“Lonely in Your Nightmare” 

Chords 

	Verse 1 
	Principal Key: D Major 
I                       IV                           I                       IV 
D                      G                            D                      G 
    Even on the darkest night when empty promise means empty hand 
I                        IV                          vi                        II 
D                       G                          Bm                      E 
    And soldiers coming home like shadows turning red 
I                          IV                          I                       IV 
D                        G                           D                      G 
    And when the lights of hope are fading quickly then look to me 
I                     IV                   vi                   II 
D                    G                   Bm                 E 
    I'll be your homing angel I'll be in your head 

	Chorus 
	Principal Key: D Major 
                         IV                    I                         V 
                         G                     D                         A 
Because you're lonely in your nightmare let me in 
                    IV                         I                     V 
                    G                          D                   A 
And there's heat beneath your winter let me in 

	Verse 2 
	Principal Key: D Major 
I 
D 
     I see the delta traces living lonely out on the limb 
    And a passing glimmer warm beneath your skin 
    Please tread gently on the ground when all around you earth turns to fire 
						         II 
 						         E 
    Only get a second chance when danger's on the wind 


	Bridge 
	Principal Key: D Major 
bIII       V      bIII       V       bIII      V         IV       I 
   F   ,   A/E   ,   F   ,   A/E   ,   F   ,   A/E   ,   G   ,   D 

	Verse 3 
	Principal Key: D Major 
I 
D 
    Must be lucky whether when you find the kind of wind that you need 
    Come on show me all the light and shade that made your name 
    I know you've got it in your head I've seen that look before 
							 II 
							 E 
    You've built your refuge turns you captive all the same 

	Outro 
	Principal Key: D Major 
V 
A (riffs) 

Transitions 

Verse to Chorus 
	Chords: E to G 
Harmonic Function: II in D Major to IV in D Major 
Interval: up 3 semitones / down 9 semitones 
Notes 
There is no key change to the Chorus.  The reason why it sounds like such a great transition is because of the classic II (V/V) to IV change. 
Chorus to Verse 
	Chords: A to D 
	Harmonic Function: V in D Major to I in D Major 
	Interval: up 5 semitones / down 7 semitones 
Chorus to Bridge 
Chords: A to F 
	Harmonic Function: V in D Major to bIII in D Major 
	Interval: up 8 semitones / down 4 semitones 
Bridge to Verse 
	Chords: D to D 
	Harmonic Function: I in D Major to I in D Major 
	Interval: (none) 
	Notes 
This is one of the few times where Duran Duran ends a section on the same chord as the beginning of the next section.  It works well because of their arrangement. 
Chorus to Outro 
	Chords: A to A 
	Harmonic Function: V in D Major to V in D Major 
	Interval: (none) 
	Notes 
An interesting bassline makes this sound like a new “section” of sorts…but it’s just a riff over the last chord of the Chorus.