Chords for Jerry Lee Lewis -- Oh Lonesome Me -- Las Vegas 1970
Tempo:
98.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A lot of people say, uh, Jerry Lee, what made you go country?
Well, I'll tell you, when I put my first record out,
you remember Great Balls of Fire, the flip side of it was a thing called You Went Again.
And I think that was country.
And, uh, as a matter of fact, when I put my first record out,
I was pulling corn down in Louisiana, drinking a little of it too.
[Ab]
But, uh, we're [G] country boys.
Yet an old country boy.
[D]
Ever read about his golden [A] hours, having fun?
Just a fool, I'm staying [D] home like he hasn't done.
Can't get over how you [G] set me free.
[A] [E] Oh, long [D] to meet.
[Dm]
[D] Fancy sticks and big and foul, [A] just a hanging rock.
I know Jerry ought to go on [D] out and paint the town.
I'm just a love sick fool, you know I [G] just can't see.
[A] Oh, [D] long to meet.
[A] Bet you didn't know a lot like me.
[E] I was a fancy freak.
Played with the boys with all the charm.
I still love her so.
[E] But he don't, you know, that I've ever met a woman like me.
[G] I [D] must say, someday I can lose me [A] long to me.
Forget about the past and [D] find somebody new.
I'm a love sick fool, you know I just [G] can't see.
[A] Oh, [D] long to meet.
Yeah,
[A] [Am] [D]
[A]
[G] [Em] [D]
yeah, [A] I've never seen another like me.
I've been the [E] one with these lousy fancy freaks.
Played with the boys with [A] all the charm.
But I still love her so.
[E]
But he don't, you know, that I've ever met a woman like me.
[A]
[Em] [E] I must [D] say, someday I can [A] lose me long to me.
I forget about the past and [D] find somebody new.
I'm a love sick fool and I'm blind and I [G] just can't see.
[A] Oh, [D] long to meet.
[A] Oh, [D] long to meet.
[A] Oh, long [D] to meet.
[A] [D]
[A] Yeah, I bet you didn't know a lot like me.
[E]
She's out in fancy free.
She's flirting with all them [A] boys with the charm.
You know old Jerry still loves her [E] so.
And let me tell you, buddy, I can't tell you how I'd like to be back with that woman.
[A] With all her charm.
[D] Must be some way I can lose [A] me long to me.
Forget about the past [D] and find somebody [D] new.
Well, I can't get over how [E] I love you.
[G] [A] Oh, [D] long to meet.
[A] Long [D] to meet.
[A] Oh, [D] long to meet.
[A] I said, long [D]
to meet.
[D]
Well, I'll tell you, when I put my first record out,
you remember Great Balls of Fire, the flip side of it was a thing called You Went Again.
And I think that was country.
And, uh, as a matter of fact, when I put my first record out,
I was pulling corn down in Louisiana, drinking a little of it too.
[Ab]
But, uh, we're [G] country boys.
Yet an old country boy.
[D]
Ever read about his golden [A] hours, having fun?
Just a fool, I'm staying [D] home like he hasn't done.
Can't get over how you [G] set me free.
[A] [E] Oh, long [D] to meet.
[Dm]
[D] Fancy sticks and big and foul, [A] just a hanging rock.
I know Jerry ought to go on [D] out and paint the town.
I'm just a love sick fool, you know I [G] just can't see.
[A] Oh, [D] long to meet.
[A] Bet you didn't know a lot like me.
[E] I was a fancy freak.
Played with the boys with all the charm.
I still love her so.
[E] But he don't, you know, that I've ever met a woman like me.
[G] I [D] must say, someday I can lose me [A] long to me.
Forget about the past and [D] find somebody new.
I'm a love sick fool, you know I just [G] can't see.
[A] Oh, [D] long to meet.
Yeah,
[A] [Am] [D]
[A]
[G] [Em] [D]
yeah, [A] I've never seen another like me.
I've been the [E] one with these lousy fancy freaks.
Played with the boys with [A] all the charm.
But I still love her so.
[E]
But he don't, you know, that I've ever met a woman like me.
[A]
[Em] [E] I must [D] say, someday I can [A] lose me long to me.
I forget about the past and [D] find somebody new.
I'm a love sick fool and I'm blind and I [G] just can't see.
[A] Oh, [D] long to meet.
[A] Oh, [D] long to meet.
[A] Oh, long [D] to meet.
[A] [D]
[A] Yeah, I bet you didn't know a lot like me.
[E]
She's out in fancy free.
She's flirting with all them [A] boys with the charm.
You know old Jerry still loves her [E] so.
And let me tell you, buddy, I can't tell you how I'd like to be back with that woman.
[A] With all her charm.
[D] Must be some way I can lose [A] me long to me.
Forget about the past [D] and find somebody [D] new.
Well, I can't get over how [E] I love you.
[G] [A] Oh, [D] long to meet.
[A] Long [D] to meet.
[A] Oh, [D] long to meet.
[A] I said, long [D]
to meet.
[D]
Key:
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A lot of people say, uh, Jerry Lee, what made you go country?
Well, I'll tell you, when I put my first record out,
you remember Great Balls of Fire, the flip side of it was a thing called You Went Again.
