Chords for Ray Charles - I Can Make It Thru The Day (But Oh Those Lonely Nights)
Tempo:
90.3 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Fm
Eb
Db
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] [Eb] [D] [Ab]
[Fm] Girl,
[Bb] I'm so lonesome [Ab] tonight.
[Eb] I was just lying here wondering where [Bb] you are [Ab] and what you're doing.
And [Ab] Lord knows the [Db] thing that worries me most is who you're doing it with.
[Ab] That's why, if you don't mind, [Db] I'd like to [Cm] sing these [Bm] words to you.
[G] You see, [Ab] I've got new books to read,
[Fm]
but they ain't what I need.
[Cm] And [Ab] this picture of [Fm] you just [Bbm] won't do.
Oh, [Gb] no, no, baby.
[Dbm] [Ab] And the postcards you send [Eb] would never, never mend
[Gb] the pain in [C] my [F] heart.
[G] When we're [F] apart, girl, [Bbm]
[Ab] I can [Db] make it through the [Ab] day.
[Ab] Mm-hmm, [Fm] say, but oh, [Ab] [Bb] oh, oh,
[Eb] please help me through [Ab] the [Ab] lonely nights.
[Db] Well,
[Ab] [Fm] and honey, [Cm] [Bm] I think you ought to know this, [G] too.
[Ab] When I'm on my job, [Fm]
it's not too hard.
[Cm]
But when I go [Fm] home and I'm [Bbm] all alone
and [Gb] I'm by myself, baby, you heard me,
[Ab] you know you're my crutch.
[Eb] I need your sweet touch.
[Ebm] Then it gets under the nighttime [F] again.
[G] Lord, [Am] when will it end?
[Bbm] [Cm] I'll [Db] make it [Ab] through the day, girl.
[Fm] Mm-hmm, say, but [Bb] oh, oh, oh,
[Eb] you just don't know nothing about [Ab] me.
Oh, [Db] somebody help me out now.
Mm-hmm, [Ab] and girl, I got to say this to you.
[Eb] [Ab] Sometimes [G] I even talk to myself.
I [Ab] say, well, now, night, go away.
[Fm]
Please hurry up, babe,
[Cm] cause my nightlight [Fm] burns
and I [Bbm] toss and turn.
You see, I [Gb] just can't sleep at night no more, girl.
And tell [Ab] me, what would I see
[Eb] if I turned on TV?
[Ebm] I don't know what to do.
[F] Lord [G] knows I'd need me some [F] you.
[Bbm] I do [Ab] [Db] this [Ab] day, girl, yes, I do.
[Fm] Running, running, oh, [Bb]
[Ab] please cut me through.
Yeah.
[Db] [Ab]
[Fm] Girl,
[Bb] I'm so lonesome [Ab] tonight.
[Eb] I was just lying here wondering where [Bb] you are [Ab] and what you're doing.
And [Ab] Lord knows the [Db] thing that worries me most is who you're doing it with.
[Ab] That's why, if you don't mind, [Db] I'd like to [Cm] sing these [Bm] words to you.
[G] You see, [Ab] I've got new books to read,
[Fm]
but they ain't what I need.
[Cm] And [Ab] this picture of [Fm] you just [Bbm] won't do.
Oh, [Gb] no, no, baby.
[Dbm] [Ab] And the postcards you send [Eb] would never, never mend
[Gb] the pain in [C] my [F] heart.
[G] When we're [F] apart, girl, [Bbm]
[Ab] I can [Db] make it through the [Ab] day.
[Ab] Mm-hmm, [Fm] say, but oh, [Ab] [Bb] oh, oh,
[Eb] please help me through [Ab] the [Ab] lonely nights.
[Db] Well,
[Ab] [Fm] and honey, [Cm] [Bm] I think you ought to know this, [G] too.
[Ab] When I'm on my job, [Fm]
it's not too hard.
[Cm]
But when I go [Fm] home and I'm [Bbm] all alone
and [Gb] I'm by myself, baby, you heard me,
[Ab] you know you're my crutch.
[Eb] I need your sweet touch.
[Ebm] Then it gets under the nighttime [F] again.
[G] Lord, [Am] when will it end?
[Bbm] [Cm] I'll [Db] make it [Ab] through the day, girl.
[Fm] Mm-hmm, say, but [Bb] oh, oh, oh,
[Eb] you just don't know nothing about [Ab] me.
Oh, [Db] somebody help me out now.
Mm-hmm, [Ab] and girl, I got to say this to you.
[Eb] [Ab] Sometimes [G] I even talk to myself.
I [Ab] say, well, now, night, go away.
[Fm]
Please hurry up, babe,
[Cm] cause my nightlight [Fm] burns
and I [Bbm] toss and turn.
You see, I [Gb] just can't sleep at night no more, girl.
And tell [Ab] me, what would I see
[Eb] if I turned on TV?
[Ebm] I don't know what to do.
[F] Lord [G] knows I'd need me some [F] you.
[Bbm] I do [Ab] [Db] this [Ab] day, girl, yes, I do.
[Fm] Running, running, oh, [Bb]
[Ab] please cut me through.
Yeah.
