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