“Chil dren be (Bm)have.”
That’s what they say when we’re to geth er.
“And watch how you (Bm)play.”
They don’t un der stand.
And so we’re (Bm)run ning just as fast as we (G)can,
(Bm)hold ing on to one an oth er’s (G)hand,
(F)try ing to get a way in to the night.
And then you (D7)put your arms a round me as we tum ble to the ground.
And then you (G)say, “I think we’re a lone now.
There (C)does n’t seem to be an y (G)one a round.
I think we’re a lone now.
The (C)beat ing of the hearts is the (G)on ly sound.”
Look at the (Bm)way
we got ta hide when what we’re do in’,
’cause what would they (Bm)say
if they nev er knew?
And so we’re (Bm)run ning just as fast as we (G)can,
(Bm)hold ing on to one an oth er’s (G)hand,
(F)try ing to get a way in to the night.
And then you (D7)put your arms a round me as we tum ble to the ground.
And then you (G)say, “I think we’re a lone now.
There (C)does n’t seem to be an y (G)one a round.
I think we’re a lone now.
The (C)beat ing of the hearts is the (G)on ly sound.”
“I think we’re a lone now.
The (C)beat ing of the hearts is the (G)on ly sound.”
“I think we’re a lone now.
The (C)beat ing of the hearts is the (G)on ly sound.”
This page shows “I Think We're Alone Now” by Tommy James And The Shondells in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.