The Carter Family

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

by The Carter Family
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Key: E Capo: No Intro: N.C. E E7 I’m so lonesome I could cry. Verse 1: E E7 Hear that lonesome whip-poor-will? E E7 E E7 He sounds too blue to fly A E The midnight train is whining low E B7 E E7 I'm so lonesome I could cry.
Verse 2: E Did you ever see a Robin weep E E7 When leaves begin to die? A E That means he's lost the will to live E B7 E E I'm so lonesome I could cry. Instrumental: E B7 E Verse 3: E I've never seen a night so long E E7 When time goes crawling by A E The moon just went behind a cloud E B7 E E To hide its face and cry. Verse 4: E The silence of a falling star E E7 Lights up a purple sky A E And as I wonder where you are E B7 E E I'm so lonesome I could cry. Outro: E D E E7 I'm so lonesome I could cry.

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Published: March 30, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025