A Lonely Man Chords by The Chi-Lites
Tempo:
70.25 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Gm
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] You [Bb] [Bb] better [Eb] let me tell ya.
[Eb]
[Bb] You better let me tell ya.
You know, some time ago, [F] our [Eb] pathways parted.
[Bb] Now you may have found bliss, [Eb] yeah, but I found regret.
Maybe you can smile, [C] [Eb] maybe even laugh.
Yeah, [Bb] but all the while, [Eb] I'm trying to forget.
Tears cannot [Gm] express my grief, [F] nor [Eb] words my loneliness.
For they can only tell a part.
Let my heart tell you the [F] rest.
I [C] will season every day of my [Eb] life [Bb] with you.
You better [Eb] let me tell ya.
I will show [Gm] you just [C] what it [Eb] means to [Bb] be true, girl.
You better [Eb] let me tell ya.
Cause after [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] all,
[Eb] [Gm] I should have [C] been there.
I [Eb] should have been there.
[Cm] When he had someone [Fm] like you.
[Ab]
[Fm] I made you believe [Eb] that I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Bb] Yes, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Eb] Oh, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, [Bb] baby.
[Eb] Sweeten every hour of my day [Bb] with you.
[Eb] You better let me tell ya.
I would give [Gm] you [C] all those [Eb] things a good [Bb] lady would need.
[Eb] You better let me tell ya.
For you, I'd save up [Gm] all.
[Eb] Give you every.
[Bb] For you, girl.
You [Eb] better let me tell ya.
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Bb] Ooh, [Eb] ooh, ooh.
Why should [Gm] a man be lonely?
Why should [F] a man be lonely?
Why should [Eb] a man be lonely?
[Cm] When he has someone [Fm] like you.
[Ab] Made [Fm] you believe [Eb] that I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Bb] Yes, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Eb] Oh, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you,
[Bb] [Eb] baby.
I got to [Gm] travel on.
[C] Down life's [Eb] highway.
[Bb] Searching faces.
[Eb] Some old.
Some new.
Seeking [Gm] someone whom I need the most.
[C] I [Eb] know there can't be two.
[Bb] Yeah, I'm searching for someone.
[Eb] Who's the closest thing to you.
Got to go on.
[Fm] [Eb] [F] I'm on.
[Eb] [Eb]
[C] [F] [Bb] Baby.
[Bbm] [C] [Eb]
I've got to go.
I'm so [Bb] lonely.
I've got to go.
I'm so [Eb] lonely.
I've got to go on.
Yeah, yeah.
[G] I've got to go.
I've just got to go.
[Eb] Yeah.
I've got to go on.
Got to go on.
[Bb] Got to go.
Yeah.
[Eb] [Cm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Eb] [G]
[Eb] You [Bb] [Bb] better [Eb] let me tell ya.
[Eb]
[Bb] You better let me tell ya.
You know, some time ago, [F] our [Eb] pathways parted.
[Bb] Now you may have found bliss, [Eb] yeah, but I found regret.
Maybe you can smile, [C] [Eb] maybe even laugh.
Yeah, [Bb] but all the while, [Eb] I'm trying to forget.
Tears cannot [Gm] express my grief, [F] nor [Eb] words my loneliness.
For they can only tell a part.
Let my heart tell you the [F] rest.
I [C] will season every day of my [Eb] life [Bb] with you.
You better [Eb] let me tell ya.
I will show [Gm] you just [C] what it [Eb] means to [Bb] be true, girl.
You better [Eb] let me tell ya.
Cause after [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] all,
[Eb] [Gm] I should have [C] been there.
I [Eb] should have been there.
[Cm] When he had someone [Fm] like you.
[Ab]
[Fm] I made you believe [Eb] that I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Bb] Yes, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Eb] Oh, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, [Bb] baby.
[Eb] Sweeten every hour of my day [Bb] with you.
[Eb] You better let me tell ya.
I would give [Gm] you [C] all those [Eb] things a good [Bb] lady would need.
[Eb] You better let me tell ya.
For you, I'd save up [Gm] all.
[Eb] Give you every.
[Bb] For you, girl.
You [Eb] better let me tell ya.
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Bb] Ooh, [Eb] ooh, ooh.
Why should [Gm] a man be lonely?
Why should [F] a man be lonely?
Why should [Eb] a man be lonely?
[Cm] When he has someone [Fm] like you.
[Ab] Made [Fm] you believe [Eb] that I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Bb] Yes, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Eb] Oh, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you,
[Bb] [Eb] baby.
I got to [Gm] travel on.
[C] Down life's [Eb] highway.
[Bb] Searching faces.
[Eb] Some old.
Some new.
Seeking [Gm] someone whom I need the most.
[C] I [Eb] know there can't be two.
[Bb] Yeah, I'm searching for someone.
[Eb] Who's the closest thing to you.
Got to go on.
[Fm] [Eb] [F] I'm on.
[Eb] [Eb]
[C] [F] [Bb] Baby.
[Bbm] [C] [Eb]
I've got to go.
I'm so [Bb] lonely.
I've got to go.
I'm so [Eb] lonely.
I've got to go on.
Yeah, yeah.
[G] I've got to go.
I've just got to go.
[Eb] Yeah.
I've got to go on.
Got to go on.
[Bb] Got to go.
Yeah.
[Eb] [Cm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Eb] [G]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Gm
C
F
Eb
Bb
Gm
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
[Eb] You _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] better [Eb] let me tell ya.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] You better let me tell ya.
_ _ You know, some time ago, [F] our [Eb] pathways parted.
[Bb] Now you may have found bliss, [Eb] yeah, but I found regret.
_ Maybe you can smile, [C] [Eb] maybe even laugh.
Yeah, [Bb] but all the while, [Eb] I'm trying to forget.
_ Tears cannot [Gm] express my grief, [F] nor [Eb] words my loneliness.
For they can only tell a part.
Let my heart tell you the [F] rest.
I [C] will season every day of my [Eb] _ life [Bb] with you.
You better [Eb] let me tell ya.
_ I will show [Gm] you just [C] what it [Eb] means to [Bb] be true, girl.
You better [Eb] let me tell ya.
_ Cause after [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ all, _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] I should have [C] been there.
I [Eb] should have been there.
[Cm] When he had someone [Fm] like _ you.
[Ab] _ _ _ _
[Fm] I made you believe [Eb] that I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Bb] Yes, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Eb] Oh, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, [Bb] baby. _ _
[Eb] Sweeten every hour of my day [Bb] with you.
[Eb] You better let me tell ya. _
I would give [Gm] you [C] all those _ [Eb] things a good [Bb] lady would need.
_ [Eb] You better let me tell ya.
For you, I'd save up [Gm] all.
_ [Eb] Give you every.
[Bb] For you, girl.
You [Eb] better let me tell ya. _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Bb] Ooh, _ [Eb] ooh, ooh. _ _
Why should [Gm] a man be lonely?
Why should [F] a man be lonely?
Why should [Eb] a man be lonely?
[Cm] When he has someone [Fm] like you. _
[Ab] Made _ _ _ [Fm] _ you believe [Eb] that I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Bb] Yes, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Eb] Oh, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] baby.
I got to [Gm] travel on. _
[C] Down life's [Eb] highway.
_ [Bb] Searching faces.
[Eb] Some old.
Some new.
_ Seeking [Gm] someone whom I need the most.
[C] I [Eb] know there can't be two.
[Bb] Yeah, I'm searching for someone.
[Eb] Who's the closest thing to you.
Got to go on. _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ I'm on.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Baby. _
[Bbm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
I've got to go.
I'm so [Bb] lonely.
I've got to go.
I'm so [Eb] lonely.
I've got to go on.
_ Yeah, yeah.
_ [G] _ I've got to go.
I've just got to go.
[Eb] _ Yeah.
I've got to go on.
_ Got to go on.
_ _ _ [Bb] Got to go. _
Yeah.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] You _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] better [Eb] let me tell ya.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] You better let me tell ya.
_ _ You know, some time ago, [F] our [Eb] pathways parted.
[Bb] Now you may have found bliss, [Eb] yeah, but I found regret.
_ Maybe you can smile, [C] [Eb] maybe even laugh.
Yeah, [Bb] but all the while, [Eb] I'm trying to forget.
_ Tears cannot [Gm] express my grief, [F] nor [Eb] words my loneliness.
For they can only tell a part.
Let my heart tell you the [F] rest.
I [C] will season every day of my [Eb] _ life [Bb] with you.
You better [Eb] let me tell ya.
_ I will show [Gm] you just [C] what it [Eb] means to [Bb] be true, girl.
You better [Eb] let me tell ya.
_ Cause after [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ all, _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] I should have [C] been there.
I [Eb] should have been there.
[Cm] When he had someone [Fm] like _ you.
[Ab] _ _ _ _
[Fm] I made you believe [Eb] that I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Bb] Yes, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Eb] Oh, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, [Bb] baby. _ _
[Eb] Sweeten every hour of my day [Bb] with you.
[Eb] You better let me tell ya. _
I would give [Gm] you [C] all those _ [Eb] things a good [Bb] lady would need.
_ [Eb] You better let me tell ya.
For you, I'd save up [Gm] all.
_ [Eb] Give you every.
[Bb] For you, girl.
You [Eb] better let me tell ya. _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Bb] Ooh, _ [Eb] ooh, ooh. _ _
Why should [Gm] a man be lonely?
Why should [F] a man be lonely?
Why should [Eb] a man be lonely?
[Cm] When he has someone [Fm] like you. _
[Ab] Made _ _ _ [Fm] _ you believe [Eb] that I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Bb] Yes, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, baby.
[Eb] Oh, I got to have you, baby.
Got to have you, _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] baby.
I got to [Gm] travel on. _
[C] Down life's [Eb] highway.
_ [Bb] Searching faces.
[Eb] Some old.
Some new.
_ Seeking [Gm] someone whom I need the most.
[C] I [Eb] know there can't be two.
[Bb] Yeah, I'm searching for someone.
[Eb] Who's the closest thing to you.
Got to go on. _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ I'm on.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Baby. _
[Bbm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
I've got to go.
I'm so [Bb] lonely.
I've got to go.
I'm so [Eb] lonely.
I've got to go on.
_ Yeah, yeah.
_ [G] _ I've got to go.
I've just got to go.
[Eb] _ Yeah.
I've got to go on.
_ Got to go on.
_ _ _ [Bb] Got to go. _
Yeah.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _