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I Wish I Could Be Lonely Instead by Kelly Clarkson
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
D:      xx0232
G:      320003 or 32033
Em:     x22000
A:      x02220
Bm:     x24432
    Intro:     D  
 I should have kDissed you
 One last time
 I would have held you
 So much longer if I had known
 It would be the last time
 If I could forget you
 Make all these memories
 Fade to grey
 I'd rGather not remEmember 
 What I fDoolishly tradAed
                   D(A)
 I think I might be missing you
 LBmike you said I wGould
                     D(A)
 I think I might have run away
 BmI'm a fool, yeah, IG'm a fool
                  D(A)
 I think I meant I love you
 When I sBmaid that I don't cGare
 I wDish I were just lAonely instBmeadG  
 I should have lDoved you
 More than I did
 Living without you
 With your ghost and your voice
 Always in my head
 Yeah I couldn't see you
 And now I see you everyday
 But not with me
 It seGems real nice
 She mEmakes you smile
 Like you uDsed to smile at mAe
                   D(A)
 I think I might be missing you
 LBmike you said I wGould
                     D(A)
 I think I might have run away
 BmI'm a fool, yeah, IG'm a fool
                  D(A)
 I think I meant I love you
 When I sBmaid that I don't cGare
 I wDish I were just lAonely instBmeadG  
 EmYou were right
 BmI'm lying here
 WDishing you were with me
 HAoping that you might be
 EmMissing me
 Cause BmI can't seem to fight it honey
 WDish I could erase every pAart of you in me
                   D(A)
 I think I might be missing you
 LBmike you said I wGould
                     D(A)
 I think I might have run away
 BmI'm a fool, yeah, IG'm a fool
                  D(A)
 I think I meant I love you
 When I sBmaid that I don't cGare
 I wDish I were just lAonely instBmeadG  
                   D(A)
 I think I might be missing you
 LBmike you said I wGould
                     D(A)
 I think I might have run away
 BmI'm a fool, yeah, IG'm a fool
                  D(A)
 I think I meant I love you
 When I sBmaid that I don't cGare
 I wDish I were just lAonely instBmeadG  
 Yeah, I wDish I could be lonely instead

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I Wish I Could Be Lonely Instead

by Kelly Clarkson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

I Wish I Could Be Lonely Instead by Kelly Clarkson

Standard Tuning

No Capo

Chords:

: xx0232

: 320003 or 32033

: x22000

: x02220

: x24432

Intro:

I should have kissed you

One last time

I would have held you

So much longer if I had known

It would be the last time

If I could forget you

Make all these memories

Fade to grey

G Em

I'd rather not remember

D A

What I foolishly traded

D A

()

I think I might be missing you

Bm G

Like you said I would

D A

()

I think I might have run away

Bm G

I'm a fool, yeah, I'm a fool

D A

()

I think I meant I love you

Bm G

When I said that I don't care

D A Bm G

I wish I were just lonely instead

I should have loved you

More than I did

Living without you

With your ghost and your voice

Always in my head

Yeah I couldn't see you

And now I see you everyday

But not with me

It seems real nice

She makes you smile

D A

Like you used to smile at me

D A

()

I think I might be missing you

Bm G

Like you said I would

D A

()

I think I might have run away

Bm G

I'm a fool, yeah, I'm a fool

D A

()

I think I meant I love you

Bm G

When I said that I don't care

D A Bm G

I wish I were just lonely instead

You were right

I'm lying here

Wishing you were with me

Hoping that you might be

Missing me

Cause I can't seem to fight it honey

D A

Wish I could erase every part of you in me

D A

()

I think I might be missing you

Bm G

Like you said I would

D A

()

I think I might have run away

Bm G

I'm a fool, yeah, I'm a fool

D A

()

I think I meant I love you

Bm G

When I said that I don't care

D A Bm G

I wish I were just lonely instead

D A

()

I think I might be missing you

Bm G

Like you said I would

D A

()

I think I might have run away

Bm G

I'm a fool, yeah, I'm a fool

D A

()

I think I meant I love you

Bm G

When I said that I don't care

D A Bm G

I wish I were just lonely instead

Yeah, I wish I could be lonely instead

About I Wish I Could Be Lonely Instead Chords by Kelly Clarkson

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