I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry chords by Yo La Tengo

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G Bm Em D

Verses:
         G        Bm       Em      D
Did you hear that lonesome whippoorwill
   G          Bm      F    G
He sounds too blue to fly
     C        Cm    G       Em
That midnight train rides alone
       G        D       Cm  Bm  Am  Cm  G
I'm so lonesome I could cry...

        G    Bm    Em       D
Did you ever see a night so long
     G         Bm       F    G
When time goes crawling by
    C         Cm      G       Em
The moon just went behind the cloud
       G        D       Cm  Bm  Am  Cm  G
I'm so lonesome I could cry...

Solo:*
G  Bm  Em  D
G  Bm  F   G
C  Cm  G   Em
G  D   Cm  Bm  Am  Cm  G

Verses:
        G    Bm    Em    D
Did you ever see a robin weep
     G      Bm       F     G
When leaves begin to die?
   C          Cm       G       Em
It means he's lost the will to live
       G        D       Cm  Bm  Am  Cm  G
I'm so lonesome I could cry...

    G        Bm    Em      D
The silence of the falling stars
       G    Bm     F     G
Lights up a purple sky
    C    Cm     G         Em
And as I wonder where you are
       G        D       Cm  Bm  Am  Cm  G
I'm so lonesome I could cry...

    C    Cm     G         Em
And as I wonder where you are
       G        D       Cm   G
I'm so lonesome I could cry...

N.C. End

  *Solo:
  G        Bm   Em   D  G     Bm   F   G     C          Cm    G       Em       G         D      Cm Bm Am Cm G
e|-------------------------------------------------3-8-12-11-11s10-10-10s3--3-5h7-10-10-6s5-3--|
B|-8s12-12-12--8s12-8----8s12-12-8s6--6s5----3h5-----------------------------------------------|  ..Funky riff
G|--------------------7--------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

N.C.
This is a great cover of a classic song, by one of my fav bands! This tab is a simplified version: there are
some minor 7s instead of plain minor chords in the recording, but they aren't necessary.



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