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Long Lonely Nights:Clyde McPhatter.
#1 on R&B charts in 1957.
[Verse 1]
CLong, long and Emlonely nights,
FI cry my G7eyes out over Cyou.Em7.Ebm7  
Dm7wondering Db7if  CI did Amright,
D7and why you left me with a Dm7broken G7heart.
[Verse 2]
CLong, long and Emlonely nights..
Foh, how I C7miss you, my CdearEm7.Ebm7  
Dm7Please, Db7please, come Cback to Amme,
D7how I G7wish you were Chere.
[Chorus]
FAs I go along my Fm6lonely way, CM7I visualG7+5ize
your Cface.
D9When I pass through my AmdoorwF7ay,
D7what's left for me to Dm7face? 
[Verse 3]
G7-9Oh, lCong, long and Emlonely nights..
FI guess you're G7never coming ChomeEm7.Ebm7  
Dm7Long, Db7long and Clonely Amnights..
D7ever G7since you've been Em7gone. 
[Outro]
Dm7Please, please, F6come back to me.
G7You've been gone too Clong.
A fifties smash from kraziekhat.

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Long Lonely Nights

by Clyde McPhatter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Ebm7

Dm7

Db7

Fm6

CM7

G7+5

G7-9

Long Lonely Nights:Clyde McPhatter.

#1 on R&B charts in 1957.

[Verse 1]

C Em

Long, long and lonely nights,

F G7 C Em7 Ebm7

I cry my eyes out over you..

Dm7 Db7 C Am

wondering if I did right,

D7 Dm7 G7

and why you left me with a broken heart.

[Verse 2]

C Em

Long, long and lonely nights..

F C7 C Em7 Ebm7

oh, how I miss you, my dear.

Dm7 Db7 C Am

Please, please, come back to me,

D7 G7 C

how I wish you were here.

[Chorus]

F Fm6 CM7 G7+5

As I go along my lonely way, I visualize

your face.

D9 Am F7

When I pass through my doorway,

D7 Dm7

what's left for me to face?

[Verse 3]

G7-9 C Em

Oh, long, long and lonely nights..

F G7 C Em7 Ebm7

I guess you're never coming home.

Dm7 Db7 C Am

Long, long and lonely nights..

D7 G7 Em7

ever since you've been gone.

[Outro]

Dm7 F6

Please, please, come back to me.

G7 C

You've been gone too long.

A fifties smash from kraziekhat.

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