Only The Lonely Chords by The Motels

Tempo:
116.95 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Bb

Eb

Db

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Motels - Only The Lonely chords
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[Ab] .
[Cm] [Ab] .
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Cm] [Ab] .
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab] We [Bb] walked [Eb] .
[Ab] the loneliest [Cm] mile.
We smiled [Ab].
without [Eb] any [Ab] style.
We kissed [Db] altogether wrong, [Ab] [Db] no [Bb] intention.
[Eb] .
[Ab] [Bb] We [Eb] [Ab] [Bb] lied [Ab] about each [Bb] [Fm] other's strengths.
We lived without each other.
[Ab] Thinking what [Db] anyone would do.
Without me [Bb] and [Ab] you.
It's [Eb] like that's all [Db] we can [Ab] make.
So hold on, here we go.
[Fm] [Cm] Hold on, [Fm] nothing we know.
[Db] I feel so lonely way [Ab] up here.
[Eb] [Ab] You mentioned [Eb] [Ab] the time we were together.
[Cm] .
[Fm] So long ago, [Db] well I don't remember.
Always it [Ab] makes me feel good now.
[Eb] It's like I'm lonely.
[Db] We [Ab] can't play.
Only [Eb] the lonely [Db] [Ab] can play.
[Bb] [Ab] .
[Bb] [Ab] [Fm] .
[Db] [Ab] .
Only .
[Cm] .
[Fm] [Db] .
[Ab] .
[Eb] the lonely.
[Db] Only the lonely [Ab] can play.
[Eb] It's like I'm lonely.
[Db] Only the [Ab] lonely can play.
Only [Eb].
the [Bbm] lonely.
Only [Db] the lonely [Ab] can play.
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab] .
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] .
[Ab] .
Key:  
Ab
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Bb
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Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Eb
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To start learning The Motels - Only The Lonely chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Db, Ab, Eb, Ab, Bb and Ab in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 58 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 117 BPM. With Ab Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ .
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ .
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] [Ab] We [Bb] walked [Eb] _ .
[Ab] the loneliest [Cm] mile.
We smiled _ [Ab].
without [Eb] any [Ab] style.
We kissed [Db] altogether wrong, [Ab] _ [Db] no [Bb] intention.
[Eb] _ .
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] We [Eb] _ [Ab] [Bb] lied [Ab] about each [Bb] _ [Fm] other's strengths.
We lived _ without each other.
[Ab] Thinking what [Db] anyone would do.
_ _ Without me [Bb] and [Ab] you.
_ It's [Eb] like that's all _ _ [Db] _ _ we can [Ab] make.
_ _ So _ _ hold on, _ here we go.
[Fm] [Cm] Hold on, [Fm] _ nothing we know.
[Db] I feel so lonely _ way [Ab] up here.
[Eb] _ [Ab] You _ _ mentioned _ [Eb] [Ab] the time we were together.
[Cm] _ _ .
_ [Fm] So long ago, [Db] well I don't remember.
_ _ _ _ Always it [Ab] makes me feel good now.
[Eb] It's like I'm lonely.
_ [Db] _ _ We [Ab] can't play.
_ _ _ Only [Eb] the lonely _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] can play.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ Only _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ .
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] the lonely.
_ [Db] Only the lonely [Ab] can play.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] It's like I'm lonely.
_ [Db] Only the [Ab] lonely can play.
_ _ Only _ [Eb].
the [Bbm] lonely.
_ _ Only [Db] the lonely _ _ _ [Ab] can play.
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song was composed by Martha Davis.

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