Chords for The Motels - "Only the Lonely" - SOLID GOLD - 1982
Tempo:
117 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Db
Bb
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Bb] [N]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] We walked [Cm]
[Ab] a lonely smile.
without [Cm] any [Ab] style.
[Db] together wrong, [Ab] [Dbm] no [Bb] intention.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab] We lied about [Fm] each other's strengths.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] We walked [Cm]
[Ab] a lonely smile.
without [Cm] any [Ab] style.
[Db] together wrong, [Ab] [Dbm] no [Bb] intention.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab] We lied about [Fm] each other's strengths.
100% ➙ 117BPM
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Eb
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] We walked _ [Cm]
[Ab] a lonely smile.
[Cm] We smiled _ [Fm]
without [Cm] any [Ab] style.
We kissed all [Db] together wrong, [Ab] _ [Dbm] no [Bb] intention.
[Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] [Ab] We lied about [Fm] each other's strengths.
We lived _ without each other thinking what they [Db] _
would do _ without me and [Ab] you.
_ _ _ [Eb] It's like I'm so _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ yes, [Ab] lady.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] So hold on, _ here we go.
_ [Fm] Hold on, _ nothing we know.
[Db] I'm feeling so lonely.
_ Way [Ab] up here.
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ You mentioned _ [Eb] [Ab] the time we were together.
[Fm] _ _
So long as I'm [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ with [Ab] him makes me feel good now.
It's [Eb] like I'm lonely, _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] can't play.
_ _ _ _ Only [Eb] the lonely, _ _ [Db] only _ [Ab] can play.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ Only [Eb] the lonely, _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] only [Ab] can play.
_ _ _ _ It's [Eb] like I'm lonely, _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] can't play.
Only the lonely, _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ only [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] can [Bb] play.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
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_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] We walked _ [Cm]
[Ab] a lonely smile.
[Cm] We smiled _ [Fm]
without [Cm] any [Ab] style.
We kissed all [Db] together wrong, [Ab] _ [Dbm] no [Bb] intention.
[Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] [Ab] We lied about [Fm] each other's strengths.
We lived _ without each other thinking what they [Db] _
would do _ without me and [Ab] you.
_ _ _ [Eb] It's like I'm so _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ yes, [Ab] lady.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] So hold on, _ here we go.
_ [Fm] Hold on, _ nothing we know.
[Db] I'm feeling so lonely.
_ Way [Ab] up here.
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ You mentioned _ [Eb] [Ab] the time we were together.
[Fm] _ _
So long as I'm [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ with [Ab] him makes me feel good now.
It's [Eb] like I'm lonely, _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] can't play.
_ _ _ _ Only [Eb] the lonely, _ _ [Db] only _ [Ab] can play.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ Only [Eb] the lonely, _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] only [Ab] can play.
_ _ _ _ It's [Eb] like I'm lonely, _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] can't play.
Only the lonely, _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ only [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] can [Bb] play.
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_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _