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[Intro]
    D      C      G    Bm7x2
[Verse 1]
DWell every morning starts the Am7same old way
Em7Same story just a Gdifferent day
DYou think of her even tAm7hough she's gone
It's nEm7ever easy moving onG  
DYou see her face in every pAm7icture frame
Em7Her voice whispering your nameG  
DOnly memoriAm7es remain
Em7She'll never come back agaiGn
[Chorus]
DYou can hBm7ide the Dadd9/F#pain
For a liGttle while
The Dsunlight fBm7eels like Dadd9/F#rain
Still you trGy to smile
'Cause Em7nothings gonna get you doAwn
'Til sEm7ilence is the only soAund
That's when Em7lonely coGmes arDoundC  G  Bm7  
[Verse 2]
DTurn up the TV and the Am7radio
Em7Call somebody on the Gother coast
DStay up all night and walk Am7around all day
Em7Chasing a ghost awGay
DChange your attitude and cAm7ut your hair
You tEm7ry to act like you Gjust don't care
DAnything to keep her Am7off your mind
AEm7nyway to keep on killing timeG  
[Chorus]
DYou can hBm7ide the Dadd9/F#pain
For a liGttle while
The Dsunlight fBm7eels like Dadd9/F#rain
Still you trGy to smile
'Cause Em7nothings gonna get you doAwn
'Til sEm7ilence is the only soAund
That's when Em7lonely coGmes around
[Solo]
F#m7   G      Bm7     Cadd9
[Outro]
Em7Nothing's gonna get you dAown
'Til sEm7ilence is the only soAund
That's when Em7lonely coCmes arBmoundE  
No Em7nothing's gonna get you dAown
'Til sEm7ilence is the only soAund
That's when Em7lonely coGmes arDound

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When Lonely Comes Around

by Vince Gill

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Am7

Em7

Dadd9/F#

F#m7

Cadd9

[Intro]

D C G Bm7

[Verse 1]

D Am7

Well every morning starts the same old way

Em7 G

Same story just a different day

D Am7

You think of her even though she's gone

Em7 G

It's never easy moving on

D Am7

You see her face in every picture frame

Em7 G

Her voice whispering your name

D Am7

Only memories remain

Em7 G

She'll never come back again

[Chorus]

D Bm7 Dadd9/F#

You can hide the pain

For a little while

D Bm7 Dadd9/F#

The sunlight feels like rain

Still you try to smile

Em7 A

'Cause nothings gonna get you down

Em7 A

'Til silence is the only sound

Em7 G D C G Bm7

That's when lonely comes around

[Verse 2]

D Am7

Turn up the TV and the radio

Em7 G

Call somebody on the other coast

D Am7

Stay up all night and walk around all day

Em7 G

Chasing a ghost away

D Am7

Change your attitude and cut your hair

Em7 G

You try to act like you just don't care

D Am7

Anything to keep her off your mind

Em7 G

Anyway to keep on killing time

[Chorus]

D Bm7 Dadd9/F#

You can hide the pain

For a little while

D Bm7 Dadd9/F#

The sunlight feels like rain

Still you try to smile

Em7 A

'Cause nothings gonna get you down

Em7 A

'Til silence is the only sound

Em7 G

That's when lonely comes around

[Solo]

F#m7 G Bm7 Cadd9

[Outro]

Em7 A

Nothing's gonna get you down

Em7 A

'Til silence is the only sound

Em7 C Bm E

That's when lonely comes around

Em7 A

No nothing's gonna get you down

Em7 A

'Til silence is the only sound

Em7 G D

That's when lonely comes around

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