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Capo III
 C    G4x  
CBaby once I Gthought I knew;
Ceverything I needed to Gknow about you
Your Csweet whisper your Gtender touch;
Cbut I didn't really Gknow that much
The Emjoke's on me, well Dit's gonna be oCkay;
if I can just get thru this lonesome GdayC,  Glonesome dayC  G  
CHell's brewing dark sun's Gon the rise,
Cthis storm'll blow thru Gby and by
CHouses on fire vipers Gin the grass,
Ca little revenge and this Gtoo shall pass
This Emtoo shall pass in Dtime, yeah I'm gonna Cpray;
right now all I got's this lonesome GdayC,  Glonesome dayC  G  
It's alEmright, it's alDright, it's alCright, yeah
It's alEmright, it's alDright, it's alCright, yeah
It's alEmright, it's alDright, it's alCright, yeah
It's alEmright, it's alrDightC  
 Em    C4x    
Em G C D
CBetter ask questions beGfore ya shoot,
Cthis seed of betrayal's Gbitter fruit
CIt's hard to swallow come Gtime to pay,
Cthat taste on your tongue don't easily Gslip away
EmWell, let kingdom come, DI'm gonna find my Cway;
thru this lonesome GdayC,  Glonesome dayC  G  
Lonesome dayC  G  
Lonesome dayC  G  
It's alEmright, it's alDright, it's alCright, yeah
It's alEmright, it's alDright, it's alCright, yeah
It's alEmright, it's alDright, it's alCright, yeah
It's alEmright, it's alDright, it's alCright, yeah
It's alEmright, it's alDright, it's alCright, yeah
It's alEmright, it's alDright, it's alCright, yeah
It's alEmright, it's alDright, it's alCright, yeah
It's alEmright, it's alDright, it's alCright
  C   GLonesome dayC  G  
Lonesome day
 C   G2x

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Lonesome Day

by Bruce Springsteen

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Lonesome Day chords

Capo III

C G

Baby once I thought I knew;

C G

everything I needed to know about you

C G

Your sweet whisper your tender touch;

C G

but I didn't really know that much

Em D C

The joke's on me, well it's gonna be okay;

G C G C G

if I can just get thru this lonesome day, lonesome day

C G

Hell's brewing dark sun's on the rise,

C G

this storm'll blow thru by and by

C G

Houses on fire vipers in the grass,

C G

a little revenge and this too shall pass

Em D C

This too shall pass in time, yeah I'm gonna pray;

G C G C G

right now all I got's this lonesome day, lonesome day

Em D C

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

Em D C

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

Em D C

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

Em D C

It's alright, it's alright

Em C

Em G C D

C G

Better ask questions before ya shoot,

C G

this seed of betrayal's bitter fruit

C G

It's hard to swallow come time to pay,

C G

that taste on your tongue don't easily slip away

Em D C

Well, let kingdom come, I'm gonna find my way;

G C G C G

thru this lonesome day, lonesome day

C G

Lonesome day

C G

Lonesome day

Em D C

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

Em D C

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

Em D C

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

Em D C

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

Em D C

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

Em D C

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

Em D C

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

Em D C

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright

C G C G

Lonesome day

C G

About Lonesome Day Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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