Lonely Boy chords by Paul Anka (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
I'm just a  (C major) lonely boy
G7 
Lonely and  (G7) blue
I'm all alone
C 
With nothin' to  (C major) do
I've got everything
G7 
You could think  (G7) of
But all I want
C 
Bb 
Is someone to  (C major) love  (B flat major) 
C 
 (C major) Someone, yes, someone to

New- Play with audio & scroll
Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.
Get now
Chorus 1
love
G7 
Someone to  (G7) kiss
Someone to hold
C 
At a moment like  (C major) this
I'd like to hear
G7 
Somebody  (G7) say
"I'll give you my love
C 
Bb 
Each night and  (C major) day"  (B flat major) 
C 
Bb 
C 
Bb 
 (C major)  (B flat major)  (C major)  (B flat major) 
C 
 (C major) I'm just a

Verse 2
lonely boy
G7 
Lonely and  (G7) blue
I'm all alone
C 
With nothin' to  (C major) do
I've got everything
G7 
You could think  (G7) of
But all I want
C 
Bb 
Is someone to  (C major) love  (B flat major) 
C 
 (C major) Somebody, somebody, somebody,

Chorus 2
please
G7 
Send her to  (G7) me
I'll make her happy
C 
Just wait and  (C major) see
I've prayed so hard
G7 
To the heavens a (G7) bove
That I'm gonna find
C 
Bb 
Someone to  (C major) love  (B flat major) 
C 
Bb 
C 
Bb 
 (C major)  (B flat major)  (C major)  (B flat major) 
C 
 (C major) I'm just a

Outro 1
lonely boy
G7 
Lonely and  (G7) blue
I'm all alone
C 
With nothin' to  (C major) do
I've got everything
G7 
You could think  (G7) of
But all I want
[Fade out]

1959R&B

Unlock All Tools

100+ tunings, chord games & metronome

Get now

GuitarPianoUkulele

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 100

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.

109 views

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Minor 7ths sit between minor and major in feel. The course covers the shapes and the songs they show up in most often. Learn minor 7th chords

Even perfectly fretted chords sound wrong on an out-of-tune guitar. Get in tune in seconds, right in your browser, with the free online guitar tuner

This is the definitive original version of Lonely Boy by Paul Anka, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Lonely Boy the way Paul Anka intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.