[Intro]
Am            F            G      Dm            F            G 
Am            F            G      Dm            F            G
[Strophe]
Am            C                  G 
  You've been   picked and it's over. 
Dm            F              G 
  What's the    chip on your shoulder? 
Am            C            G 
  Outside       were solid rainbows. 
Dm            F              G 
  Inside        is where the heart grows. 
C/E         F9 
  Picking   up the pieces. 
C/G         Am        C/G   F9 
  Something more to believe in. 
C/E         F9 
  As you    search the embers, 
C/G                    Am    G 
 Think what you've had,    remember.
[Refrain]
Am            F               G 
  Hang on,      don't you let go now. 
Dm            F            G 
  You know,     with every heartbeat.  
Am            F               G 
  We love,      nothing comes easy. 
Dm            F         G 
  Hang on,      ask the lonely.
[Strophe]
Am            C           G 
  You've got    some fascination, 
Dm            F           G 
  With your     high expectations. 
Am            C           G 
  This love     is your obsession. 
Dm            F              G 
  Your heart,   your past possession. 
  
  
C/E         F9 
   Let down your defences. 
C/G         Am        C/G   F9 
   Won't be up to the one who cares. 
C/E         F9 
   As you   search the embers, 
C/G                    Am    G 
 Think what you've had,    remember.
[Refrain]
Am            F               G 
  Hang on,      don't you let go now. 
Dm            F            G 
  You know,     with every heartbeat. 
Am            F               G 
  We love,      nothing comes easy. 
Dm            F         G 
  Hang on,      ask the lonely.
[Refrain]
F                   Am7 
When you're feeling love's unfair, 
C                Gsus4 G 
You just ask the lonely. 
F                   Am7 
When you're lost in deep despair, 
C                Gsus4 G 
You just ask the lonely.     (Piano Gliss.)
[Solo]
F            Am7            C            Gsus4  G 
F            Am7            C            Gsus4  G 
C/E          F9             Am7          G6     G 
G7/F        F 
C/E          F9             Am7          G6     G 
G7/F        F 
G7/F        F
[Refrain]
F                   Am7 
When you're feeling love's unfair, 
C                Gsus4 G 
You just ask the lonely. 
F                   Am7 
When you're lost in deep despair, 
C                Gsus4 G 
You just ask the lonely. 
F                   Am7 
When you're feeling love's unfair, 
C                Gsus4 G 
You just ask the lonely. 
F                   Am7 
When you're lost in deep despair, 
C                Gsus4 G 
You just ask the lonely.
[Outro]
        F            Am7            C            Gsus4  G 
                                             
        F            Am7            C            Gsus4  G 
Ask the lonely. 
            F9             Am7 
When you're down in deep despair. 
            C              Gsus4  G 
When you're down in deep despair. 
            F9             Am7 
Ask the     lo-lo-lo-lo-   lo-lonely. 
            C              Gsus4  G 
            Lo-lo-lo-lo-   lonely. 
        F            Am7            C            Gsus4  G 
                                               
        F            Am7            C            Gsus4  G 
        Lonely