Chords for Eric Clapton - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

Tempo:
139.2 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

F#

A

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Clapton - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight chords
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[D] Do me wrong,
[A]
do me right, do me right baby
[Bm]
[D] Tell me lies, [C#m] but hold, [F#] hold me tight
[D]
Say [C#m] your [F#m] goodbyes, tell [B] them all in life
But [Bm] don't let me [D] be lonely
[A]
tonight
[F#]
[Bm] Say [D] goodbye, [A]
woman [F#] say hello, say [Gm] hello
[Bm]
It's [D] sure not good to see you, [C#m]
[E] [F#] but it's time to go
[D]
Don't [C#m] say [E] yes, [F#m] but [F#m] please don't [B] say no
I [Bm] don't wanna [D] be lonely [A] tonight
[F#] [F#m]
Go away that [C#] damn you
[F#m]
Gonna do [B] as you please, do as you please
[Bm]
But you ain't [D] gonna see me [G] yet now
[D] [A] Oh my dear,
[F#m] cause I'm undecided
[C#]
[F#m]
[A] And your heart's [B] been divided
[Bm] You've been turning [D] my world [G] upside [D] down
[F#m]
[Bm] Do
[D] me wrong,
[A]
[C#] do me right, do me right baby
[Bm]
[D] Don't woman tell me lies, [C#m] but hold, [F#] hold me tight
And [D]
say [C#m] your [F#m] goodbyes, tell [B] them all in life
[D] But don't let me be lonely [G] tonight
Say [C#m] your [F#m] goodbyes, tell [B] them all in life
[Bm] But don't let me [D] be lonely [A] tonight
[F#] [Em]
Cause [D] I don't wanna be lonely [A] tonight
[E] [F#]
[C#] [Bm]
[D]
[A]
[F#] I don't wanna be lonely tonight
So
[E] [Bm] baby, [D] leave the way
I [A] don't wanna be [Bm] lonely [F#] tonight
I [Bm] don't wanna [D] be lonely tonight
[A]
[F#] Don't do [Em] it, don't do it, don't do [Bm] it
I don't wanna be lonely [E] tonight
[A]
[F#]
[F#m] So [Bm] let me [D] be lonely [A] tonight
[E]
I [Bm] don't wanna [D] be lonely tonight
[E]
[F#] I
[Bm] don't wanna [D] be lonely [A] tonight
[F#] [F#]
[F#m]
[D] [D]
[E]
[F#]
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
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To learn Eric Clapton - Dont Let Me Be Lonely Tonight chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, F#, Bm, D and A. Begin your practice at a relaxed 69 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 139. With D Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Do me wrong, _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
do me right, do me right baby
_ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] Tell me lies, _ _ [C#m] but hold, _ _ _ [F#] hold me tight
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Say [C#m] your _ _ _ [F#m] goodbyes, _ _ _ tell [B] them all in life
But [Bm] don't let me _ [D] _ be lonely _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
tonight
[F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Say _ _ _ [D] _ goodbye, _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
woman [F#] say hello, say [Gm] hello
[Bm] _ _
It's _ [D] sure not good to see you, _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [F#] but it's time to go
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Don't [C#m] say _ _ [E] yes, _ [F#m] _ but [F#m] please don't [B] say no
I [Bm] don't wanna _ [D] be _ lonely _ _ _ [A] _ tonight
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ Go away that [C#] damn you _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Gonna do [B] as you please, do as you please
_ [Bm] _ _ _
But you ain't [D] gonna see me _ [G] yet _ now
[D] _ [A] Oh my dear, _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ cause _ I'm undecided
[C#] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] And your heart's [B] been _ divided
_ [Bm] You've been turning _ _ [D] my world _ _ [G] upside _ _ _ _ [D] down _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ Do _
_ _ [D] me wrong, _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#] do me right, do me right baby
[Bm] _ _ _
_ [D] Don't woman tell me _ lies, [C#m] but _ hold, _ _ [F#] hold me tight
And [D] _ _ _
_ say [C#m] _ your _ _ _ [F#m] _ goodbyes, _ tell [B] them all in life
_ [D] But don't let me _ be lonely _ _ [G] tonight _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Say _ [C#m] _ your _ _ [F#m] goodbyes, _ _ _ tell [B] them all in life
_ [Bm] But don't let me _ [D] be lonely _ _ _ [A] tonight _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _
Cause [D] I don't wanna _ _ be lonely _ _ _ [A] tonight _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ I don't wanna be lonely tonight
So _
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] baby, _ _ _ [D] leave the way
_ I [A] don't wanna be [Bm] lonely _ [F#] _ tonight _
_ I [Bm] don't wanna _ _ [D] be lonely tonight
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ Don't do [Em] it, don't do it, don't do [Bm] it
I don't wanna be lonely [E] tonight _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ So [Bm] let me _ _ [D] be lonely _ _ _ _ [A] tonight
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ I [Bm] don't wanna _ _ [D] _ be lonely _ _ tonight
[E] _ _
_ _ [F#] I _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] don't wanna _ [D] _ be lonely _ _ _ [A] tonight _
[F#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _

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This song, written by James Taylor, finds its place within the Reptile album.

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