Capo 1st Fret 
 
Intro: A  E  B 
 

Verse 1: 
A 
You're asking me to open up 
 
I'm tryin' my best to give enough 
   E 
To keep this love alive 
   A 
It wouldn't be so hard for me to do 
                                 E          B 
If it hadn't have been for all my heart's been through 
 
Chorus: 
E 
But once you've learned to be lonely 
                               A 
And lonely is the only thing you've known 
             E 
It begins to feel like home 
                  B 
It becomes your comfort zone 
            E 
Once you've learned to be without someone 
                                 A 
And settle for the silence of an empty room 
      E 
Oh,it changes you 
          B 
There's a lot you have to undo 
                         E 
Once you've learned to be lonely 
 
Verse 2: 
A 
It becomes a habit of the heart 
 
To be afraid to even start 
   E 
To try and love again 
A 
I want to give you myself to you 
                                  E                    B 
But I've been alone so long that I'm scared, scared to move 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
Bridge: 
A                                E 
I've built walls but I feel them falling down 
A                           B 
Touch by touch your love is my way out 
 
Repeat Chorus 
        B 
There's a lot you have to undo 
                        E 
Once you've learned to be lonely