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Only Lonely

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Verse 1 
CmAnother long and sleepless nCmight
You need someone to hold you AbMaj7tight
Sometimes love don't know wrong from AbMaj7right
Another long and senseless fiCmght 
Was all you knew they're all the sCmame
there's no one left to take the blAbMaj7ame
What's behind this masquerBbade?
How do we wBbin these losing
Pre-chorus
Pre coro
GFames we play
WGords we say
CFutting wounds we know they run sGo dAbeep?
BbLeave it all behind you
    Or someday love will find you
Chorus
Coro
CmOn-Bb/Cly   Ab/Clone-Cmly
Aboh, Bboh, I can't stop hurting you
CmOn-Bb/Cly   Ab/Clone-Cmly
AbOh, Bboh, But I can't stop lovin' you
CmOn-Bb/Cly    Ab/Clone-Cmly
AbOh, Bboh,
HAbow much pain does it take?
Verse 2: like verse 1
It's getting sometimes I don't know
When to stop; when to go
Sometimes we're so adraid to let it show
A stolen kiss so out of place
It wipes the smile right of your face
'cause when those feelings start
We let them go, let them go
Pre-chorus
Games we play
Words we say
Cutting wounds we know they run so deep?
Leave it all behind you
Or someday love will find you
Chorus
Coro
On-ly lone-ly
oh, oh, I can't stop hurting you
On-ly lone-ly 
Oh, oh, But I can't stop lovin' you
On-ly lone-ly
Oh, oh,
Oh, so tell me babe:
Bridge
HAbow much pain can you take
Before your hCmeart breaksBb/C  
Before your hCmeart breaks? yAbeahBb  
I've got this time bomb ticking in my head
This time I think she's gonna blow
How can I say get away
When I just can't let it go
Pre-chorus
Games we play 
Words we say
Cutting wounds we know they run so deep?
Leave it all behind you
Or someday love will find you 
Chorus
Coro
On-ly lone-ly
oh, oh, I can't stop hurting you
On-ly lone-ly 
Oh, oh, But I can't stop lovin' you
On-ly Lone-ly
oh, oh, I can't stop hurting you
On-ly Lone-ly
Oh, I can't stop...
Chords / Acordes:
Cm: 345533
Bb: x3331x
F: 112331
G: 330023 or 300023
Ab: 445664
Bb/C: x3333x
Ab/C: 441x3x

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Only Lonely

by Bon Jovi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

AbMaj7

Bb/C

Ab/C

Verse 1

Cm Cm

Another long and sleepless night

AbMaj7

You need someone to hold you tight

AbMaj7

Sometimes love don't know wrong from right

Another long and senseless fight

Was all you knew they're all the same

AbMaj7

there's no one left to take the blame

What's behind this masquerade?

How do we win these losing

Pre-chorus

Pre coro

Games we play

Words we say

F G Ab

Cutting wounds we know they run so deep?

Leave it all behind you

Or someday love will find you

Chorus

Coro

Cm Bb/C Ab/C Cm

On-ly lone-ly

Ab Bb

oh, oh, I can't stop hurting you

Cm Bb/C Ab/C Cm

On-ly lone-ly

Ab Bb

Oh, oh, But I can't stop lovin' you

Cm Bb/C Ab/C Cm

On-ly lone-ly

Ab Bb

Oh, oh,

How much pain does it take?

Verse 2: like verse 1

It's getting sometimes I don't know

When to stop; when to go

Sometimes we're so adraid to let it show

A stolen kiss so out of place

It wipes the smile right of your face

'cause when those feelings start

We let them go, let them go

Pre-chorus

Games we play

Words we say

Cutting wounds we know they run so deep?

Leave it all behind you

Or someday love will find you

Chorus

Coro

On-ly lone-ly

oh, oh, I can't stop hurting you

On-ly lone-ly

Oh, oh, But I can't stop lovin' you

On-ly lone-ly

Oh, oh,

Oh, so tell me babe:

Bridge

How much pain can you take

Cm Bb/C

Before your heart breaks

Cm Ab Bb

Before your heart breaks? yeah

I've got this time bomb ticking in my head

This time I think she's gonna blow

How can I say get away

When I just can't let it go

Pre-chorus

Games we play

Words we say

Cutting wounds we know they run so deep?

Leave it all behind you

Or someday love will find you

Chorus

Coro

On-ly lone-ly

oh, oh, I can't stop hurting you

On-ly lone-ly

Oh, oh, But I can't stop lovin' you

On-ly Lone-ly

oh, oh, I can't stop hurting you

On-ly Lone-ly

Oh, I can't stop...

Chords / Acordes:

Cm: 345533

Bb: x3331x

F: 112331

G: 330023 or 300023

Ab: 445664

Bb/C: x3333x

Ab/C: 441x3x

About Only Lonely Chords by Bon Jovi

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What key is "Only Lonely" in?

The chords for "Only Lonely" show the original chord names (including Cm, AbMaj7, Bb, F, G, Ab). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.