Chords for Merle Haggard - Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive
Tempo:
83.65 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [E] [C#] [F#m]
[B] [A] [E] [A] [E]
[B] There [E] hasn't been one bit of laughter [A] in this house in so [Am]
long
[E] Just the howling of [C#] the wind [F#] asking why
[B] And [E] I know this house ain't growing but [A] it seems bigger since [Am] you're gone
[E] And this [C#] loneliness [F#m] has eaten [B] [E] me [A] alive
[E]
[B] [E] If there's any [F#m] [E] forgiveness in you, [D] [A] wrap it up and [Am] come on home
I [Em] may not change [C#] completely, [F#] oh but I'll try
[B]
[E] And honey, you'll have to hurry [Bm] or [A] there'll be no reason to [Am] come home
[E] Cause this [C#] loneliness [F#m] has eaten [B] [A] [E] me [A] alive
[E]
The [Bm] bigger the [B] house, the [E] harder the tear falls
I've [F#] found it out since [B] your goodbye
[E] And honey, you'll have to hurry [Bm] or [A] there'll be no reason to [Am] come home
[E] Cause this [C#] loneliness [C#m] [F#m] has eaten [E] me [D#] alive
[Bm] [C#] Yeah, [F#m] this loneliness [B] has eaten [E] me [F#m] alive
[E] [N]
[B] [A] [E] [A] [E]
[B] There [E] hasn't been one bit of laughter [A] in this house in so [Am]
long
[E] Just the howling of [C#] the wind [F#] asking why
[B] And [E] I know this house ain't growing but [A] it seems bigger since [Am] you're gone
[E] And this [C#] loneliness [F#m] has eaten [B] [E] me [A] alive
[E]
[B] [E] If there's any [F#m] [E] forgiveness in you, [D] [A] wrap it up and [Am] come on home
I [Em] may not change [C#] completely, [F#] oh but I'll try
[B]
[E] And honey, you'll have to hurry [Bm] or [A] there'll be no reason to [Am] come home
[E] Cause this [C#] loneliness [F#m] has eaten [B] [A] [E] me [A] alive
[E]
The [Bm] bigger the [B] house, the [E] harder the tear falls
I've [F#] found it out since [B] your goodbye
[E] And honey, you'll have to hurry [Bm] or [A] there'll be no reason to [Am] come home
[E] Cause this [C#] loneliness [C#m] [F#m] has eaten [E] me [D#] alive
[Bm] [C#] Yeah, [F#m] this loneliness [B] has eaten [E] me [F#m] alive
[E] [N]
Key:
E
B
A
C#
F#m
E
B
A
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] There [E] hasn't been _ one bit of laughter [A] in this house in so [Am]
long
[E] Just the howling of [C#] the wind _ [F#] asking why
_ [B] And _ _ [E] I know _ this house ain't growing but [A] it seems bigger since [Am] you're gone
_ [E] And this _ [C#] loneliness [F#m] has eaten [B] _ [E] me [A] alive
_ [E] _ _
[B] _ [E] If there's any [F#m] _ [E] forgiveness in you, _ [D] [A] wrap it up and [Am] come on home
I [Em] may not change [C#] completely, _ [F#] oh but I'll try
_ [B] _ _
_ [E] And honey, _ you'll have to hurry [Bm] or [A] there'll be no reason to [Am] come home
[E] Cause this _ [C#] loneliness [F#m] has eaten [B] _ [A] [E] me [A] alive
_ [E] _ _
The [Bm] bigger the [B] house, the [E] harder the tear falls
I've [F#] found it out since [B] your goodbye
_ [E] And honey, you'll have to hurry [Bm] or [A] there'll be no reason to [Am] come home
_ [E] Cause this [C#] loneliness [C#m] [F#m] has eaten _ [E] me [D#] alive
[Bm] _ [C#] Yeah, _ [F#m] this loneliness _ [B] has eaten [E] _ me [F#m] alive
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] There [E] hasn't been _ one bit of laughter [A] in this house in so [Am]
long
[E] Just the howling of [C#] the wind _ [F#] asking why
_ [B] And _ _ [E] I know _ this house ain't growing but [A] it seems bigger since [Am] you're gone
_ [E] And this _ [C#] loneliness [F#m] has eaten [B] _ [E] me [A] alive
_ [E] _ _
[B] _ [E] If there's any [F#m] _ [E] forgiveness in you, _ [D] [A] wrap it up and [Am] come on home
I [Em] may not change [C#] completely, _ [F#] oh but I'll try
_ [B] _ _
_ [E] And honey, _ you'll have to hurry [Bm] or [A] there'll be no reason to [Am] come home
[E] Cause this _ [C#] loneliness [F#m] has eaten [B] _ [A] [E] me [A] alive
_ [E] _ _
The [Bm] bigger the [B] house, the [E] harder the tear falls
I've [F#] found it out since [B] your goodbye
_ [E] And honey, you'll have to hurry [Bm] or [A] there'll be no reason to [Am] come home
_ [E] Cause this [C#] loneliness [C#m] [F#m] has eaten _ [E] me [D#] alive
[Bm] _ [C#] Yeah, _ [F#m] this loneliness _ [B] has eaten [E] _ me [F#m] alive
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _