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Lonesome Lullaby
Electric LIght Orchestra
Intro:  D-A- E(2x)
I:     DI listened tAo the whine for Eway too long,   
       DTime for Ame to hear a Edifferent song
       BmI waited overtime for F#mthings to turn around,  
       GTired of waiting for it aAll to hit the ground
    D               A         E
II:   You said you knew all about it, 
      DWhat was rAight and what was wErong
      BmYou pulled the world over the F#meyes of everyone, 
      GMaybe I was weak when I shDould've been sF#trong
   Ref :  BmCry, baby, cC#ry.   
          TEmell me 'bout your lonesome F#lulla--- BmbyG  F#  
           BmCry, baby, cC#ry.    
          TEmell me 'bout your lonesome F#lulla---Bmby
IIID:  You took me by surpArise and like a sEhot in the dark (shot in the dark)
       DYou showed yAourself in your tEruest light (truest light)
       BmYou saved yourself by saving nF#mobody else
       GYou must have cringed when you hDeard them tF#ell     
(repeat refrain)
IV:  DYou took the wArong turn at the cEity of dreams (city of dreams)
     DYou ended up baAck where you cEame from it seems (came from it seems)
     BmBack there to where there's nothing F#melse to do
     GBack there where you can sit and tDhink of only F#you    
(repeat refrain)
       BmC-----rC#----y,     Emtell me 'bout your lonesome F#lulla--Bm-by
       BmC-----r--C#---y,    Emtell me 'bout your lonesome F#lulla---Bmby 
       You're lonesome lullaby

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Lonesome Lullaby

by Electric Light Orchestra

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Lonesome Lullaby

Electric LIght Orchestra

D A E

Intro: -- (2x)

D A E

I: I listened to the whine for way too long,

D A E

Time for me to hear a different song

Bm F#m

I waited overtime for things to turn around,

G A

Tired of waiting for it all to hit the ground

D A E

II: You said you knew all about it,

D A E

What was right and what was wrong

Bm F#m

You pulled the world over the eyes of everyone,

G D F#

Maybe I was weak when I should've been strong

Bm C#

Ref : Cry, baby, cry.

Em F# Bm G F#

Tell me 'bout your lonesome lulla--- by

Bm C#

Cry, baby, cry.

Em F# Bm

Tell me 'bout your lonesome lulla---by

D A E

III: You took me by surprise and like a shot in the dark (shot in the dark)

D A E

You showed yourself in your truest light (truest light)

Bm F#m

You saved yourself by saving nobody else

G D F#

You must have cringed when you heard them tell

(repeat refrain)

D A E

IV: You took the wrong turn at the city of dreams (city of dreams)

D A E

You ended up back where you came from it seems (came from it seems)

Bm F#m

Back there to where there's nothing else to do

G D F#

Back there where you can sit and think of only you

(repeat refrain)

Bm C# Em F# Bm

C-----r----y, tell me 'bout your lonesome lulla---by

Bm C# Em F# Bm

C-----r-----y, tell me 'bout your lonesome lulla---by

You're lonesome lullaby

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