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Ask The Lonely

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"Ask the Lonely" by Four Tops
From the 1964 album Four Tops
[Intro]
Dm G Dm G
Dm   G   C  FJuCst FaCsk the lonely
[Verse]
CWhen you feel that need
Dm7To make it all alone,
CRemember no one is thinking of,
Dm7Going alone
DmJust ask the Glonely...
DmThey know the Ghurt and pain,
DmOf losing a love, you can Gnever reCgain
FJust ask the Clonely F  C  
[Verse]
CThe young and foolish laugh at love
Dm7So they run away...
CConfident and sure that fate
Dm7Will bring another love their way
DmBut ask the Glonely....
DmHow vainly a Gheart can yearn,
DmFor losing a love that will Gnever reCturn
FJust ask the Clonely F  
CThey'll tell you
[Bridge]
COoooh, Woo-hoo Dm7hoo-hoo COooooohDm7  
DmThey'll tell you a Gstory of sadness,
DmA story too Ghard to believe...
DmThey'll tell you the loneliest Gone is Cme
[Outro]
FJust ask the ClonelyF  
Ask Cme...F  
I'm the Cloneliest Fone you'll Csee
FJust ask the Clonely
[Fade...]
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The story behind the song

This soulful ballad by the Four Tops speaks directly to the ache of a broken heart, suggesting that only those who have truly suffered know the depth of such pain. It's a song that understands the lonely, acknowledging their hurt and the hope that another love will eventually find its way. The Four Tops, known for their powerful Motown sound and lead singer Levi Stubbs' baritone voice, released this as their third single in 1965. "Ask The Lonely" feels like a knowing embrace for anyone navigating the quiet despair of being alone.

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