Chords for B J Thomas "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Tempo:
82.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
Bm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Did you hear [Bm] that [Em] lonesome [G] whippoorwill?
He sounds [Bm] too blue [F] to fly.
[G]
[C] The midnight train [G] is wide,
[Bm] [G]
And I'm so lonesome [D] I [G] could cry.
[Bm]
[Em] Did [D]
[G] you ever [Bm] see [Em] a night so [D] [G] long
When time [Bm] goes crawling [Dm] by?
[G]
The [C] moon just went [G] behind a [Em] cloud,
And I'm [G] so [D] lonesome I could [G] cry.
[Bm]
[Em] [D]
Did [G] you ever [F#] [Bm]
see [Em] a [D] robin [G] weep
When leaves [Bm] begin to [Dm] die?
[G]
[C] That means he's lost the [G] will to [Em] live,
[G] And I'm so lonesome [D] I [G] could cry.
[Bm]
[Em] [D]
[G] The [Bm] silence [Em] of a falling [G] star
Lights up [Bm] a purple [Dm] sky,
[A]
[C] And as I wander [G] [Em] you are,
[G] I'm so [D] lonesome I [G] could cry.
[D] Yeah, [Em] [D] I could [Em] cry, [D] [G] [F#]
[Em] [D] I could cry,
I [G] [Bm]
[Em] could cry, [D] I could [G] cry.
[N]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
He sounds [Bm] too blue [F] to fly.
[G]
[C] The midnight train [G] is wide,
[Bm] [G]
And I'm so lonesome [D] I [G] could cry.
[Bm]
[Em] Did [D]
[G] you ever [Bm] see [Em] a night so [D] [G] long
When time [Bm] goes crawling [Dm] by?
[G]
The [C] moon just went [G] behind a [Em] cloud,
And I'm [G] so [D] lonesome I could [G] cry.
[Bm]
[Em] [D]
Did [G] you ever [F#] [Bm]
see [Em] a [D] robin [G] weep
When leaves [Bm] begin to [Dm] die?
[G]
[C] That means he's lost the [G] will to [Em] live,
[G] And I'm so lonesome [D] I [G] could cry.
[Bm]
[Em] [D]
[G] The [Bm] silence [Em] of a falling [G] star
Lights up [Bm] a purple [Dm] sky,
[A]
[C] And as I wander [G] [Em] you are,
[G] I'm so [D] lonesome I [G] could cry.
[D] Yeah, [Em] [D] I could [Em] cry, [D] [G] [F#]
[Em] [D] I could cry,
I [G] [Bm]
[Em] could cry, [D] I could [G] cry.
[N]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
Key:
G
D
Em
Bm
C
G
D
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_ _ _ _ _
Did you hear [Bm] that _ [Em] lonesome _ [G] whippoorwill?
He sounds [Bm] too blue [F] to fly.
_ _ [G] _
[C] The midnight _ train [G] is wide,
_ [Bm] _ [G]
And I'm so lonesome [D] I _ [G] could cry.
[Bm] _ _ _
[Em] Did _ _ [D] _ _
[G] you ever [Bm] see [Em] a night so [D] [G] long
When _ time [Bm] goes crawling [Dm] _ by?
[G] _
The [C] moon _ just went [G] behind a [Em] cloud,
And I'm [G] so [D] lonesome I could [G] cry.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
Did [G] you ever [F#] _ [Bm]
see [Em] a _ [D] robin [G] weep
When leaves [Bm] begin to [Dm] die?
_ [G] _
[C] That _ means he's lost the [G] will to [Em] live,
[G] And I'm so lonesome [D] I [G] could cry.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] The _ [Bm] silence _ [Em] of a falling [G] star
Lights up [Bm] a purple [Dm] _ sky,
[A] _ _
[C] And as I wander [G] _ _ [Em] you are,
[G] I'm so _ [D] lonesome I [G] could cry.
_ [D] Yeah, _ [Em] _ _ [D] I could [Em] cry, _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] I could cry,
I [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ could cry, [D] I could [G] cry. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Did you hear [Bm] that _ [Em] lonesome _ [G] whippoorwill?
He sounds [Bm] too blue [F] to fly.
_ _ [G] _
[C] The midnight _ train [G] is wide,
_ [Bm] _ [G]
And I'm so lonesome [D] I _ [G] could cry.
[Bm] _ _ _
[Em] Did _ _ [D] _ _
[G] you ever [Bm] see [Em] a night so [D] [G] long
When _ time [Bm] goes crawling [Dm] _ by?
[G] _
The [C] moon _ just went [G] behind a [Em] cloud,
And I'm [G] so [D] lonesome I could [G] cry.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
Did [G] you ever [F#] _ [Bm]
see [Em] a _ [D] robin [G] weep
When leaves [Bm] begin to [Dm] die?
_ [G] _
[C] That _ means he's lost the [G] will to [Em] live,
[G] And I'm so lonesome [D] I [G] could cry.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] The _ [Bm] silence _ [Em] of a falling [G] star
Lights up [Bm] a purple [Dm] _ sky,
[A] _ _
[C] And as I wander [G] _ _ [Em] you are,
[G] I'm so _ [D] lonesome I [G] could cry.
_ [D] Yeah, _ [Em] _ _ [D] I could [Em] cry, _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] I could cry,
I [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ could cry, [D] I could [G] cry. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _