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Alessia Cara - Trust My Lonely Chords

ChordsF, C, Bb
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D,A,G keys to play this song with easier chords.

It’stimeIFletyougo,Imadethe Cmistake,gowritingyournameonmyheart
‘CauseyourFcolorsshowed,butitwastooClate,youleftmestained,calleditart
DoyouFcravecontrol?I’vebeenyourCdoll,thatyoupokeforfuntoolong
SoFyoushouldgo,don’tlookback,Iwon’tCcomebackcan’tdothatnomore
FGogetyourpraisefromsomeoneelse,Cyoudidanumberonmyhealth
BbMyworldisbrighterbyitself,andIcanCdobetter,dobetter
YouFandIwereswayingontheropes,CIfoundmyfootingonmyown
BbI’ma-okay,I’mgoodasgold,andIcanCdobetter,dobetter Falone,alone, Calone
Thereain’tnoFlove’roundhere,IlovedyouConce,butitmademedumb
NowI’mseeingitFwaytooclear,youhurtmeCnumb,andforthatI’verunoutoftime
AndatattoohaveFpaintofeel(Paintofeel),I’vebeenyourCgamejusttakingtheblamefortoolong
GetonFoutofhere,don’tlookback,Iwon’tCcomebackcan’tdothatnomore
FGogetyourpraisefromsomeoneelse,Cyoudidanumberonmyhealth
BbMyworldisbrighterbyitself,andIcanCdobetter,dobetter
YouFandIwereswayingontheropes,CIfoundmyfootingonmyown
BbI’ma-okay,I’mgoodasgold,andIcanCdobetter,dobetter Falone
Don’tyouknowthat Fyou'rebadforme?IgottaCtrustmylonely
Don’tyouknowthat Fyou'rebadforme?IgottaCtrustmylonely
Don’tyouknowyou’reFnogoodforme?IgottaCtrustmylonely
Don’tyouknowyou’reFnogoodforme?IgottaCtrustmylonely
FGogetyourpraisefromsomeoneelse,Cyoudidanumberonmyhealth
BbMyworldisbrighterbyitself,andIcanCdobetter,dobetter
YouFandIwereswayingontheropes,CIfoundmyfootingonmyown
BbI’ma-okay,I’mgoodasgold,andIcanCdobetter,dobetter Falone
Don’tyouknowthat Fyou'rebadforme?IgottaCtrustmylonely
Don’tyouknowthat Fyou'rebadforme?IgottaCtrustmylonely
Don’tyouknowyou’reFnogoodforme?IgottaCtrustmylonely
Don’tyouknowyou’reFnogoodforme?IgottaCtrustmylonely
AlbumThe Pains of Growing
Year2018
KeyF
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Trust My Lonely on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Alessia Cara - Trust My Lonely on guitar requires 3 chords and 2 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.

Trust My Lonely uses these transitions most often: F → C (23), C → F (22), and Bb → C (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 - C chord transition.

1. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.

F to C

2. C → Bb chord transition

Switching from C to Bb:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

C to Bb

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Trust My Lonely.

  • Trust My Lonely includes 57 chord transitions, 2 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Trust My Lonely contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Trust My Lonely connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Bb: 2%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%