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Dear Lonesome 
Porter Wagoner
Album: The Thin Man from the West Plains
[Intro]
CDear lonesDome wCith a broken hGeart
[Verse]
GIf I could write myself a letter hDere's how I would start
CDear lonesDome wCith a broken hGeart
How are things since she has left you hDas your whole world fell apart
CDear lonesDome wCith a broken hGeart
[Chorus]
GIn anCswer to this letter I'd say yGes it's very true
No loCnely heart in all the woGrld could feel the way I Ddo
If GI could write myself a letter hDere's how I would start
CDear lonesDome wCith a broken hGeart
[Instrumental]
G C D C G
[Chorus]
GIn anCswer to this letter I'd say yGes it's very true
No loCnely heart in all the woGrld could feel the way I Ddo
If GI could write myself a letter hDere's how I would start
CDear lonesDome wCith a broken hGeart

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Dear Lonesome

by Porter Wagoner

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Dear Lonesome

Porter Wagoner

Album: The Thin Man from the West Plains

[Intro]

C D C G

Dear lonesome with a broken heart

[Verse]

G D

If I could write myself a letter here's how I would start

C D C G

Dear lonesome with a broken heart

How are things since she has left you has your whole world fell apart

C D C G

Dear lonesome with a broken heart

[Chorus]

G C G

In answer to this letter I'd say yes it's very true

C G D

No lonely heart in all the world could feel the way I do

G D

If I could write myself a letter here's how I would start

C D C G

Dear lonesome with a broken heart

[Instrumental]

G C D C G

[Chorus]

G C G

In answer to this letter I'd say yes it's very true

C G D

No lonely heart in all the world could feel the way I do

G D

If I could write myself a letter here's how I would start

C D C G

Dear lonesome with a broken heart

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