Alone

Avril Lavigne

PopMedium for beginners9 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Intro: A -- D 
 
hide this tab Guitar 2: 
e|-------12----12-------14--12----10-10-10-10- 
B|-10-10----10----10-10--------10------------- 
G|-------------------------------------------- 
D|-------------------------------------------- (x2) 
A|-------------------------------------------- 
E|-------------------------------------------- 
 
A       D 
  Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh (x2) 
 
 
Verse 1: 
A 
Hey man Tell me what were you thinking? 
What the hell were you saying? Oh come on now 
F        G 
Stop and think about it 
A 
Hey now Maybe you should just listen 
Maybe you should stop talking for a second 
F       G (break) 
Shut up Listen to me 
 
hide this tab Em          Am     F          C 
  You're so obvious You're so oblivious 
Em            Am         F               C 
  And now you wonder why you're the one alone 
Em          Am      F              C 
  So don't apologize And you don't even realize 
Em               Am               F                C  
  you screwed it up this time Now you're the one alone 
 
hide this tab Post Chorus: 
 
Guitar 2: 
e|-------12----12-------14--12----10-10-10-10- 
B|-10-10----10----10-10--------10------------- 
G|-------------------------------------------- 
D|-------------------------------------------- (x2) 
A|-------------------------------------------- 
E|-------------------------------------------- 
 
A       D 
  Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh (x2) 
 
hide this tab Bass Riff:  
G|-----9---9-----11-9---7-| 
D|-------------7------0---| 
A|-0-0---0---0------------| (x2) 
E|------------------------| 
 
Verse 2: 
A 
Hey bro I'm just trying to let you know 
You really think that you're special 
Oh come on now 
F         G 
I've seen so much better 
A 
Hey there Did you actually think that I cared? 
Don't know if you want to go there 
Oh come on now 
F        G (break) 
Keep on, keep on dreaming 
 
(Repeat Chorus) 
 
Bridge: 
Em      Am       F 
  If you, want to, be my uh uh oh 
Em        Am         F 
  You know, you can't, play games And you know what I mean 
Em         Am            F 
  I'm sorry but you don't get my my uh uh oh 
Em        Am            F 
  I'm gone, you're still dreaming about me 
Over and over and over and over again 
 
hide this tab Guitar 2: x means malm mute 
e|------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------ 
G|-16-14-x-x--17-17-x-x--17-x-x- 
D|--x--x-x-x---x--x-x-x--15-x-x- (x4) 
A|-14-14-x-x--15-15-x-x--15-x-x- 
E|------------------------------ 
 
(Repeat Chorus twice and post Chorus)

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Chord set

A · D · B · G · E · F · Em · Am · C

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.