You're Only Lonely chords by J. D. Souther

Chords with lyrics

• Submitter: Flyinglibra51
• Difficulty: Beginner

You`re Only Lonely
J.D. Souther

Intro A augmentedA F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE

A augmentedA  F# minorF#m D MajorD  E MajorE
Ooou ooou ooou ooou
A augmentedA
 When the world is ready to fall
F# minorF#m
On your little shoulders
D MajorD
 And when you`re feelin` lonely and small
              A augmentedA    F# minorF#m
you need somebody there to hold you
          D MajorD  E MajorE         A augmentedA   F# minorF#m
You can call out my name  when you`re only lonely
                         (Oooou)
            D MajorD   E MajorE
Now don`t you ever be ashamed
         A augmentedA   F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
when you`re only lonely
A augmentedA               F# minorF#m
When you need somebody around

on the nights that try you  remember
D MajorD
 I was there when you were a queen
                A augmentedA     F# minorF#m
and I`ll be the last one there beside you
            D MajorD  E MajorE
So you can call out my name
         A augmentedA
when you`re only lonely (Oooou)
F# minorF#m          D MajorD   E MajorE
Now don`t you ever be ashamed
      A augmentedA
You`re only lonely
         (You`re only lonely)


F# minorF#m
  (You`re only lonely)
D MajorD
  (You`re only lonely Oooou)
E7E7    A augmentedA                F# minorF#m
  Ooh...when the world is ready to fall
             D MajorD
on your little shoulders

And when you`re feelin` lonely and small
              A augmentedA    F# minorF#m
you need somebody there to hold you
           D MajorD   E MajorE
So don`t you ever be ashamed
(hold you)     (Hold You)
         A augmentedA   F# minorF#m
when you`re only lonely
          D MajorD  E MajorE
Darlin` call out my name
(ahooou)
         A augmentedA
when you`re only lonely

(You`re only lonely)
         F# minorF#m
When you`re only lonely

(You`re only lonely)
      D MajorD
Ooou it`s no crime
            E MajorE
Darlin` we got lots of time
E7E7 E MajorE A augmentedA
Whoa....  (You`re only lonely)
  F# minorF#m
Whoa... (You`re only lonely)
                D MajorD
No there`s nothin` wrong with you
           E7E7 E MajorE
Darlin` I get lonely too
 A augmentedA            F# minorF#m
  (You`re only lonely)
(You`re only lonely)
     D MajorD
So if you need me
       (You`re only lonely)
            E7E7  E MajorE
All you`ve gotta` do is call me
      A augmentedA          F# minorF#m
Now you`re only............... lonely
      (You`re only lonely)
(You`re only lonely)
    D MajorD
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
(You`re only lonely)
      E MajorE
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
  E7E7    A augmentedA  (fade)
Oh my my my my

You're Only Lonely chords

This song ended up being a #1 Adult Contemporary hit for 5 weeks, Souther said that Roy Orbison, who had a hit with "Only The Lonely," was a big influence on this song. Leasrn to play it with these guitar chords.