Olivia O’Brien – Better Than Feeling Lonely Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Olivia O’Brien – Better Than Feeling Lonely Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsFADmBbm

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[Intro]
F  A  Dm  Bbm

[Verse 1]
F
Hate to say it's true
            A
but I can't get you off my mind
Dm
Thinkin' 'bout you [?] how
   Bbm
it feels when it's all mine
F
I know all you're gonna do
   A
is sit and waste my time
    Dm
And every word you say to me
   Bbm
is probably a lie

[Chorus]
   F
So look me in the eyes
Tell me that you want me
A
Tell me pretty lies
Tell me i'm the only
Dm
Even if you don't mean it
A touch of you is holy
Bbm
Maybe fake love is better
than feeling lonely

[Post-Chorus]
F
  Better than feeling lonely
A
  Better than feeling lonely
Dm
  Better than feeling
Bbm
Maybe fake love is better
than feeling lonely

[Interlude]
F  A  Dm  Bbm
         (Maybe fake love is better
         than feeling lonely)

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[Verse 2]
F
Wish that I could be someone
    A
who does everything right
    Dm
But that just seems so boring
        Bbm
I would rather chase the highs
F
I got some stories
I sitll need to write
    A
And I don't get [?} that
shit fucks up my life
   Dm
So call me a psycho
and maybe I'll [?]
     Bbm
But I [?]

[Chorus]
   F
So look me in the eyes
Tell me that you want me
A
Tell me pretty lies
Tell me i'm the only
Dm
Even if you don't mean it
A touch of you is holy
Bbm
Maybe fake love is better
than feeling lonely

[Post-Chorus]
F
  Better than feeling lonely
A
  Better than feeling lonely
Dm
  Better than feeling
Bbm
Maybe fake love is better
than feeling lonely

[Bridge]
F
Write [?]
           A
then never even get to love you
Dm                              Bbm
I don't care if I get hurt, I'm fine
F                               A
I don't get to choose the way I feel
It's just the truth
    Dm
And I don't care if
                Bbm
I get hurt, I'm fine

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[Chorus]
   F
So look me in the eyes
Tell me that you want me
A
Tell me pretty lies
Tell me i'm the only
Dm
Even if you don't mean it
A touch of you is holy
Bbm
Maybe fake love is better
than feeling lonely

[Post-Chorus]
F
  Better than feeling lonely
A
  Better than feeling lonely
Dm
  Better than feeling
Bbm
Maybe fake love is better
than feeling lonely

[Outro]
F  A  Dm  Bbm
         (Maybe fake love is better
         than feeling lonely)

How to play Better Than Feeling Lonely: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Better Than Feeling Lonely by Olivia O’Brien on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Better Than Feeling Lonely by Olivia O’Brien is built around F major (one flat: B♭), with 4 chords in all: F, A, Dm and Bbm.

The backbone of the song is F – A – Dm – Bbm (I – III – vi – iv in F major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, E, Am, Fm (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F

Better Than Feeling Lonely chords: questions

What key is Better Than Feeling Lonely in?

Better Than Feeling Lonely by Olivia O’Brien is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Better Than Feeling Lonely?

Better Than Feeling Lonely uses 4 chords: F, A, Dm, Bbm.

What is the chord progression of Better Than Feeling Lonely?

The main progression is F – A – Dm – Bbm (I – III – vi – iv).

Is Better Than Feeling Lonely easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, E, Am, Fm (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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