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Rab Noakes - Lonely Boy Tonight
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:]   C    Em    Dm    Am      Dm7  G  
[VERSE 1:]
When Call these things you Emshouldn't have said
Come Dmcurling and swirling all Amthrough your head
And you Dm7know you're gonna be a lonely boy toGnight
[VERSE 2:]
And there's Call the things you never Emlearned how to feel
You were Dmgoing out fishing withAmout a reel
And you Dm7know you're gonna be a lonely boy toGnight
[VERSE 3:]
And Emyou're here hoping she'll come back
But you Dmknow you let the line Amrun too slack
And Dmyou don't know how far away she'll Ggo___
And you're Emleft here wondering where she can be
And you're Dmtorn in two by your Amjealousy
You're Dmall wound up about things you'll never Gknow___
[VERSE 4:]
And Cso you say that it's Emonly a game
But there's Dmno escaping Amall of that flame
And you Dm7know you're gonna be a lonely boy toGnight
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   C    Em    Dm    Am      Dm7      G    C    Em    Dm    Am      Dm7  G  
[VERSE 5:]
Then Call these things you Emshouldn't have said
Come Dmtwirling and curling all Amthrough your head
And you Dm7know you're gonna be a lonely boy toGnight
[VERSE 6:]
And the Emhouse is big and empty now
You can't Dmfind anything and you Amdon't know how
To Dmcook for yourself, so you just have a Gdrink___
Well, it Emdon't help much, if it helps at all
If you Dmhad her number you'd Amtry to call
But Dmall you can do is sit down and try to Gthink___
[VERSE 7:]
But Coh, what does it Emmatter anyway
You can Dmalways find another Amany old day
But you Dm7know you're gonna be a lonely boy toGnight
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   C    Em    Dm    Am      Dm7      G    C    Em    Dm    Am      Dm7  G  
[VERSE 8:]   (## fade to end ##)
When Call these things you Emshouldn't have said
Come Dmcurling and swirling all Amthrough your head
And you Dm7know you're gonna be a lonely boy toGnight
Hmm hmm, you Dm7know you're gonna be a lonely boy toGnight
Ahmhm hmhm, you Dm7know you're gonna be a lonely boy toGnight
Oh yes, you Dm7know you're gonna be a lonely boy toGnight
Ahmhm hmhm, you Dm7know you're gonna be a lonely boy toGnight

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Lonely Boy Tonight

by Rab Noakes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Dm7

Rab Noakes - Lonely Boy Tonight

CAPO: 2nd Fret

C Em Dm Am Dm7 G

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

C Em

When all these things you shouldn't have said

Dm Am

Come curling and swirling all through your head

Dm7 G

And you know you're gonna be a lonely boy tonight

[VERSE 2:]

C Em

And there's all the things you never learned how to feel

Dm Am

You were going out fishing without a reel

Dm7 G

And you know you're gonna be a lonely boy tonight

[VERSE 3:]

And you're here hoping she'll come back

Dm Am

But you know you let the line run too slack

Dm G

And you don't know how far away she'll go___

And you're left here wondering where she can be

Dm Am

And you're torn in two by your jealousy

Dm G

You're all wound up about things you'll never know___

[VERSE 4:]

C Em

And so you say that it's only a game

Dm Am

But there's no escaping all of that flame

Dm7 G

And you know you're gonna be a lonely boy tonight

C Em Dm Am Dm7 G C Em Dm Am Dm7 G

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[VERSE 5:]

C Em

Then all these things you shouldn't have said

Dm Am

Come twirling and curling all through your head

Dm7 G

And you know you're gonna be a lonely boy tonight

[VERSE 6:]

And the house is big and empty now

Dm Am

You can't find anything and you don't know how

Dm G

To cook for yourself, so you just have a drink___

Well, it don't help much, if it helps at all

Dm Am

If you had her number you'd try to call

Dm G

But all you can do is sit down and try to think___

[VERSE 7:]

C Em

But oh, what does it matter anyway

Dm Am

You can always find another any old day

Dm7 G

But you know you're gonna be a lonely boy tonight

C Em Dm Am Dm7 G C Em Dm Am Dm7 G

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[VERSE 8:] (## fade to end ##)

C Em

When all these things you shouldn't have said

Dm Am

Come curling and swirling all through your head

Dm7 G

And you know you're gonna be a lonely boy tonight

Dm7 G

Hmm hmm, you know you're gonna be a lonely boy tonight

Dm7 G

Ahmhm hmhm, you know you're gonna be a lonely boy tonight

Dm7 G

Oh yes, you know you're gonna be a lonely boy tonight

Dm7 G

Ahmhm hmhm, you know you're gonna be a lonely boy tonight

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