Lonesome For A Livin chords by Blackberry Smoke

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:

|F7F7 |F7F7 |C majorC  |F7F7  |C majorC  |G+G  |C majorC  |G+G


Verse 1:
  C majorC
You might say the reason I was put on this earth
   F7F7         C majorC    G+G
Was to pour out my heart every day
C majorC
It's just what comes natural Like takin' a breath
    F7F7     G#7G#7     C majorC
I could sing what I never could say
   A minorAm           F7F7     C majorC
I put quite a few tears into quite a few beers
   A minorAm           C majorC
Yes, I've worn my soul on my sleeve
   A minorAm                G+G
Laid out there for the whole world to see

Pre Chorus:
     F7F7             C majorC
Yeah, the blues have been My old boss man
  D7D7            G+G
And lovesick, it knows me by name

Chorus:
     C majorC     Cadd4     C majorC   A minorAm
You could say I was lonesome for a livin'
  C majorC        G+G    C majorC
And heartache is my claim to fame

Interlude:
|F7F7 |F7F7 |C majorC  |F7F7  |C majorC  |G+G  |C majorC  |G+G

Verse 1:
 C majorC
I lived all the lyrics For better or for worse
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The drinkin', the cheatin', and the lyin'
   C majorC
Well I guess I walked it Just how I talked it
F7F7       G#7G#7   C majorC
Both eyes wide open but stone blind
     A minorAm         F7F7     C majorC
I wonder how many angels Are waitin' for me?
  A minorAm           C majorC
To finally fall down on my knees
  A minorAm            G+G
And then put me back up on my feet

Pre Chorus:
     F7F7             C majorC
Yeah, the blues have been My old boss man
  D7D7            G+G
And lovesick, it knows me by name

Chorus:
     C majorC     Cadd4     C majorC    A minorAm
You could say I was lonesome for a livin'
  C majorC        G+G    C majorC
And heartache is my claim to fame

Solo:
|A minorAm  |A minorAm  |F7F7  |C majorC  |A minorAm  |A minorAm  |C majorC  |G+G
|F7F7  |F7F7  |C majorC  |F7F7  |C majorC  |G+G  |C majorC  |G+G

Break:
        F7F7     F#dimF#dim   C majorC
I miss them old friends of mine That left me behind
DmDm      G+G     C majorC   C7C7
Seems like so many gone home
     F7F7      F#dimF#dim     C majorC      A minorAm
Yeah, but I still sing with 'em And I don’t won't forget 'em
 D7D7              G+G
I live the life of an old country song

Pre Chorus:
     F7F7             C majorC
Lord, the blues have been My old boss man
  D7D7            G+G
And lovesick, it knows me by name

Chorus:
     C majorC     Cadd4     C majorC    A minorAm
You could say I was lonesome for a livin'
  C majorC      G+G      C majorC  A minorAm
And heartache is my claim to fame
    C majorC      G+G
Oh, and heartache is my claim to fame

Outro:
|F7F7  |F7F7  |C majorC  |F7F7  |C majorC  |G+G  |C majorC