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Better Alone

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[Intro]
|Cm  
[Verse 1]
Nobody wCmants to be
Nobody wants to be the one to walk aEbway
Nobody wants to see
Nobody wants to see the truth, then let it in, rAbun away
Nobody wants to know
Nobody wants to know the ways they don't lBbove you right
They don't love you right
[Pre-Chorus]
So when you Cmhold me tightly, all night
Ooh, baby, I fEbeel like something's not right
When you hAbold me tightly like that
Ooh, baby, I kBbnow, mmm
[Chorus]
I'm better alone than lCmonely (lonely, lonely)
I'm better alone than lEbonely here with you
So lonely here
I'm better alone than lAbonely (lonely, lonely)
I'm better alone than lBbonely here with you
So lonely here
I'm better alone than loEbnely
[Verse 2]
Nobody wCmants to bleed
Nobody wants to bleed, but everybody hEburts
Nobody wants to blame
Nobody wants the shame of knowing they're the ones that mAbade it worse
What are we gonna do?
What are we gonna do when makin' love don't mBbake it right?
It don't make it right
[Pre-Chorus]
So when you Cmhold me tightly, all night
Ooh, baby, I fEbeel like something's not right
When you hAbold me tightly like that
Ooh, baby, I kBbnow, mmm
[Chorus]
I'm better alone than lCmonely (lonely, lonely)
I'm better alone than lEbonely here with you
So lonely here
I'm better alone than lAbonely (lonely, lonely)
I'm better alone than lBbonely here with you
So lonely here
I'm better alone than loEbnely
[Bridge]
And it's gonna be a lAbong night
Nobody to hold tight
I'm waking up on yBbour side
And I can't decide
It's gonna be a lAbong night
Nobody to hold tight
I'm waking up on yBbour side
And I can't decide
[Chorus]
I'm better alone than lCmonely (lonely, lonely)
I'm better alone than lEbonely here with you
So lonely here
I'm better alone than lAbonely (lonely, lonely)
I'm better alone than lBbonely here with you
So lonely here
I'm better alone than lCmonely (lonely, I'm better all alone)
I'm better alone than lEbonely here with you
So lonely here
I'm better alone than lAbonely (lonely, I'm better all alone)
I'm better alone than lBbonely here with you
So lonely here
I'm better alone than lCmonely
[Outro]
Lonely, I'm better all alone
EbLonely, I'm better aBbll alone

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Better Alone

by Lykke Li

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Nobody wants to be

Nobody wants to be the one to walk away

Nobody wants to see

Nobody wants to see the truth, then let it in, run away

Nobody wants to know

Nobody wants to know the ways they don't love you right

They don't love you right

[Pre-Chorus]

So when you hold me tightly, all night

Ooh, baby, I feel like something's not right

When you hold me tightly like that

Ooh, baby, I know, mmm

[Chorus]

I'm better alone than lonely (lonely, lonely)

I'm better alone than lonely here with you

So lonely here

I'm better alone than lonely (lonely, lonely)

I'm better alone than lonely here with you

So lonely here

I'm better alone than lonely

[Verse 2]

Nobody wants to bleed

Nobody wants to bleed, but everybody hurts

Nobody wants to blame

Nobody wants the shame of knowing they're the ones that made it worse

What are we gonna do?

What are we gonna do when makin' love don't make it right?

It don't make it right

[Pre-Chorus]

So when you hold me tightly, all night

Ooh, baby, I feel like something's not right

When you hold me tightly like that

Ooh, baby, I know, mmm

[Chorus]

I'm better alone than lonely (lonely, lonely)

I'm better alone than lonely here with you

So lonely here

I'm better alone than lonely (lonely, lonely)

I'm better alone than lonely here with you

So lonely here

I'm better alone than lonely

[Bridge]

And it's gonna be a long night

Nobody to hold tight

I'm waking up on your side

And I can't decide

It's gonna be a long night

Nobody to hold tight

I'm waking up on your side

And I can't decide

[Chorus]

I'm better alone than lonely (lonely, lonely)

I'm better alone than lonely here with you

So lonely here

I'm better alone than lonely (lonely, lonely)

I'm better alone than lonely here with you

So lonely here

I'm better alone than lonely (lonely, I'm better all alone)

I'm better alone than lonely here with you

So lonely here

I'm better alone than lonely (lonely, I'm better all alone)

I'm better alone than lonely here with you

So lonely here

I'm better alone than lonely

[Outro]

Lonely, I'm better all alone

Eb Bb

Lonely, I'm better all alone

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