Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight chords by The Isley Brothers

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Ab

Intro:

                Bm7   E7sus4  Amaj7  F#9
                   >
eb|-----------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------3--3-3------3-3--2---5---------------------------------------|
Gb|--------2-4---2--2-2----2---1--1---3---------------------------------------|
Db|---2/4--------4--4-4---0----0--2---4---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------2--2-2--2-----2--0-------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse:
Bm7   E7sus4  Amaj7  F#9
Do me wrong  do me right
Bm7   E7sus4     F#9
Tell me lies but hold me tight
Dmaj7         A            F#m     B7
Save your goodbyes for the morning light
          Bm7       Esus4    Amaj7  F#9
But don't let me be lonely tonight

Riff 1
                    Bm7    E7sus4  Amaj7 F#9
eb|--------------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------3--3-3------3-3--2---5---------------------------------------|
Gb|--------2-4------2--2-2----2---1--1---3---------------------------------------|
Db|---2/4-----------4--4-4---0----0--2---4---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------2---2--2-2--2-----2--0-------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse:
Bm7     E7sus4  Amaj7  F#9
Say goodbye and say hello
Bm7               Esus4            F#9
Sure 'nuf good to see you but it's time to go
Dmaj7     A              F#m       B7
Don't say yes but please don't say no
        Bm7         Esus4   Amaj7
I don't want to be lonely tonight

          F#m                        B7 Bm7
eb|---------2--------2-------2------2------------------------|
Bb|-------2--2-----2--2-----2--2---0--2-3--------------------|
Gb|-----2---------2--------2------2-----2--------------------|
Db|---4-------4-3-------3-2------1------4--------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------2--------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge:
    F#m
Go away then damn ya
                   B7
Go on and do as you please
      Bm7             Esus4          G       D  A
Yeah, you ain't gonna see me getting down on my knees
F#m                                      B7
  I'm undeceided and your heart's been divided
            Bm7        Esus4         G   D
You've been turning my world upside down

Riff 2

eb|---------------------7b8p5--5-----------------------------|
Bb|---------------5--7-------7-------------------------------|
Gb|-------2-4-4/6--------------------------------------------|
Db|---2/4----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|


Verse:
Bm7   E7sus4  Amaj7  F#9
Do me wrong do me right, right now baby
Bm7          Esus4            F#9
  Go on and tell me lies but hold me tight
Dmaj7        A             F#m     B7
Save your goodbyes for the morning light (morning light)
          Bm7       E7sus4   G9
But don't let me be lonely tonight
Dmaj7         A             F#m     B7
Save your goodbyes for the morning light (morning light)
          Bm7       E7sus4   G9
Lord I dont want to be lonely tonight
            D           A         F#m     B7
No, no, I don't want to be lonely tonight, oh no
       Bm7        E7sus4   Amaj7
I don't want to be lonely tonight.


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| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| >  Accented note
| p  Pull-off

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