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Only When You're Lonely:The Grass Roots.
#96 on BB Hot 100 on DUNHILL Records in
1966.
INTRO: D  
#1.
DOnly when you're lonely do you come knockin' 
Aat my door.
Knowin' that I'll be there to give you what 
you're Dlooking for.
DAll of your so called friends have left you Gfall.E  
CHORUS:
DOnly when you're lonely do you Bmrun to me.
DOnly when you're lonely do you Bmcome to me.
GOnly, when you're Alonely do you think of me at DallBm.
#2.
DI'm not kidding myself, I know just where I Em7fit in 
your plans.
So, Adon't you, start kidding yourself, I'm not the 
fool you Dthink I am.
Oh, you toy with me just like I was your rubber GballE.
CHORUS:
DOnly when you're lonely do you Bmrun to me.
DOnly when you're lonely do you Bmcome to me.
GOnly, when you're Alonely do you think of me at Dall.
BRIDGE:
I don't Gmind (I don't mind) comes the Atime, I spend 
with you is Dprecious to me.
And though it's Gtrue (though it's true) I'll need Ayou.
(I'll be with you)..oh, it's Dalright cause I Gbmlike having 
Bmyou around Ame.
CHORUS:
Only, Dwhen you're lonely do you come knockin' Aat my Em7door.
AKnowin' somehow I'll be there like the too many times 
DI've been before.
Oh, loving you I know is my biggest GfaultE.
CHORUS:
DOnly when you're lonely do you Bmrun to me.
DOnly when you're lonely do you Bmcome to me.
GOnly, when you're Alonely do you think of me at Dall.
OUTRO:
......D Bm D Bm....G.....(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Only When Youre Lonely

by The Grass Roots

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Em7

Gbm

Only When You're Lonely:The Grass Roots.

#96 on BB Hot 100 on DUNHILL Records in

1966.

INTRO:

#1.

Only when you're lonely do you come knockin'

at my door.

Knowin' that I'll be there to give you what

you're looking for.

D G E

All of your so called friends have left you fall.

CHORUS:

D Bm

Only when you're lonely do you run to me.

D Bm

Only when you're lonely do you come to me.

G A D Bm

Only, when you're lonely do you think of me at all.

#2.

D Em7

I'm not kidding myself, I know just where I fit in

your plans.

So, don't you, start kidding yourself, I'm not the

fool you think I am.

G E

Oh, you toy with me just like I was your rubber ball.

CHORUS:

D Bm

Only when you're lonely do you run to me.

D Bm

Only when you're lonely do you come to me.

G A D

Only, when you're lonely do you think of me at all.

BRIDGE:

G A

I don't mind (I don't mind) comes the time, I spend

with you is precious to me.

G A

And though it's true (though it's true) I'll need you.

D Gbm

(I'll be with you)..oh, it's alright cause I like having

Bm A

you around me.

CHORUS:

D A Em7

Only, when you're lonely do you come knockin' at my door.

Knowin' somehow I'll be there like the too many times

I've been before.

G E

Oh, loving you I know is my biggest fault.

CHORUS:

D Bm

Only when you're lonely do you run to me.

D Bm

Only when you're lonely do you come to me.

G A D

Only, when you're lonely do you think of me at all.

OUTRO:

......D Bm D Bm....G.....(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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