Local Hero - Lonesome Lonestar Man chords by Soundtracks

Chords with lyrics

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

This is from the movie "Local Hero", where it is sung at the ceilidh by visiting russian Victor. It's not
clear whether this is a traditional song, or written specially for the movie. It does not feature on the
soundtrack album by Mark Knopfler.

Intro:
C majorC    FF   C majorC     G+G     C majorC   G+G


Verse:

C majorC        FF      C majorC
Guess that I was born to be a rover,
A minorAm        FF      C majorC     G+G
Guess I've always been a rolling stone
C majorC        FF         C majorC     A minorAm
But someday when my roving days are over
C majorC   FF    C majorC    G+G    C majorC    G+G
I will found a place to call my own

Chorus:

   C majorC     FF         C majorC
Cause even the lone star state gets lonesome
A minorAm        FF        C majorC   G+G
Lonesome as the lost ship on the sea
C majorC     FF             C majorC     A minorAm
Cause even the lone star state gets lonesome
C majorC    FF   C majorC     G+G     C majorC   G+G
Lonesome for a lone star man like me


(musical interlude)
C majorC        FF      C majorC
A minorAm        FF      C majorC     G+G


Chorus:

   C majorC     FF         C majorC     A minorAm
Cause even the lone star state gets lonesome
C majorC    FF   C majorC     G+G     A minorAm D7D7
Lonesome for a lone star man like me
C majorC    FF   C majorC     G+G     C majorC
Lonesome for a lone star man like me


Worked out by Martyn Davies, Aug 2020