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Beginner
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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.
Song History
Published: March 30, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025