(Start Riff 1)
Intro: F
Verse 1:
C
The lover held her love
Am
She begged him not to go
C
The fighter wrapped his gloves
Am
The fighter said I know, I know, I know
G
Just this one last time
F
I swear you'll still be mine
Am
But he can't promise much
G
He goes for one last touch, one last touch
(End Riff 1)
(Start Riff 2)
Chorus 1:
F Am G
Maybe we were meant to be lonely, lonely
F Am G
Maybe we were meant to be on our own
F Am G
Loneliness has always been with me, with me
F Am G
But maybe we don't have to be all alone
(End Riff 2)
Break 1: C
(Start Riff 3)
Verse 2:
C
The fighter goes inside
Am
The doubt is creeping in
C
He swings with all his might
Am
At all that might have been
F
And she's in love with him
G
But lovers don't always win
Am
He never even saw the swing
C
She calls out his name, calls his name
(End Riff 3)
(Start Riff 2)
Chorus 1:
F Am G
Maybe we were meant to be lonely, lonely
F Am G
Maybe we were meant to be on our own
F Am G
Loneliness has always been with me, with me
F Am G
But maybe we don't have to be all alone
(End Riff 2)
Bridge 1: F F Am C
F Am G F
What breaks your bones
Am G F
Is not the load you're carrying
Am G F
What breaks you down
Am G
Is all in how you carry
G Bm Bm Em Em
(Start Riff 4)
Verse 3:
Em Em D
The lover held her love
Bm
She begged him not to go
D
She unwrapped his gloves
Bm
The lover said I know, I know, I know
G
Kissed his trembling lips
A
She touched fingertips
Bm
But somehow they both know
D
He's not coming home, Coming home
(End Riff 4)
(Start Riff 5)
Break 1: G G Bm A (4x)
Chorus 2:
G Bm A
Loneliness has always been with me, with me
G Bm A
Maybe we were meant to be on our own
G Bm A
But I got to try or it will destroy me
G Bm A
Cause maybe we don't have to be all alone
(End Riff 5)
(Start Riff 6)
Outro: G
(End Riff 6)
Riff 1:
e|-------8-|
B|--5h6----|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
Riff 2:
e|-----5-8---|-----------------|-----5-8---|-----------------|
B|-5/6-----6-|-5b6r5----5----5-|-5/6-----6-|-5b6r5------8--5-|
G|-----------|--------7----5---|-----------|-------7-5-------|
D|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
E|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
e|-----5-8---|-----------------|-----5-8----|-----12----10--12-|
B|-5/6-----6-|-5b6r5----5----5-|-5/6------6-|-/13----13--------|
G|-----------|--------7----5---|------------|------------------|
D|-----------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
A|-----------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
E|-----------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
Riff 3:
e|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
B|---8----8--|---8------|------------|--------|
G|-5---5-----5-----5--7-|-5--6-5--6--5--6--5--|
D|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
A|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
E|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
e|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
B|---8----8--|---8------|------------|--------|
G|-5---5-----5-----5--7-|-5--6-5--6--5--6--5--|
D|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
A|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
E|-----------|----------|------------|--------|
e|-----------|----------|------------|---------|
B|---8----8--|---8------|----8----8--|--8------|
G|-5---5-----5-----5--7-|------------|-------7-|
D|-----------|----------|-9----9-----9----9----|
A|-----------|----------|------------|---------|
E|-----------|----------|------------|---------|
e|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------|
B|---8----8--|---8----|---5---5---6--5-----5---5--|
G|-5---5-----5-----5--|-5---5-----|-----7----5----|
D|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------|
A|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------|
E|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------|
Riff 4:
e|-------10-|
B|--7h8-----|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Riff 5:
e|-----7-10---|-----------------|------7--10---|-------------------|
B|-7/8------8-|-7b8r7---7-------|-8/10-------8-|-7b8r7-------10--7-|
G|------------|-------9----9h11-|--------------|-------9-7---------|
D|------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|
A|------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|
E|------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|
e|-----7-10---|-----------------|------7--10---|-----14----10--14-|
B|-7/8------8-|-7b8r7----7------|-8/10-------8-|-/15----15--------|
G|------------|--------9---9h11-|--------------|------------------|
D|------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
A|------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
E|------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
e|-----7-10---|-----------------|-----7--10---|-------------------|
B|-7/8------8-|-7b8r7---7----7--|-7/8-------8-|-7b8r7-------10--7-|
G|------------|--------9---7----|-------------|-------9-7---------|
D|------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|
E|------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|
e|-----7--10---|-----------------|-----7--10---|-----14----10--15-|
B|-7/8-------8-|-7b8r7----7----7-|-7/8-------8-|-/15----15--------|
G|-------------|--------9----7---|-------------|------------------|
D|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
A|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
E|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
Riff 6:
e|----14----12-14-|----14----12-14-|----14----12-14-|----14----12-14---|----|
B|-15----15-------|-15----15-------|-15----15-------|-15----15-------15|-15-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----|