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Get Lonely

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You can fool around with either of these for the G.
 G (run 1)               G (run 2)
e|--------------        e|---------3----|
B|--------0-----        B|--------------|
G|------0-------        G|------0-------|
D|----4---------        D|----4---------|
A|--5-----------        A|--5-----------|
E|--------------        E|--------------|
[Intro]
G (run 2)
G (run 1)
[Verse]
G (run 1)            C  
I will rise up early
G (run 1)               C  
and dress myself up nice
G (run 2)                 C  
and I will leave the house
Bmand check the deadlock tCwice.
G (run 1)               C  
and I will find a crowd
G (run 1)                 C  
and blend in for a minute
G (run 1)              C  
and I will try to find
Bma little comfort in it.C  
[Chorus]
and I will get loGnely
and gasp for aEm7ir.
and seGnd your name up from my lips
Em7like a signal flare.
[Intro]
G (run 1)              C  
G (run 2)              C  
[Verse]
G (run 1)              C  
and I will go downtown,
G (run 1)                    C  
stand in the shadows of the buildings
G (run 1)            C  
and button up my coat,
Bmtrying to stay sGtrong, Bmspirit willingD.
G (run 1)                 C  
and I will come back home,
G (run 1)                C  
maybe call some friends,
G (run 1)                 C  
maybe paint some pictures,
Bmit all deCpends.
[Chorus]
and I will get loGnely
and gasp for air.Em7  
and lGook up at the high windows,
Em7and see your face up there.
[Outro]
G (run 1)         C  
G (run 1)         C  
G (run 1)         C  
G (run 1)         C  

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Get Lonely

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

You can fool around with either of these for the G.

G (run 1) G (run 2)

e|-------------- e|---------3----|

B|--------0----- B|--------------|

G|------0------- G|------0-------|

D|----4--------- D|----4---------|

A|--5----------- A|--5-----------|

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

[Intro]

G (run 2)

G (run 1)

[Verse]

G (run 1)

I will rise up early

G (run 1)

and dress myself up nice

G (run 2)

and I will leave the house

Bm C

and check the deadlock twice.

G (run 1)

and I will find a crowd

G (run 1)

and blend in for a minute

G (run 1)

and I will try to find

Bm C

a little comfort in it.

[Chorus]

and I will get lonely

Em7

and gasp for air.

and send your name up from my lips

Em7

like a signal flare.

[Intro]

G (run 1)

G (run 2)

[Verse]

G (run 1)

and I will go downtown,

G (run 1)

stand in the shadows of the buildings

G (run 1)

and button up my coat,

Bm G Bm D

trying to stay strong, spirit willing.

G (run 1)

and I will come back home,

G (run 1)

maybe call some friends,

G (run 1)

maybe paint some pictures,

Bm C

it all depends.

[Chorus]

and I will get lonely

Em7

and gasp for air.

and look up at the high windows,

Em7

and see your face up there.

[Outro]

G (run 1)

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