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Lonesome Tears

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[Introduction]
B7
[Verse 1]
ELonesome tears..C#msad and blue.
  G#I shed lonesome Atears for you.
Yes, you Eknow, I C#7know I F#7cried when you
B7said good-Ebye.(EI Edim7cried Amfor Eyou B7lonesome tears)
[Verse 2]
EWhen you left..and C#msaid I'm gone.
G#Lonesome tears fell aAll night long.
Yes, you Eknow, I C#7know I F#7cried when you
B7said good-Ebye.( EI cried Afor Eyou E7bam bam bam bam bam bam bam)
[Chorus]
You Aleft me here..all alone.
  EHear me Acallin'..won't you B7come back Ehome?
  ALove me like you did before,
   F#7now, need I B7tell you more?
[Verse 3]
ELonesome tears..C#msad and blue.
  G#I shed lonesome Atears for you.
Yes, you kEnow, I kC#7now I cF#7ried when you
B7said good-Ebye.( EI Edim7cried Amfor Eyou lonesome tears)
[Guitar solo]
E  C#m  G# A  E  C#7  F#7  B7  E  Edim7 Am  E E7
[Chorus]
You Aleft me here..all alone.
  EHear me Acallin'..won't you B7come back Ehome?
  ALove me like you did before,
   F#7now, need I B7tell you more?
[Verse 4]
ELonesome tears..C#msad and blue.
I sG#hed lonesome Atears for you.
Yes, you Eknow, I C#7know I F#7cried when you
B7said good-Ebye.(Ecried those Edim7lone - Amsome Et-AeaE-rs)

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Lonesome Tears

by Buddy Holly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

C#7

F#7

Edim7

[Introduction]

[Verse 1]

E C#m

Lonesome tears..sad and blue.

G# A

I shed lonesome tears for you.

E C#7 F#7

Yes, you know, I know I cried when you

B7 E E Edim7 Am E B7

said good-bye.(I cried for you lonesome tears)

[Verse 2]

E C#m

When you left..and said I'm gone.

G# A

Lonesome tears fell all night long.

E C#7 F#7

Yes, you know, I know I cried when you

B7 E E A E E7

said good-bye.( I cried for you bam bam bam bam bam bam bam)

[Chorus]

You left me here..all alone.

E A B7 E

Hear me callin'..won't you come back home?

Love me like you did before,

F#7 B7

now, need I tell you more?

[Verse 3]

E C#m

Lonesome tears..sad and blue.

G# A

I shed lonesome tears for you.

E C#7 F#7

Yes, you know, I know I cried when you

B7 E E Edim7 Am E

said good-bye.( I cried for you lonesome tears)

[Guitar solo]

E C#m G# A E C#7 F#7 B7 E Edim7 Am E E7

[Chorus]

You left me here..all alone.

E A B7 E

Hear me callin'..won't you come back home?

Love me like you did before,

F#7 B7

now, need I tell you more?

[Verse 4]

E C#m

Lonesome tears..sad and blue.

G# A

I shed lonesome tears for you.

E C#7 F#7

Yes, you know, I know I cried when you

B7 E E Edim7 Am E A E

said good-bye.(cried those lone - some t-ea-rs)

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