Chords with lyrics
"Hey There Lonely Girl"
(Earl Shuman / Leon Carr)
Intro (12/8 feel):
Amaj7Amaj7 Bm7/A Amaj7Amaj7 Bm7/A Bm7/E [N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Chorus:
Dmaj7Dmaj7 C#m7C#m7
Hey [1: there 2: hey] lonely girl, [1: lonely 2: my only] girl
Bm7/E Amaj7Amaj7
Let me make your broken heart like new
Dmaj7Dmaj7 C#m7C#m7
Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
Bm7/E A augmentedA [N.C.]
Don't you know this lonely boy loves you
Verse 1:
C#m7C#m7
Ever since he broke your heart
D6D6
You've seemed so lost
E7E7
Each time you passed my way
C#m7C#m7
Oh, how I long to take your hand
D6D6
And say "don't cry
E7E7
I'll kiss your tears away"
[repeat chorus]
Verse 2 (first three lines sung by background singers):
(You think that only his two lips
Can kiss your lips
And make your heart stand still)
But once you're in my arms you'll see
No one can kiss
E7E7 F7F7 [key change to Bb majorBb]
Your lips the way I will, the way I will
Chorus (in Bb majorBb):
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Dm7Dm7
Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
Cm7/F Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Let me make your broken heart like new
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Dm7Dm7
Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
Cm7/F Bb majorBb
Don't you know this lonely boy loves you
Coda:
Cm7/F [N.C.] Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Cm7/F
Don't you know this lonely boy loves you...oo...oo
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Cm7/F
You-oo...oo-oo
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Dm7Dm7
He-ey there lonely, lonely, lonely lo-one-ly girl
Cm7/F Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 [fade]
Ca-ant you see that I love you