Alone chords
by The Bee GeesSong Key: D Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 111 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Intermediate
Chords: D, Em7, F#m, G, Gsus2, Gadd2, A, Bm
Strum Pattern: D - D - U - U - D - U
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Alone
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D Gadd2 D
Intro: 4/4 | | % | % | % | | % | | % |
D
1. I was a mid-night rider on a cloud of smoke
I could make a wo-man hang on ev'-ry sin-gle stroke
Gsus2 Gadd2
I was an ir-on man, I had a mas-ter plan
D
But I was a-lone | % |
D
I could hear you breath-ing with a sigh of the wind
I remember how your body started trembling
Gsus2 Gadd2
Oh, what a night it's been for the state I'm in
D
I'm still alone
Bm Em7
Bridge: And all the won-ders made for the earth
A Bm
And all the hearts in all cre-a-tion
G D
Some-how I al-ways end up a-lone (al-ways end up a-lone)
Al-ways end up a-lone
D Bm
Chorus: So I'll play, I'll wait
Em7
'Cause you know that love takes time
D Bm
We came so far
Em7
Just the beat of a lone-ly heart
F#m Gadd2
And it's mine... | 𝄑 |
D
And I don't wan-na be a-lone | % | % | % |
D
2. Well, since I got no mes-sage on your ans-wer phone
Since you're bu-sy ev'-ry min-ute, I just stay at home
Gsus2 Gadd2
I make be-lieve you care, I feel you ev'-ry-where
D
But I'm still a-lone | % |
D
I'm on a wheel of for-tune with a twist of fate
'Cause I know it isn't hea-ven, is it love or hate?
Gsus2
Am I the sub-ject of the pain?
Gadd2
Am I the stran-ger in the rain?
D
I am a-lone | % |
Bm Em7
Bridge: And is there glo-ry there to be-hold?
A Bm
May-be it's my im-a-gi-na-tion
Em7 A
A-noth-er sto-ry there to be told
D Bm
Chorus: So I'll play, I'll wait
Em7
And I pray it's not too late
D Bm
We made it so far
Em7
Just the beat of a lone-ly heart
F#m Gadd2
And it's mine... | 𝄑 | |
D
And I don't wan-na be a-lone | % | % | % |
Bm Em7
Bridge: And all the won-ders made for the earth
A Bm
And all the hearts in all cre-a-tion
Em7 A
A-noth-er sto-ry there to be told
D Bm
Chorus: So I'll play, I'll wait
Em7
And I pray it's not too late
D Bm
We made it so far
Em7
Just the beat of a lone-ly heart
F#m Gadd2
And it's mine... | 𝄑 |
D
And I don't wan-na be a-lone....
D
Outro: Gone but not out of sight
I'm caught in the rain and there's no one home
Face the heat of the night
The one that you love got a heart that's made of stone
Shine and search for the light
And sooner or later you'll be cruising on your ocean
And clean out of site
I'm caught in the rain and there's no one home...
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: D Major - 2 sharps (F#, C#)
- Time Signature: 4/4 - Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately
- Metronome: ♩ = 111 bpm
- Voice Range: D4 - E6
- Beginner Guitarist: The chord charts include open chord voicings for beginners who’d like to give this song a try. Once you're familiar with the shapes, the progressions are quite easy—and definitely worth the effort! 💪
- Suggested Strumming Pattern:
Pattern: D D U U D U Count: 1& 2 &3 & 4 & Motion: ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ D = Downstroke U = Upstroke
Song Details:

- Songwriters: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
- Lyrics Begin: I was a midnight rider on a cloud of smoke,
- Genre: Pop rock
- Single:
Released: 17 February 1997
B-side:
Closer Than Close
Rings Around the Moon - Album: Still Waters
Recorded: January 1996 – August 1996
Released: 10 March 1997
