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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Capo
None
Chords
Am · Em · G · C · F · Dm
Alone Again Naturally Chords – Guitar
Gilbert O’Sullivan’s poignant ballad about isolation and despair. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Folk Ballad (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a gentle fingerpick or light strum to match the melancholic mood.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
In a little while from now
F#m
If I’m not feeling any less sour
D E
I promise myself to treat myself
A E
And visit a nearby tower
F#m D
And climbing to the top
E
Will throw myself off
A E F#m
In an effort to make it clear to whoever
D E
What it’s like when you’re shattered
A
Left standing in the lurch
E
At a church
F#m
Where people saying, “My God, that’s tough
D
She stood him up
E
No point in us remaining
A
We may as well go home”
E F#m
As I did on my own
D E
Alone again, naturally
Chorus
A E
To think that only yesterday
F#m D
I was cheerful, bright and gay
E A
Looking forward to, but who wouldn’t do
E F#m
The role I was about to play
D
But as if to knock me down
E
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
A E
Cut me into little pieces
F#m
Leaving me to doubt
D E
Talk about God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
A
In my hour of need?
E
I truly am indeed
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Verse 2
A E
It seems to me that there are more hearts
F#m
Broken in the world that can’t be mended
D
Left unattended
E A
What do we do? What do we do?
E F#m
Alone again, naturally
D E
Now looking back over the years
A
And whatever else that appears
E
I remember I cried when my father died
F#m
Never wishing to hide the tears
D
And at sixty-five years old
E
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn’t understand why the only man
A
She had ever loved had been taken
E
Leaving her to start
F#m D
With a heart so badly broken
E
Despite encouragement from me
A
No words were ever spoken
E
And when she passed away
F#m
I cried and cried all day
D E
Alone again, naturally
A
Alone again, naturally
Chorus
A E
To think that only yesterday
F#m D
I was cheerful, bright and gay
E A
Looking forward to, but who wouldn’t do
E F#m
The role I was about to play
D
But as if to knock me down
E
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
A E
Cut me into little pieces
F#m
Leaving me to doubt
D E
Talk about God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
A
In my hour of need?
E
I truly am indeed
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Bridge
Bm
In my hour of need
F#m
I truly am indeed
E
Alone again, naturally
Bm F#m
Alone again, naturally
Outro
A E
Alone again, naturally
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Practice tip: Master the A, E, F#m, D progression in the chorus before adding the lyrics, as it’s the song’s emotional core.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
Am · Em · G · C · F · Dm
Alone Again Naturally Chords – Ukulele
Gilbert O’Sullivan’s poignant ballad about isolation and despair. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Folk Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a gentle fingerpick or light strum to match the melancholic mood.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
In a little while from now
F#m
If I’m not feeling any less sour
D E
I promise myself to treat myself
A E
And visit a nearby tower
F#m D
And climbing to the top
E
Will throw myself off
A E F#m
In an effort to make it clear to whoever
D E
What it’s like when you’re shattered
A
Left standing in the lurch
E
At a church
F#m
Where people saying, “My God, that’s tough
D
She stood him up
E
No point in us remaining
A
We may as well go home”
E F#m
As I did on my own
D E
Alone again, naturally
Chorus
A E
To think that only yesterday
F#m D
I was cheerful, bright and gay
E A
Looking forward to, but who wouldn’t do
E F#m
The role I was about to play
D
But as if to knock me down
E
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
A E
Cut me into little pieces
F#m
Leaving me to doubt
D E
Talk about God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
A
In my hour of need?
E
I truly am indeed
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Verse 2
A E
It seems to me that there are more hearts
F#m
Broken in the world that can’t be mended
D
Left unattended
E A
What do we do? What do we do?
E F#m
Alone again, naturally
D E
Now looking back over the years
A
And whatever else that appears
E
I remember I cried when my father died
F#m
Never wishing to hide the tears
D
And at sixty-five years old
E
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn’t understand why the only man
A
She had ever loved had been taken
E
Leaving her to start
F#m D
With a heart so badly broken
E
Despite encouragement from me
A
No words were ever spoken
E
And when she passed away
F#m
I cried and cried all day
D E
Alone again, naturally
A
Alone again, naturally
Chorus
A E
To think that only yesterday
F#m D
I was cheerful, bright and gay
E A
Looking forward to, but who wouldn’t do
E F#m
The role I was about to play
D
But as if to knock me down
E
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
A E
Cut me into little pieces
F#m
Leaving me to doubt
D E
Talk about God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
A
In my hour of need?
E
I truly am indeed
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Bridge
Bm
In my hour of need
F#m
I truly am indeed
E
Alone again, naturally
Bm F#m
Alone again, naturally
Outro
A E
Alone again, naturally
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Practice tip: Master the A, E, F#m, D progression in the chorus before adding the lyrics, as it’s the song’s emotional core.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
Am · Em · G · C · F · Dm
Alone Again Naturally Chords – Piano
Gilbert O’Sullivan’s poignant ballad about isolation and despair. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Folk Ballad (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a gentle fingerpick or light strum to match the melancholic mood.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
In a little while from now
F#m
If I’m not feeling any less sour
D E
I promise myself to treat myself
A E
And visit a nearby tower
F#m D
And climbing to the top
E
Will throw myself off
A E F#m
In an effort to make it clear to whoever
D E
What it’s like when you’re shattered
A
Left standing in the lurch
E
At a church
F#m
Where people saying, “My God, that’s tough
D
She stood him up
E
No point in us remaining
A
We may as well go home”
E F#m
As I did on my own
D E
Alone again, naturally
Chorus
A E
To think that only yesterday
F#m D
I was cheerful, bright and gay
E A
Looking forward to, but who wouldn’t do
E F#m
The role I was about to play
D
But as if to knock me down
E
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
A E
Cut me into little pieces
F#m
Leaving me to doubt
D E
Talk about God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
A
In my hour of need?
E
I truly am indeed
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Verse 2
A E
It seems to me that there are more hearts
F#m
Broken in the world that can’t be mended
D
Left unattended
E A
What do we do? What do we do?
E F#m
Alone again, naturally
D E
Now looking back over the years
A
And whatever else that appears
E
I remember I cried when my father died
F#m
Never wishing to hide the tears
D
And at sixty-five years old
E
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn’t understand why the only man
A
She had ever loved had been taken
E
Leaving her to start
F#m D
With a heart so badly broken
E
Despite encouragement from me
A
No words were ever spoken
E
And when she passed away
F#m
I cried and cried all day
D E
Alone again, naturally
A
Alone again, naturally
Chorus
A E
To think that only yesterday
F#m D
I was cheerful, bright and gay
E A
Looking forward to, but who wouldn’t do
E F#m
The role I was about to play
D
But as if to knock me down
E
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
A E
Cut me into little pieces
F#m
Leaving me to doubt
D E
Talk about God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
A
In my hour of need?
E
I truly am indeed
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Bridge
Bm
In my hour of need
F#m
I truly am indeed
E
Alone again, naturally
Bm F#m
Alone again, naturally
Outro
A E
Alone again, naturally
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Practice tip: Master the A, E, F#m, D progression in the chorus before adding the lyrics, as it’s the song’s emotional core.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
Am · Em · G · C · F · Dm
Alone Again Naturally Chords – Banjo
Gilbert O’Sullivan’s poignant ballad about isolation and despair. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Folk Ballad (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a gentle fingerpick or light strum to match the melancholic mood.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
In a little while from now
F#m
If I’m not feeling any less sour
D E
I promise myself to treat myself
A E
And visit a nearby tower
F#m D
And climbing to the top
E
Will throw myself off
A E F#m
In an effort to make it clear to whoever
D E
What it’s like when you’re shattered
A
Left standing in the lurch
E
At a church
F#m
Where people saying, “My God, that’s tough
D
She stood him up
E
No point in us remaining
A
We may as well go home”
E F#m
As I did on my own
D E
Alone again, naturally
Chorus
A E
To think that only yesterday
F#m D
I was cheerful, bright and gay
E A
Looking forward to, but who wouldn’t do
E F#m
The role I was about to play
D
But as if to knock me down
E
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
A E
Cut me into little pieces
F#m
Leaving me to doubt
D E
Talk about God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
A
In my hour of need?
E
I truly am indeed
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Verse 2
A E
It seems to me that there are more hearts
F#m
Broken in the world that can’t be mended
D
Left unattended
E A
What do we do? What do we do?
E F#m
Alone again, naturally
D E
Now looking back over the years
A
And whatever else that appears
E
I remember I cried when my father died
F#m
Never wishing to hide the tears
D
And at sixty-five years old
E
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn’t understand why the only man
A
She had ever loved had been taken
E
Leaving her to start
F#m D
With a heart so badly broken
E
Despite encouragement from me
A
No words were ever spoken
E
And when she passed away
F#m
I cried and cried all day
D E
Alone again, naturally
A
Alone again, naturally
Chorus
A E
To think that only yesterday
F#m D
I was cheerful, bright and gay
E A
Looking forward to, but who wouldn’t do
E F#m
The role I was about to play
D
But as if to knock me down
E
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
A E
Cut me into little pieces
F#m
Leaving me to doubt
D E
Talk about God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
A
In my hour of need?
E
I truly am indeed
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Bridge
Bm
In my hour of need
F#m
I truly am indeed
E
Alone again, naturally
Bm F#m
Alone again, naturally
Outro
A E
Alone again, naturally
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Practice tip: Master the A, E, F#m, D progression in the chorus before adding the lyrics, as it’s the song’s emotional core.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
Am · Em · G · C · F · Dm
Alone Again Naturally Chords – Mandolin
Gilbert O’Sullivan’s poignant ballad about isolation and despair. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Folk Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a gentle fingerpick or light strum to match the melancholic mood.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
In a little while from now
F#m
If I’m not feeling any less sour
D E
I promise myself to treat myself
A E
And visit a nearby tower
F#m D
And climbing to the top
E
Will throw myself off
A E F#m
In an effort to make it clear to whoever
D E
What it’s like when you’re shattered
A
Left standing in the lurch
E
At a church
F#m
Where people saying, “My God, that’s tough
D
She stood him up
E
No point in us remaining
A
We may as well go home”
E F#m
As I did on my own
D E
Alone again, naturally
Chorus
A E
To think that only yesterday
F#m D
I was cheerful, bright and gay
E A
Looking forward to, but who wouldn’t do
E F#m
The role I was about to play
D
But as if to knock me down
E
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
A E
Cut me into little pieces
F#m
Leaving me to doubt
D E
Talk about God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
A
In my hour of need?
E
I truly am indeed
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Verse 2
A E
It seems to me that there are more hearts
F#m
Broken in the world that can’t be mended
D
Left unattended
E A
What do we do? What do we do?
E F#m
Alone again, naturally
D E
Now looking back over the years
A
And whatever else that appears
E
I remember I cried when my father died
F#m
Never wishing to hide the tears
D
And at sixty-five years old
E
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn’t understand why the only man
A
She had ever loved had been taken
E
Leaving her to start
F#m D
With a heart so badly broken
E
Despite encouragement from me
A
No words were ever spoken
E
And when she passed away
F#m
I cried and cried all day
D E
Alone again, naturally
A
Alone again, naturally
Chorus
A E
To think that only yesterday
F#m D
I was cheerful, bright and gay
E A
Looking forward to, but who wouldn’t do
E F#m
The role I was about to play
D
But as if to knock me down
E
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
A E
Cut me into little pieces
F#m
Leaving me to doubt
D E
Talk about God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
A
In my hour of need?
E
I truly am indeed
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Bridge
Bm
In my hour of need
F#m
I truly am indeed
E
Alone again, naturally
Bm F#m
Alone again, naturally
Outro
A E
Alone again, naturally
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Practice tip: Master the A, E, F#m, D progression in the chorus before adding the lyrics, as it’s the song’s emotional core.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
Am · Em · G · C · F · Dm
Alone Again Naturally Chords – Harmonica
Gilbert O’Sullivan’s poignant ballad about isolation and despair. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Folk Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a gentle fingerpick or light strum to match the melancholic mood.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
In a little while from now
F#m
If I’m not feeling any less sour
D E
I promise myself to treat myself
A E
And visit a nearby tower
F#m D
And climbing to the top
E
Will throw myself off
A E F#m
In an effort to make it clear to whoever
D E
What it’s like when you’re shattered
A
Left standing in the lurch
E
At a church
F#m
Where people saying, “My God, that’s tough
D
She stood him up
E
No point in us remaining
A
We may as well go home”
E F#m
As I did on my own
D E
Alone again, naturally
Chorus
A E
To think that only yesterday
F#m D
I was cheerful, bright and gay
E A
Looking forward to, but who wouldn’t do
E F#m
The role I was about to play
D
But as if to knock me down
E
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
A E
Cut me into little pieces
F#m
Leaving me to doubt
D E
Talk about God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
A
In my hour of need?
E
I truly am indeed
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Verse 2
A E
It seems to me that there are more hearts
F#m
Broken in the world that can’t be mended
D
Left unattended
E A
What do we do? What do we do?
E F#m
Alone again, naturally
D E
Now looking back over the years
A
And whatever else that appears
E
I remember I cried when my father died
F#m
Never wishing to hide the tears
D
And at sixty-five years old
E
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn’t understand why the only man
A
She had ever loved had been taken
E
Leaving her to start
F#m D
With a heart so badly broken
E
Despite encouragement from me
A
No words were ever spoken
E
And when she passed away
F#m
I cried and cried all day
D E
Alone again, naturally
A
Alone again, naturally
Chorus
A E
To think that only yesterday
F#m D
I was cheerful, bright and gay
E A
Looking forward to, but who wouldn’t do
E F#m
The role I was about to play
D
But as if to knock me down
E
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
A E
Cut me into little pieces
F#m
Leaving me to doubt
D E
Talk about God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
A
In my hour of need?
E
I truly am indeed
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Bridge
Bm
In my hour of need
F#m
I truly am indeed
E
Alone again, naturally
Bm F#m
Alone again, naturally
Outro
A E
Alone again, naturally
F#m D
Alone again, naturally
E A
Alone again, naturally
Practice tip: Master the A, E, F#m, D progression in the chorus before adding the lyrics, as it’s the song’s emotional core.