Prince – Its Gonna Be Lonely Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Prince – Its Gonna Be Lonely Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsE/G#Gadd9Aadd9Bsus4F#5C#5

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THIS IS THE CHORD PROGRESSION OF Its Gonna Be Lonely BY Prince ON PIANO, UKULELE, GUITAR AND KEYBOARD.

[Verse 1]
E/G#            Gadd9           Gadd9           Aadd9
We’ve been together for quite some time
E/G# Gadd9* Gadd9* Aadd9
I’d think by now you’d know
E/G#           Gadd9           Gadd9           Aadd9
It would take forever to get you off my mind
E/G# Gadd9* Gadd9* Aadd9
If ever you decide to go
E/G# Gadd9 Gadd9 Aadd9
I guess i got a little insecurity
E/G# Gadd9* Gadd9* Aadd9
When it’s concerning you
E/G# Gadd9 Gadd9 Aadd9
I guess i’m just afraid that if you ever leave
E/G# Gadd9*
I’d be in a messed-up state of blue

[Chorus]
Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
And I’d be so lonely
Bsus4 Bsus4
Without you loving me
Bsus4 Bsus4 Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
I know it’s gonna be lonely
Bsus4 Bsus4 Bsus4 Bsus4
Without you giving me every little single thing that i need
G7(#5)
Lonely

[Verse 2]
Aadd9 E/G# Gadd9 Gadd9 Aadd9
Whatever’s in your kiss, it really turns me on
E/G# Gadd9* Gadd9* Aadd9
Till I go right out of my mind
E/G# Gadd9 Gadd9 Aadd9
And who could ever resist your accent from Paris
E/G# Gadd9* Gadd9* Aadd9
It gets me every time
E/G# Gadd9 Gadd9 Aadd9
I betcha that you never knew that in my dreams
E/G# Gadd9* Gadd9* Aadd9
You are the star
E/G# Gadd9 Gadd9 Aadd9
The only bummer is that you always want to leave
E/G# Gadd9*
Who do you think you are

[Chorus]
Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
Don’t you know it’s gonna be lonely
Bsus4 Bsus4
Without you loving me
Bsus4 Bsus4 Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
I know it’s gonna be lonely
Bsus4 Bsus4 Bsus4 Bsus4
Without you giving me every little single thing that i need
G7(#5)
Lonely

Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
Bsus4 F#5 C#5 Bsus4
Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
It’s gonna be lonely
Bsus4 F#5 C#5
Without you loving me
Bsus4 F#5 C#5
Giving me everything that I need
Bsus4 F#5 C#5 Bsus4
Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
It’s gonna be lonely
Bsus4 F#5 C#5
Without you loving me
Bsus4 Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
I know, i know it’s gonna be lonely
Bsus4 F#5 C#5
Oh, whatever’s in your kiss
Bsus4
I never could resist
Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
Oh, baby don’t go!
Bsus4 F#5 C#5
We’ve been together for quite some time
Bsus4 N.C.
It’d take forever to get you off my mind
Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
Oh, girl!

Bsus4 F#5 C#5
Without you loving me
Bsus4 Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
I know it’s gonna be lonely
Bsus4 F#5 C#5
Without you by my side
Bsus4 Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
Don’t you know that I could die, baby
Bsus4 F#5 C#5
Without you loving me
Bsus4 N.C.
Can’t you see
Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
It’s gonna be lonely
Bsus4 F#5 C#5
Bsus4 Aadd9 E/G# Aadd9 E/G#
Bsus4 F#5 C#5
It’s gonna be lonely, baby
Bsus4 F#5 C#5
So lonely, baby

[Outro]
Bsus4 F#5 C#5

How to play Its Gonna Be Lonely: key, chords and progression

To play Its Gonna Be Lonely by Prince, think in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). It takes 7 chords: E/G#, Gadd9, Aadd9, Bsus4, G7(#5, F#5 and C#5.

The backbone of the song is E/G# – Gadd9 – Aadd9 – E/G# (V – ♭VIIadd9 – Iadd9 – V in A major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Ebadd9, Fadd9, Gsus4, Eb7, D5, A5 (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Gadd9 chord on guitar (300003)
Gadd9G B D A
Aadd9 chord on guitar (x02420)
Aadd9A C♯ E B
Bsus4 chord on guitar (x24452)
Bsus4B E F♯
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F
F#5 chord on guitar (244xxx)
F♯5F♯ C♯
C#5 chord on guitar (x466xx)
C♯5C♯ G♯

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Its Gonna Be Lonely chords: questions

What key is Its Gonna Be Lonely in?

Its Gonna Be Lonely by Prince is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Its Gonna Be Lonely?

Its Gonna Be Lonely uses 7 chords: E/G#, Gadd9, Aadd9, Bsus4, G7(#5, F#5, C#5.

What is the chord progression of Its Gonna Be Lonely?

The main progression is E/G# – Gadd9 – Aadd9 – E/G# (V – ♭VIIadd9 – Iadd9 – V).

Is Its Gonna Be Lonely easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Ebadd9, Fadd9, Gsus4, Eb7, D5, A5 (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo).

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