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Perfectly Lonely

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1/31

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 31Position: 8

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
  C   F   C    Dm    Gx2
e|---8/10--8/10--13-12--810--/5----8/10--8/10--13-12--8-10--/7--7h8p7---|
B|---8/10--8/10--13-13--810--/6----8/10--8/10--13-13--8-10--/8--------8-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------13----------------------------------|
b|15b17r15b17-------13-13-15-15b17----15b17r15-------------------------|
G|------------12/14-----------------------------14b15r14--12----12--14-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------14--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------20----------|
b|20b22----20b22r20-|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
(In the "F C", the C is just a passing chord, you can just play F)
[Verse]
CHad Fa ClDmittlGe love,
But I spread it thin
Falling in her arms and out again
Made a bad name for my game around town
Tore up my heart, and shut it down
Nothing to do
Nowhere to be
A simple little kind of free
Nothing to do
No one to be
And that's all I need
I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely
[Chorus]
I'm perfectly EmlonelyAm  
Coz I Dmdon't belong to anyone
GNobody belongs to me
[Half intro]
[Verse]
CI sFee CfDmrienGds around from time to time
When their ladies let them slip away
And when they ask me how I'm doing with mine
This is always what I say
I got nothing to lose
Nowhere to be
A simple little kind of free
[Chorus]
  EmNothing to do
  AmNo one to be
  DmIs it really hard to seGe?
I'm perfectly Clonely
  FI'm perfectly DmlonelyG  
I'm perfectly lEmonelyAm  
Coz I Dmdon't belong to anyone
GNobody belongs to me
[Bridge]
  AmAnd this is not to say
  EmThere never comes a day
  FI'll take my chances and sGtart againEm  G  Am  
  AmAnd when I look behind
  EmOn all my younger times
  FI have to thank the wrongs
That Fmled me to a love so strong
[Solo]
C  F C Dm  G
[Chorus]
I'm perfectly Clonely
  FI'm perfectly DmlonelyG  
I'm perfectly lEmonelyAm  
Coz I Dmdon't belong to anyone
GNobody belongs to me
[Outro]
CIt'Fs CthDme waGy, it's the way, it's the way that I want it
It's the way, it's the way, it's the way that I want it
It's the way, it's the way, it's the way that I want it
************************************
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
************************************

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Perfectly Lonely

by John Mayer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C Dm G

e|---8/10--8/10--13-12--810--/5----8/10--8/10--13-12--8-10--/7--7h8p7---|

B|---8/10--8/10--13-13--810--/6----8/10--8/10--13-13--8-10--/8--------8-|

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

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

e|---------------------------------13----------------------------------|

b|15b17r15b17-------13-13-15-15b17----15b17r15-------------------------|

G|------------12/14-----------------------------14b15r14--12----12--14-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------14--------|

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

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

e|------20----------|

b|20b22----20b22r20-|

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

D|------------------|

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

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

(In the "F C", the C is just a passing chord, you can just play F)

[Verse]

C F C Dm G

Had a little love,

But I spread it thin

Falling in her arms and out again

Made a bad name for my game around town

Tore up my heart, and shut it down

Nothing to do

Nowhere to be

A simple little kind of free

Nothing to do

No one to be

And that's all I need

I'm perfectly lonely

[Chorus]

Em Am

I'm perfectly lonely

Coz I don't belong to anyone

Nobody belongs to me

[Half intro]

[Verse]

C F C Dm G

I see friends around from time to time

When their ladies let them slip away

And when they ask me how I'm doing with mine

This is always what I say

I got nothing to lose

Nowhere to be

A simple little kind of free

[Chorus]

Nothing to do

No one to be

Dm G

Is it really hard to see?

I'm perfectly lonely

F Dm G

I'm perfectly lonely

Em Am

I'm perfectly lonely

Coz I don't belong to anyone

Nobody belongs to me

[Bridge]

And this is not to say

There never comes a day

F G Em G Am

I'll take my chances and start again

And when I look behind

On all my younger times

I have to thank the wrongs

That led me to a love so strong

[Solo]

C F C Dm G

[Chorus]

I'm perfectly lonely

F Dm G

I'm perfectly lonely

Em Am

I'm perfectly lonely

Coz I don't belong to anyone

Nobody belongs to me

[Outro]

C F C Dm G

It's the way, it's the way, it's the way that I want it

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| r Release

| b Bend

| / Slide up

************************************

About Perfectly Lonely Chords by John Mayer

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