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Learn to Be Lonely

Andrew Lloyd Webber

OtherAdvanced for beginners9 chords

How to play it

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

BbDiagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon
F
Dm××
GmDiagram coming soon
Cm7Diagram coming soon
A7×
D××
F7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: Bb  
  
Bb              Eb      F     
Child of the wilderness  
Bb           Eb     F  
Born into emptiness  
Bb               Eb  
Learn to be lonely  
Bb                       Eb         F       
Learn to find your way in darkness  
  
Bb              Eb          F  
Who will be there for you  
Bb               Eb         F  
Comfort and care for you  
Dm              Gm     
Learn to be lonely  
Cm7                   F  
Learn to be your one companion   
  
Bb                   Eb  
Ever dreamed, out in the world  
F                      Bb     
There are arms to hold you?  
           Gm        A7  
You've always known  
           D                  F7  
Your heart was on its own   
  
     Bb                Eb     F       
So laugh in your loneliness  
Eb               Eb     F     
Child of the wilderness  
Dm            Gm 
Learn to be lonely  
Cm7 
Learn how to love  
Eb             F       Bb   
Life that is lived alone   
  
Solo: Bb   Eb  F   Bb   Eb  F  
  
Dm             Gm   
Learn to be lonely  
Cm7 
Life can be lived  
Eb             F  
Life can be loved  
   Bb  
Alone  
 
          
 

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Chord set

Bb · Eb · F · Dm · Gm · Cm7 · A7 · D · F7

Practice tip

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