Chords for Long Gone Lonesome Blues
Tempo:
125.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[E] [A]
[B]
[E]
I went down to the river to watch the fish swim by
But [A] I got to the river so lonesome I wanted [E] to die, oh Lord
And then [B] I jumped in the river but the doggone river [E] was dry
She's long [A]
gone [E] and now [B] I'm lonesome blue
[B]
[E]
I went down to the river to watch the fish swim by
But [A] I got to the river so lonesome I wanted [E] to die, oh Lord
And then [B] I jumped in the river but the doggone river [E] was dry
She's long [A]
gone [E] and now [B] I'm lonesome blue
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A
B
F#m
E
A
B
F#m
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I went down to the river to watch the fish swim by _ _ _ _
But [A] I got to the river so lonesome I wanted [E] to die, oh Lord
And then [B] I jumped in the river but the doggone river [E] was dry _ _ _ _
_ She's long _ [A] _
gone [E] and _ now [B] I'm _ _ lonesome blue _ _ _ _
_ I had me a woman who couldn't be true She made me for my money and she made me blue
[A] A man needs a woman that he can lean on [E] But my leaning post is [B] done, left and [E] gone _ _ _ _ _
She's long _ _ [A] _
gone and [E] _ now [B] I'm _ lonesome [E] blue _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna find me a river, one that's cold as _ ice _ _
And [A] when I find me that river, Lord I'm gonna pay [E] the _ _ price, oh Lord
I'm going [B] down in it three times but [F#m] Lord I'm only [E] coming up twice _ _ _
_ _ She's long _ [A] gone _ _ [E] and now _ [B] I'm _ _ [E] lonesome blue _ _
_ _ _ She told me on Sunday she was checking me out
Along about Monday she was nowhere about And [A] here it is Tuesday, ain't had no news
[E] I got them gone but not forgotten blues _ _ _
_ _ She's long _ _
[A] gone _ [E] and now _ [B] I'm _ [F#m] _ [E] lonesome blue _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I went down to the river to watch the fish swim by _ _ _ _
But [A] I got to the river so lonesome I wanted [E] to die, oh Lord
And then [B] I jumped in the river but the doggone river [E] was dry _ _ _ _
_ She's long _ [A] _
gone [E] and _ now [B] I'm _ _ lonesome blue _ _ _ _
_ I had me a woman who couldn't be true She made me for my money and she made me blue
[A] A man needs a woman that he can lean on [E] But my leaning post is [B] done, left and [E] gone _ _ _ _ _
She's long _ _ [A] _
gone and [E] _ now [B] I'm _ lonesome [E] blue _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna find me a river, one that's cold as _ ice _ _
And [A] when I find me that river, Lord I'm gonna pay [E] the _ _ price, oh Lord
I'm going [B] down in it three times but [F#m] Lord I'm only [E] coming up twice _ _ _
_ _ She's long _ [A] gone _ _ [E] and now _ [B] I'm _ _ [E] lonesome blue _ _
_ _ _ She told me on Sunday she was checking me out
Along about Monday she was nowhere about And [A] here it is Tuesday, ain't had no news
[E] I got them gone but not forgotten blues _ _ _
_ _ She's long _ _
[A] gone _ [E] and now _ [B] I'm _ [F#m] _ [E] lonesome blue _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _