Songwriters: David Hodges, Christina Perri Capo 3 Intro Em B C G B7 Verse 1 Em B 2 a.m., where do I begin? C G B7 Crying off my face again Em B The silent sounds of loneliness C G B7 Wants to follow me to bed Pre-Chorus C D G Em I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most C D B I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well Chorus Em B Dancing slowly in an empty room C G B7 Can the lonely take the place of you? Em B I sing myself a quiet lullaby C G B7 Let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again Interlude Em B Verse 2 Em B Too afraid to go inside C G B7 For the pain of one more loveless night Em B But the loneliness will stay with me C G B7 And hold me 'til I fall asleep Pre-Chorus C D G Em I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most C D B I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well Chorus Em B Dancing slowly in an empty room C G B7 Can the lonely take the place of you? Em B I sing myself a quiet lullaby C G B7 Let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again Bridge Em D G C Broken pieces of Em D G Am G A barely breathing story Em D G C Where there once was love Em D G Am B7 Now there's only me and the lonely Chorus Em B Dancing slowly in an empty room C G B7 Can the lonely take the place of you? Em B I sing myself a quiet lullaby C G B7 Let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again Coda Em B C G B7