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On My Own

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The whole chord progression in this song is basically a songwriting trick; take a D minor chord
and then just change the bass note, always going downwards, and chromatically from C to B to Bb to A.
The Bm7b5 & Bbmaj7 chords can also be thought of as Dm/B & Dm/Bb.
Suggested chord voicings
Dm     10-877xx or xx0231
Dm/C    8877xx  or x3x231
Bm7b5   7877xx  or x2323x
Bbmaj7  6877xx  or x1323x
Dm/A    5877xx  or x0323x  (or play bass note only while holding previous chord)
       A54xxxx
Tab for Chorus
e|----------13-12-10----------13-12-10-|---------13-12-10-13----12-10------|
B|-------10----------------10----------|------10---------------------------|
G|----10----------------10-------------|---10------------------------------|
D|-12----------------10----------------|-9---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Tab for Bridge & Outro
  (let ring)
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----3-----------3-------|-----3-----------3-----3-|
A|-5-----------3-----------|-2---------2-1-----0-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 1]
   DmI put my foot in my mouth aDm/Cgain
      Bm7b5I hope they still want to be my Bbmaj7friendsA  
   DmI got desirable qualitDm/Cies
      Bm7b5If you don't mind my obsessing with Bbmaj7meDm/A  
   DmI kept repeating myself yesterDm/Cday
      Bm7b5Repeating myself I keep on yesterBbmaj7dayDm/A  
   DmI want a people that I can call Dm/Chome
      Bm7b5But why do the work when I'm doing just Bbmaj7fine all Dm/Aon my Dmown
[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-Dm/Coh   Oh-oh-oh-Bm7b5oh
And I don't Bbmaj7mind   Dm/Abeing aDmlone
Oh-oh-oh-Dm/Coh   Oh-oh-oh-Bm7b5oh
I'm doing Bbmaj7fine,  Dm/Ame on my Dmown
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I worry that people can Dm/Chear
      Bm7b5What I'm thinking spilling out of my Bbmaj7earsDm/A  
   DmI calculate what I'm going to Dm/Csay
      Bm7b5Talking to people's a game I can Bbmaj7playDm/A  
   DmI'm working hard to look like I don't Dm/Ctry
      Bm7b5But I get rosy when I say goodBbmaj7byeDm/A  
   DmIt's probably true that I want to be Dm/Cknown
      Bm7b5But why do the work when I'm doing just Bbmaj7fine all Dm/Aon my Dmown
[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-Dm/Coh   Oh-oh-oh-Bm7b5oh
And I don't Bbmaj7mind   Dm/Abeing aDmlone
Oh-oh-oh-Dm/Coh   Oh-oh-oh-Bm7b5oh
I'm doing Bbmaj7fine,  Dm/Ame on my Dmown
Oh-oh-oh-Dm/Coh   Oh-oh-oh-Bm7b5oh
And I don't Bbmaj7mind   Dm/Abeing aDmlone
Oh-oh-oh-Dm/Coh   Oh-oh-oh-Bm7b5oh
I'm doing Bbmaj7fine,  Dm/Ame on my
[Bridge]
    Dm        Dm/C         Bm7b5   Bbmaj7And I'm Dm/Atrying to Dmread
      Dm/C         Bm7b5    Bbmaj7What Dm/Ayou want from Dmme
      Dm/C         Bm7b5   Bbmaj7And I'm Dm/Atrying to Dmread
      Dm/C         Bm7b5         Bbmaj7  Dm/AOh-oh-oh-Dmoh
[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-Dm/Coh   Oh-oh-oh-Bm7b5oh
And I don't Bbmaj7mind   Dm/Abeing aDmlone
Oh-oh-oh-Dm/Coh   Oh-oh-oh-Bm7b5oh
I'm doing Bbmaj7fine,  Dm/Ame on my Dmown
Oh-oh-oh-Dm/Coh   Oh-oh-oh-Bm7b5oh
And I don't Bbmaj7mind   Dm/Abeing aDmlone
Oh-oh-oh-Dm/Coh   Oh-oh-oh-Bm7b5oh
I'm doing Bbmaj7fine,  Dm/Ame on my
[Outro]
   Dm     Dm/C     Bm7b5   Bbmaj7    Dm/Ax2

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On My Own

by Tessa Violet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/C

Bm7b5

Bbmaj7

Dm/A

The whole chord progression in this song is basically a songwriting trick; take a D minor chord

and then just change the bass note, always going downwards, and chromatically from C to B to Bb to A.

The Bm7b5 & Bbmaj7 chords can also be thought of as Dm/B & Dm/Bb.

Suggested chord voicings

Dm 10-877xx or xx0231

Dm/C 8877xx or x3x231

Bm7b5 7877xx or x2323x

Bbmaj7 6877xx or x1323x

Dm/A 5877xx or x0323x (or play bass note only while holding previous chord)

54xxxx

Tab for Chorus

e|----------13-12-10----------13-12-10-|---------13-12-10-13----12-10------|

B|-------10----------------10----------|------10---------------------------|

G|----10----------------10-------------|---10------------------------------|

D|-12----------------10----------------|-9---------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Tab for Bridge & Outro

(let ring)

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|

D|-----3-----------3-------|-----3-----------3-----3-|

A|-5-----------3-----------|-2---------2-1-----0-----|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Dm Dm/C

I put my foot in my mouth again

Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 A

I hope they still want to be my friends

Dm Dm/C

I got desirable qualities

Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 Dm/A

If you don't mind my obsessing with me

Dm Dm/C

I kept repeating myself yesterday

Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 Dm/A

Repeating myself I keep on yesterday

Dm Dm/C

I want a people that I can call home

Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

But why do the work when I'm doing just fine all on my own

[Chorus]

Dm/C Bm7b5

Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh

Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

And I don't mind being alone

Dm/C Bm7b5

Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh

Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

I'm doing fine, me on my own

[Verse 2]

Dm/C

Sometimes I worry that people can hear

Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 Dm/A

What I'm thinking spilling out of my ears

Dm Dm/C

I calculate what I'm going to say

Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 Dm/A

Talking to people's a game I can play

Dm Dm/C

I'm working hard to look like I don't try

Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 Dm/A

But I get rosy when I say goodbye

Dm Dm/C

It's probably true that I want to be known

Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

But why do the work when I'm doing just fine all on my own

[Chorus]

Dm/C Bm7b5

Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh

Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

And I don't mind being alone

Dm/C Bm7b5

Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh

Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

I'm doing fine, me on my own

Dm/C Bm7b5

Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh

Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

And I don't mind being alone

Dm/C Bm7b5

Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh

Bbmaj7 Dm/A

I'm doing fine, me on my

[Bridge]

Dm Dm/C Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

And I'm trying to read

Dm/C Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

What you want from me

Dm/C Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

And I'm trying to read

Dm/C Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

Oh-oh-oh-oh

[Chorus]

Dm/C Bm7b5

Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh

Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

And I don't mind being alone

Dm/C Bm7b5

Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh

Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

I'm doing fine, me on my own

Dm/C Bm7b5

Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh

Bbmaj7 Dm/A Dm

And I don't mind being alone

Dm/C Bm7b5

Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh

Bbmaj7 Dm/A

I'm doing fine, me on my

[Outro]

Dm Dm/C Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 Dm/A

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