[Db] [Ab]
Key:
Ab
Fm
Eb
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Cm
Ab
Fm
Eb
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ Girl, _
[Bb] I'm so lonesome [Ab] tonight.
[Eb] I was just lying here wondering where [Bb] you are [Ab] and what you're doing.
And [Ab] Lord knows the [Db] thing that worries me most is who you're doing it with.
[Ab] That's why, if you don't mind, [Db] I'd like to [Cm] sing these [Bm] words to you.
[G] You see, [Ab] _ _ I've got new books to read,
_ [Fm] _ _ _
but they ain't what I need. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ And [Ab] this picture of [Fm] you just [Bbm] won't do.
Oh, [Gb] no, no, baby.
[Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _ And the postcards you send [Eb] would never, never mend
[Gb] the pain in [C] my [F] heart.
[G] When we're [F] apart, girl, [Bbm] _
[Ab] I can [Db] make it through the [Ab] day.
[Ab] Mm-hmm, [Fm] say, but oh, [Ab] _ _ [Bb] oh, oh,
[Eb] please help me through [Ab] the [Ab] lonely nights.
_ _ _ [Db] Well, _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] and honey, [Cm] [Bm] I think you ought to know this, [G] too.
_ [Ab] _ When I'm on my job, _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
it's not too hard.
_ [Cm] _ _
But when I go [Fm] home and I'm [Bbm] all alone
and [Gb] I'm by myself, baby, you heard me,
[Ab] you know you're my crutch.
[Eb] I need your sweet touch.
[Ebm] Then it gets under the nighttime [F] again.
[G] Lord, [Am] when will it end?
[Bbm] [Cm] I'll [Db] make it [Ab] through the day, girl.
_ _ [Fm] Mm-hmm, say, but [Bb] oh, oh, oh,
[Eb] you just don't know nothing about [Ab] me.
_ _ _ Oh, [Db] somebody help me out now.
Mm-hmm, _ [Ab] and girl, I got to say this to you.
[Eb] _ [Ab] Sometimes [G] I even talk to myself.
I [Ab] say, _ well, now, night, go away.
_ _ [Fm] _
_ _ Please hurry up, babe, _
_ [Cm] _ _ cause my nightlight [Fm] burns _
and I [Bbm] toss and turn.
You see, I [Gb] just can't sleep at night no more, girl.
And tell [Ab] me, what would I see
[Eb] if I turned on TV?
[Ebm] I don't know what to do.
[F] Lord [G] knows I'd need me some [F] you.
[Bbm] I do [Ab] _ [Db] this [Ab] day, girl, _ yes, I do.
[Fm] _ Running, running, oh, [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] please cut me through. _ _
Yeah.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ Girl, _
[Bb] I'm so lonesome [Ab] tonight.
[Eb] I was just lying here wondering where [Bb] you are [Ab] and what you're doing.
And [Ab] Lord knows the [Db] thing that worries me most is who you're doing it with.
[Ab] That's why, if you don't mind, [Db] I'd like to [Cm] sing these [Bm] words to you.
[G] You see, [Ab] _ _ I've got new books to read,
_ [Fm] _ _ _
but they ain't what I need. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ And [Ab] this picture of [Fm] you just [Bbm] won't do.
Oh, [Gb] no, no, baby.
[Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _ And the postcards you send [Eb] would never, never mend
[Gb] the pain in [C] my [F] heart.
[G] When we're [F] apart, girl, [Bbm] _
[Ab] I can [Db] make it through the [Ab] day.
[Ab] Mm-hmm, [Fm] say, but oh, [Ab] _ _ [Bb] oh, oh,
[Eb] please help me through [Ab] the [Ab] lonely nights.
_ _ _ [Db] Well, _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] and honey, [Cm] [Bm] I think you ought to know this, [G] too.
_ [Ab] _ When I'm on my job, _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
it's not too hard.
_ [Cm] _ _
But when I go [Fm] home and I'm [Bbm] all alone
and [Gb] I'm by myself, baby, you heard me,
[Ab] you know you're my crutch.
[Eb] I need your sweet touch.
[Ebm] Then it gets under the nighttime [F] again.
[G] Lord, [Am] when will it end?
[Bbm] [Cm] I'll [Db] make it [Ab] through the day, girl.
_ _ [Fm] Mm-hmm, say, but [Bb] oh, oh, oh,
[Eb] you just don't know nothing about [Ab] me.
_ _ _ Oh, [Db] somebody help me out now.
Mm-hmm, _ [Ab] and girl, I got to say this to you.
[Eb] _ [Ab] Sometimes [G] I even talk to myself.
I [Ab] say, _ well, now, night, go away.
_ _ [Fm] _
_ _ Please hurry up, babe, _
_ [Cm] _ _ cause my nightlight [Fm] burns _
and I [Bbm] toss and turn.
You see, I [Gb] just can't sleep at night no more, girl.
And tell [Ab] me, what would I see
[Eb] if I turned on TV?
[Ebm] I don't know what to do.
[F] Lord [G] knows I'd need me some [F] you.
[Bbm] I do [Ab] _ [Db] this [Ab] day, girl, _ yes, I do.
[Fm] _ Running, running, oh, [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] please cut me through. _ _
Yeah.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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