Perfectly Lonely Uke tab by John Mayer

7 Chords used in the song: C, F, Dm, G, Em, Am, Fm

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Year:  2009
Difficulty: 
4.13
(Intermediate)
Key: C, AmChords and Tablature
# Intro:

A---3/5--3/5--8-7--5-3--0----3/5--3/5--8-7--5-3--2--0h2p0-
E---3/5--3/5--8-8--5-3--1----3/5--3/5--8-8--5-3--3--------
C---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------

A---7-7----0h3p3/5--7--8-7-5--1h0----------12--14--12--10-
E-3-------------------------------3h1h3-/5----------------
C---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------

# Note: I know on a Soprano (standard) Uke there isn't a 14th fret,
# but just plucking off the fret board on the A A string, sounds pretty similar to the
# note it should be. So just give it a try :).

Verse 1:
C C
Had a little love,
F F
But I spread it thin
Dm Dm G G
Falling in her arms and out again
C C F F
Made a bad name for my game around town
Dm Dm G G
Tore up my heart, and shut it down
C C
Nothing to do
F F
Nowhere to be
Dm Dm G G
A A simple little kind of free
C C
Nothing to do
F F
No one but be
Dm Dm G G
And that's all I need


Chorus:
C C F F
I'm perfectly lonely
Dm Dm G G
I'm perfectly lonely
Em Em Am Am
I'm perfectly lonely (yeah)
Dm Dm
Coz I don't belong to anyone
G G
Nobody belongs to me


# Play half of Intro


Verse 2:
C C F F
I see my friends around from time to time
Dm Dm G G
When their ladies let them slip away
C C F F
And when they ask me how I'm doing with mine
Dm Dm G G
This is always what I say
C C
I got nothing to lose
F F
Nowhere to be
Dm Dm G G
A A simple little kind of free
Em Em
Nothing to do
Am Am
No one to be
Dm Dm G G
Is it really hard to see?


Repeat Chorus


Bridge:
Am Am
And this is not to say
G G
There never comes a day
F F G G
I'll take my chances and start again
Am Am
And when I look behind
G G
On all my younger times
F F
I have to thank the wrongs
Fm Fm
That led me to a love so strong


# Solo: C C F F Dm Dm G G x2


# Repeat Chorus


# Outro (Repeat 4x and fade):
C C F F
It's the way, it's the way, it's the way that I want it
Dm Dm G G
It's the way, it's the way, it's the way that I want it

Uke tab by , 24 Sep 2011

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Hi Sophie! I know this is a late comment - but it's easier to transition the G, Ab, Aam if you do a bar over the C, E, A strings (1st finger) for G chord, then slide up to the 3rd fret and all you need to do is place your third finger on the first string, fifth fret, and Am is straightforward. :) Not sure if that is confusing, or helps!
04 Jun 2014
Correction
dudebrah avatar
The strumming sounds best if you play these bar chords:
C as 9787
F as 9877
Dm as 7555
and G as 4232
05 Jan 2013
Correction
Sophism avatar
Really nice tab! Thank you for this. I'd love to figure out a smoother way to finger the bridge's G-Ab-Am transition so it's not completely awkward on ukelele, but other than that, it's great!
26 Sep 2012
Correction

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