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Only The Lonely:Sonny James.
#92 on BB Hot 100 on CAPITOL Records
in 1969. (Hit #1 on both Canadian and American
Country Charts.)
#1.
D#Only the lonely know the way I feel toFmnight.
Only the A#lonely know this A#7feelin' ain't D#right.
D#There goes my baby..there goes my D#7heart.
They're gone forG#ever..so far aA#part.
And only the D#lonely..know G#why I cry..A#only the 
D#lonely.
INTERLUDE:  E   B  E  
#2.
EOnly the lonely know the heartaches I've been 
F#mthrough.
Only the Blonely..know I cried and B7cried for Eyou.
EMaybe tomorrow..a new roE7mance..no more Asorrow..
but that's the Bchance..you gotta Atake if your Blonely 
heart breaks..only the Elonely.
OUTRO:
Bonly the Elonely.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Only The Lonely

by Sonny James

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A#7

D#7

F#m

Only The Lonely:Sonny James.

#92 on BB Hot 100 on CAPITOL Records

in 1969. (Hit #1 on both Canadian and American

Country Charts.)

#1.

D# Fm

Only the lonely know the way I feel tonight.

A# A#7 D#

Only the lonely know this feelin' ain't right.

D# D#7

There goes my baby..there goes my heart.

G# A#

They're gone forever..so far apart.

D# G# A#

And only the lonely..know why I cry..only the

lonely.

E B E

INTERLUDE:

#2.

Only the lonely know the heartaches I've been

F#m

through.

B B7 E

Only the lonely..know I cried and cried for you.

E E7 A

Maybe tomorrow..a new romance..no more sorrow..

B A B

but that's the chance..you gotta take if your lonely

heart breaks..only the lonely.

OUTRO:

B E

only the lonely.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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