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Lonely:Eddie Cochran.
#41 on UK Charts on LIBERTY Records
in 1960.
INTRO:
CLonely (Amlonely) Flonely (Glonely) (x2)
#1.
CLonely is the Amman, Fwho walks Galone.
And Clonely is the Amman, who Fhas no Ghome.
And Clonely, Amlonely, Dm7lonely am GI..
Dm7I am so Alonely, Fwish I could Gdie. 
(lonely)
#2.
CI asked the AmLord Fup aGbove (lonely)..
Cwhat is this Amthing, Fmortals call Glove?
CAnd why Acan't I have Am7one, Fmof my Gown..?
CI am so Amlonely, Fso Gall aClone.
CLonely (lonely) Amlonely (lonely).. 
Flonely (lonely) lonely (Goooo.Em...) 
BRIDGE:
FLonely is the bird, withCout a tree.
And Flonely is the sailor, withDout the Gsea.
#3.
CI asked the AmLord Fup aGbove (lonely)..
Cwhat is this Amthing, Fmortals call Glove?
CAnd why Acan't I have Am7one, Fmof my Gown..?
CI am so Amlonely, Fso Gall aClone.
OUTRO:
CLonely (Amlonely) Flonely (Glonely)..
So all aClone..
CLonely (Amlonely) Flonely (Glonely)..
So all aClone..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Lonely

by Eddie Cochran

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Dm7

Am7

Lonely:Eddie Cochran.

#41 on UK Charts on LIBERTY Records

in 1960.

INTRO:

C Am F G

Lonely (lonely) lonely (lonely) (x2)

#1.

C Am F G

Lonely is the man, who walks alone.

C Am F G

And lonely is the man, who has no home.

C Am Dm7 G

And lonely, lonely, lonely am I..

Dm7 A F G

I am so lonely, wish I could die.

(lonely)

#2.

C Am F G

I asked the Lord up above (lonely)..

C Am F G

what is this thing, mortals call love?

C A Am7 Fm G

And why can't I have one, of my own..?

C Am F G C

I am so lonely, so all alone.

C Am

Lonely (lonely) lonely (lonely)..

F G Em

lonely (lonely) lonely (oooo....)

BRIDGE:

F C

Lonely is the bird, without a tree.

F D G

And lonely is the sailor, without the sea.

#3.

C Am F G

I asked the Lord up above (lonely)..

C Am F G

what is this thing, mortals call love?

C A Am7 Fm G

And why can't I have one, of my own..?

C Am F G C

I am so lonely, so all alone.

OUTRO:

C Am F G

Lonely (lonely) lonely (lonely)..

So all alone..

C Am F G

Lonely (lonely) lonely (lonely)..

So all alone..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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