Gilbert O’Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) Chords
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Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Am7 chord diagram
Guitar Gm7 chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Cm chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar A#m7 | B♭m7 chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar Fmaj7 chord diagram
Guitar A#m | B♭m chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Guitar B7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[F] [Am7] [Gm7] [C7] [F]
[F]In a little while from now,
If I’m [Am]not [C]feeling any [Am7]less sour
I [Cm]promised myself to treat myself
And [Am]visit a nearby [D7]tower,
[verse 2]
And [Gm7]climbing to the top,
Will [Bbm7]throw myself off
In an [F]effort to make it [F]clear to who
ever [Dm]what it’s like when your [E7]shattered
[verse 3]
Left [Am7]standing in the lurch, at a [Cm]church
Where people’re [D7]saying,
“My [Gm7]God that’s tough, she stood him up!
No [Bbm7]point in us remaining.
We [F]may as well go [Fmaj7]home.”
As [Am7]I did on my [D7]own,
A[Gm7]lone again, [C7]natura[F]lly
[verse 4]
To [F]think that only yesterday,
I was [Am7]cheerful, bright and gay,
Looking [Cm]forward to, but who wouldn’t do,
The [Am]role I was about to [D7]play
[verse 5]
But as [Gm7]if to knock me down,
Re[Bbm7]ality came around
And [F]without so much as a [F]mere touch,
Cut me [Dm]into little [E7]pieces
[verse 6]
[Am7]Leaving me to doubt,
Talk a[Cm]bout God and His [D7]mercy
Who [Gm7]if He really does exist
Why did He de[Bbm]sert me
[Fmaj7]In my hour of [F]need?
I [Am7]truly am in[D7]deed,
A[Gm7]lone again, [C7]natura[F]lly
should be key change here up 1 tone omitted
It [G]seems to me that there are more hearts
[D]broken in the world that can’t be [F#m]mended [B7]
Left una[G]ttended
What do we [Gm7]do? What do we [F#m]do?
A[Bbm7]lone again, [C7]natura[F]lly
[chorus]
Now [F]looking back over the years,
And what[Am]ever [C]else that [Am7]appears
I re[Cm]member I cried when my father died
Never [Am]wishing to hide the [D7]tears
[chorus]
And at [Gm7]sixty five years old,
My [Bbm]mother, God rest her soul,
Couldn’t [F]understand, why the [F]only man
She [Dm]had ever loved had been [E7]taken
[verse 7]
[Am]Leaving her to start with a [Cm]heart
So badly bro[D7]ken
De[Gm7]spite encouragement from me
No [Bbm7]words were ever spoken
[verse 8]
And [F]when she passed a[Fmaj7]way
I [Am]cried and cried all [D7]day
A[Bbm7]lone again, natura[Am7]lly [D7]
A[Bbm7]lone again, [C7]natura[F]lly
[verse 9]
A[Bbm7]lone again, [C7]natura[F]lly
[chorus]
Now [F]looking back over the years,
And what[Am]ever [C]else that [Am7]appears
I re[Cm]member I cried when my father died
Never [Am]wishing to hide the [D7]tears
[chorus]
And at [Gm7]sixty five years old,
My [Bbm]mother, God rest her soul,
Couldn’t [F]understand, why the [F]only man
She [Dm]had ever loved had been [E7]taken
[Closing]
[Am]Leaving her to start with a [Cm]heart
So badly bro[D7]ken
De[Gm7]spite encouragement from me
No [Bbm7]words were ever spoken
And [F]when she passed a[Fmaj7]way
I [Am]cried and cried all [D7]day
A[Bbm7]lone again, natura[Am7]lly [D7]
A[Bbm7]lone again, [C7]natura[F]lly
How to play Alone Again on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again on guitar requires 17 chords and 36 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Alone Again uses these transitions most often: D7 → Gm7 (10), C7 → F (7), and Am → D7 (6). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with F - Am7 chord transition.
1. F → Am7 chord transition
To move from F to Am7;
- While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
2. Am7 → Gm7 chord transition
To move from Am7 to Gm7;
- While playing Am7, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place ring finger on D string fret 3.
3. Gm7 → C7 chord transition
To move from Gm7 to C7;
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
4. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
5. F → Am chord transition
To move from F to Am;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
6. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
7. C → Am7 chord transition
To move from C to Am7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
8. Am7 → Cm chord transition
To move from Am7 to Cm;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 3.
9. Cm → Am chord transition
To move from Cm to Am;
- While playing Cm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
10. Am → D7 chord transition
To move from Am to D7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
11. D7 → Gm7 chord transition
To move from D7 to Gm7;
- While playing D7, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
12. Gm7 → Bbm7 chord transition
To move from Gm7 to Bbm7;
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
- Place index finger on B string fret 2.
- Place pinky on E string fret 4.
13. Bbm7 → F chord transition
To move from Bbm7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from E string fret 4 to D string fret 3.
14. F → Dm chord transition
To move from F to Dm;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
15. Dm → E7 chord transition
To move from Dm to E7;
- While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
16. E7 → Am7 chord transition
To move from E7 to Am7;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
17. Cm → D7 chord transition
To move from Cm to D7;
- While playing Cm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
18. F → Fmaj7 chord transition
To move from F to Fmaj7;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
19. Fmaj7 → Am7 chord transition
To move from Fmaj7 to Am7;
- While playing Fmaj7, lift your ring finger from D string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
20. Am7 → D7 chord transition
To move from Am7 to D7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
21. Gm7 → Bbm chord transition
To move from Gm7 to Bbm;
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on D string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 1.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
22. Bbm → Fmaj7 chord transition
To move from Bbm to Fmaj7;
- While playing Bbm, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on D string fret 3.
23. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
24. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
25. D → F#m chord transition
To move from D to F#m;
- While playing D, lift your middle finger from E string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
26. F#m → B7 chord transition
To move from F#m to B7;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your pinky from D string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
27. B7 → G chord transition
To move from B7 to G;
- While playing B7, lift your pinky from E string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
28. G → Gm7 chord transition
To move from G to Gm7;
- While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
29. Gm7 → F#m chord transition
To move from Gm7 to F#m;
- While playing Gm7, lift your middle finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.
- Place index finger on E string fret 2.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
30. F#m → Bbm7 chord transition
To move from F#m to Bbm7;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to G string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from D string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 4.
- Place middle finger on D string fret 3.
31. Bbm7 → C7 chord transition
To move from Bbm7 to C7;
- Slide your index finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from E string fret 4 to G string fret 3.
32. Bbm → F chord transition
To move from Bbm to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from G string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
33. E7 → Am chord transition
To move from E7 to Am;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
34. Fmaj7 → Am chord transition
To move from Fmaj7 to Am;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
35. D7 → Bbm7 chord transition
To move from D7 to Bbm7;
- Slide your index finger on B string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 4.
36. Bbm7 → Am7 chord transition
To move from Bbm7 to Am7;
- While playing Bbm7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- Slide your index finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
Alone Again chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Alone Again.
- Alone Again includes 113 chord transitions, 36 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Alone Again contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Alone Again connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
- F → G: 21%
- F → Am: 11%
After D7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).- D7 → Gm7: 1%
- D7 → Bbm7: 0%