And I think that was country.
And, uh, as a matter of fact, when I put my first record out,
I was pulling corn down in Louisiana, _ drinking a little of it too.
_ _ [Ab] _
But, uh, we're [G] country boys.
Yet an old country boy.
[D] _ _ _ _
Ever read about his golden [A] hours, having fun? _
Just a fool, I'm staying [D] home like he hasn't done. _
Can't get over how you [G] set me free. _ _
_ [A] _ [E] Oh, long [D] to meet.
_ [Dm] _
_ [D] Fancy sticks and big and foul, [A] just a hanging rock. _
I know Jerry ought to go on [D] out and paint the town.
I'm just a love sick fool, you know I [G] just can't see. _
_ _ [A] _ Oh, [D] long to meet. _
_ [A] Bet you didn't know a lot like me.
[E] I was a fancy freak.
_ Played with the boys with all the charm.
_ I still love her so.
_ [E] But he don't, you know, that I've ever met a woman like me.
[G] I _ _ [D] must say, someday I can lose me [A] long to me.
_ _ Forget about the past and [D] find somebody new.
I'm a love sick fool, you know I just [G] can't see.
_ _ [A] _ _ Oh, [D] long to meet.
_ _ Yeah, _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ yeah, [A] I've never seen another like me.
I've been the [E] one with these lousy fancy freaks.
Played with the boys with [A] all the charm.
But I still love her so.
[E]
But he don't, you know, that I've ever met a woman like me.
[A] _
[Em] _ [E] I must [D] say, someday I can [A] lose me long to me.
I forget about the past and [D] find somebody new.
I'm a love sick fool and I'm blind and I [G] just can't see.
_ [A] _ Oh, [D] long to meet.
_ _ [A] _ _ Oh, [D] long to meet.
_ _ [A] Oh, long [D] to meet.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] Yeah, I bet you didn't know a lot like me.
[E]
She's out in fancy free.
_ She's flirting with all them [A] boys with the charm.
_ You know old Jerry still loves her [E] so.
And let me tell you, buddy, I can't tell you how I'd like to be back with that woman.
[A] With all her charm.
[D] Must be some way I can lose [A] me long to me.
_ _ Forget about the past [D] and find somebody [D] new.
Well, I can't get over how [E] I love you.
_ [G] _ _ [A] Oh, _ [D] long to meet.
_ _ [A] Long _ [D] to meet.
_ _ [A] Oh, _ [D] long to meet.
_ [A] I said, long _ _ [D]
to meet. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Well, I'll tell you, when I put my first record out,
you remember Great Balls of Fire, the flip side of it was a thing called You Went Again.
And I think that was country.
And, uh, as a matter of fact, when I put my first record out,
I was pulling corn down in Louisiana, _ drinking a little of it too.
_ _ [Ab] _
But, uh, we're [G] country boys.
Yet an old country boy.
[D] _ _ _ _
Ever read about his golden [A] hours, having fun? _
Just a fool, I'm staying [D] home like he hasn't done. _
Can't get over how you [G] set me free. _ _
_ [A] _ [E] Oh, long [D] to meet.
_ [Dm] _
_ [D] Fancy sticks and big and foul, [A] just a hanging rock. _
I know Jerry ought to go on [D] out and paint the town.
I'm just a love sick fool, you know I [G] just can't see. _
_ _ [A] _ Oh, [D] long to meet. _
_ [A] Bet you didn't know a lot like me.
[E] I was a fancy freak.
_ Played with the boys with all the charm.
_ I still love her so.
_ [E] But he don't, you know, that I've ever met a woman like me.
[G] I _ _ [D] must say, someday I can lose me [A] long to me.
_ _ Forget about the past and [D] find somebody new.
I'm a love sick fool, you know I just [G] can't see.
_ _ [A] _ _ Oh, [D] long to meet.
_ _ Yeah, _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ yeah, [A] I've never seen another like me.
I've been the [E] one with these lousy fancy freaks.
Played with the boys with [A] all the charm.
But I still love her so.
[E]
But he don't, you know, that I've ever met a woman like me.
[A] _
[Em] _ [E] I must [D] say, someday I can [A] lose me long to me.
I forget about the past and [D] find somebody new.
I'm a love sick fool and I'm blind and I [G] just can't see.
_ [A] _ Oh, [D] long to meet.
_ _ [A] _ _ Oh, [D] long to meet.
_ _ [A] Oh, long [D] to meet.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] Yeah, I bet you didn't know a lot like me.
[E]
She's out in fancy free.
_ She's flirting with all them [A] boys with the charm.
_ You know old Jerry still loves her [E] so.
And let me tell you, buddy, I can't tell you how I'd like to be back with that woman.
[A] With all her charm.
[D] Must be some way I can lose [A] me long to me.
_ _ Forget about the past [D] and find somebody [D] new.
Well, I can't get over how [E] I love you.
_ [G] _ _ [A] Oh, _ [D] long to meet.
_ _ [A] Long _ [D] to meet.
_ _ [A] Oh, _ [D] long to meet.
_ [A] I said, long _ _ [D]
to meet. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _