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I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Glen Campbell
The Capitol Albums Collection
(no intro)
Verse 1
FHear that Fmaj7lonesome FwhippoorFmaj7will
He Fsounds too Fmaj7blue to F7fly
That Bbmidnight train is Fwhining low
I'm so lonesome CI could FcryC  
Verse 2
Did you Fever Dmsee a Amnight so Dmlong
When Ftime goes crawling by
The Bbmoon just went Fbehind a cloud
To hide its Cface and FcryB7  C#7  
Verse 3
Did you F#ever D#msee a F#robin D#mweep
When lF#eaves D#m7began to F#7dieG#m  Bb  
It Bmeans he's Bmlost the F#will to D#mlive
I'm so lF#onesome C#7I could F#cryD7  
Verse 4
The Gsilence Gmaj7of a fG6alling Gstar
Lights Gmaj7up    a G6purple G7skyAm  Bm  
And Cas I Fwonder Bmwhere you Emare
I'm so Glonesome DI coD7uld Cadd9cryAm  G  
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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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Im So Lonesome I Could Cry

by Glen Campbell

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Fmaj7

C#7

D#m

D#m7

F#7

G#m

Gmaj7

Cadd9

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Glen Campbell

The Capitol Albums Collection

(no intro)

Verse 1

F Fmaj7 F Fmaj7

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill

F Fmaj7 F7

He sounds too blue to fly

Bb F

That midnight train is whining low

C F C

I'm so lonesome I could cry

Verse 2

F Dm Am Dm

Did you ever see a night so long

When time goes crawling by

Bb F

The moon just went behind a cloud

C F B7 C#7

To hide its face and cry

Verse 3

F# D#m F# D#m

Did you ever see a robin weep

F# D#m7 F#7 G#m Bb

When leaves began to die

B Bm F# D#m

It means he's lost the will to live

F# C#7 F# D7

I'm so lonesome I could cry

Verse 4

G Gmaj7 G6 G

The silence of a falling star

Gmaj7 G6 G7 Am Bm

Lights up a purple sky

C F Bm Em

And as I wonder where you are

G D D7 Cadd9 Am G

I'm so lonesome I could cry

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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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