yeah thatʼs me
A                                         E
I got One more dance but in
D
Half an hour Iʼll be gone

[Verse 3]
A E
Wasnʼt I the lonely one?
F#m D F#m
Making phone calls in the bathroom yelling “how could you have gone” but someone else;
E D D D D D D D
Someone older Itʼs not right thinking that Iʼm fine alone ʻCause Iʼm

[Chorus]
A E
Lonely, canʼt you see?
F#m D
Iʼm talkin Lonely, yeah thatʼs me
A E
I got One more dance but in
D
Half an hour Iʼll be gone

[Chorus]
A E
Lonely, canʼt you see?
F#m D
Iʼm talkin Lonely, yeah thatʼs me
A E
I got One more dance but in
D
Half an hour Iʼll be gone

[Bridge]
D D D D
( Iʼll be gone, gone, gone yeah. I’m so)

[Chorus]
A E
Lonely, canʼt you see?
F#m D
Iʼm talkin Lonely, yeah thatʼs me
A E
I got One more dance but in
D
Half an hour Iʼll be gone

[Outro]
D D D D
I’ll be gone, gone, gone

How to play Lonely: key, chords and progression

Lonely by Pepper Coyote is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 4 chords: A, E, F#m and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – E – F#m – D (I – V – vi – IV in A major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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Lonely chords: questions

What key is Lonely in?

Lonely by Pepper Coyote is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Lonely?

Lonely uses 4 chords: A, E, F#m, D.

What is the chord progression of Lonely?

The main progression is A – E – F#m – D (I – V – vi – IV), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.

Is Lonely easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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