Lonesome Town chords by Ricky Nelson

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

• Submitter: Flyinglibra51
• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

Lonesome Town
Ricky Nelson

Intro BB EbmEbm E MajorE F#7F#7 BB Eb MajorEb E MajorE F#7F#7 BB

           Eb MajorEb
There`s a place where lovers go
  E MajorE     F#F#    BB  E MajorE
To cry their troubles away
     E minorEm    BB      AbmAbm  E MajorE
And they call it   lonesome town
     F#F#      BB
Where the broken hearts stay (lonesome town)

       Eb MajorEb
You can buy a dream or two
E MajorE      F#7F#7       BB   E MajorE
To last you all through the years
    E minorEm  BB     AbmAbm E MajorE
And the only price you pay
   F#F#     BB           E MajorE
Is a heartful of tears (full of tears)
       EbmEbm      E MajorE
Goin` down to lonesome town
     F#7F#7      BB  E MajorE
Where the broken hearts stay
        EbM7Ebm7
Goin` down to lonesome town
  C#7C#7       F#F#   BB
To cry my troubles away

        Eb MajorEb      E MajorE
In the town of broken dreams
        F#F#     BB   E MajorE
The streets are filled with regret
   E minorEm   BB    AbmAbm  E MajorE
Maybe down in lonesome town
    F#F#     BB        E MajorE
I can learn to forget (to forget)
    E minorEm   BB    AbmAbm  E MajorE
Maybe down in lonesome town
    F#7F#7    BB  E MajorE BB
I can learn to forget
 BB
(Lonesome Town)

Lonesome Town chords

Lonesome Town is a song written by Baker Knight. A version sung by Ricky Nelson became a hit single in the United States, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #15 on the R&B chart in 1958. The song was featured on his 1959 album, Ricky Sings Again. Nelson is accompanied on the recording by the vocal quartet The Jordanaires, Elvis Presleys group.

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