No Lonesome Tune chords by Townes Van Zandt

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:
D MajorD  A augmentedA


Verse 1:
         D MajorD
I ain't going to sing no lonesome tune
  D MajorD
Ah, babe, I'm a coming soon
 A augmentedA                D MajorD
I cannot believe I stayed so long away
   D MajorD
But a man must look around
        D MajorD
You're the sweetest thing I've found
      A augmentedA                D MajorD
All your lost high roller's rolling home today

Verse 2:
     D MajorD
Well, my Daddy said to me
      D MajorD
"Son, it's hard as you will see
  A augmentedA              D MajorD
To find someone upon whom to rely
     D MajorD
In the kitchen, Mama sneezed
    D MajorD
And he grinned big as you please
    A augmentedA                 D MajorD
Said, "Bless you" and a tear come to his eye


Guitar Intermission:
D MajorD  A augmentedA D MajorD  A augmentedA


Verse 3:
    D MajorD
I did decide that very day
       D MajorD
That I would like to live that way
     A augmentedA            D MajorD
And now I know I just been wasting time
     D MajorD
It's with you that I should be
      D MajorD
And if you feel the same 'bout me
     A augmentedA                 D MajorD
Well I'm headed home along the straightest line


Verse 1:
        D MajorD
Ain't going to sing no lonesome tune
  D MajorD
Ah, babe, I'm a coming soon
   A augmentedA               D MajorD
I cannot believe I stayed so long away
   D MajorD
But a man must look around
          D MajorD
And you're the sweetest thing I've found
     A augmentedA                 D MajorD
All your lost high roller's rolling home today


Outro:
D MajorD  A augmentedA D MajorD  A augmentedA D MajorD  A augmentedA D MajorD  A augmentedA D MajorD  A augmentedA D MajorD  A augmentedA D MajorD  A augmentedA D MajorD