Written by Christina Perri
Em Bm 2am where do I begin, C G Am check top Crying off my face again. Em Bm The silent sound of loneliness C G Am check top 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 Em I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well.Em Bm Too afraid to go inside C G Am For the pain of one more loveless night. Em Bm But the loneliness will stay with me C G Am check top 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 Em keep holding Em I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well.Em Bm Dancing slowly in an empty room C G Am Can the lonely take the place of you? Em Bm I sing myself a quiet lullaby C G Let you go and let the lonely in Am To take my heart againBRIDGE: G Em Broken pieces of G C A barely breathing story G Em Where there once was love G Em Bm Now there's only me and the lonely. FINAL-CHORUS: Em Bm Dancing slowly in an empty room, C G Am Can the lonely take the place of you? Em Bm I sing myself a quiet lullaby. C G Let you go and let the lonely in Am To take my heart again.Em Bm Dancing slowly in an empty room, C G Am Can the lonely take the place of you? Em Bm I sing myself a quiet lullaby. C G Let you go and let the lonely in Am check top To take my heart again.