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When I Get Lonely

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[Intro]
A    E    B   E
AYour daddy called you doDwn to the baArn he said he needed
the cDrop in the bAarn yestEerday TAwo days gone sDix days
thAere All I do Dis sit and stAare at a tE.v.
[Chorus]
BWell I ain't done nothin yet but baby don't forget how I
get when I get lEonely WBell I ain't strayed a little bit
Cause baby your still it but I'm gettin loEnely
YoAur sister kept you busy aDll last weAek movin her back to
AlbuDquerqAue, New MexEico yoAur girlfriend called thDe week
before tAhat said she was said and didDn't want to bAe all
alEone
[Chorus]
BWell I ain't done nothin yet but baby don't forget how I
get when I get lEonely WBell I ain't strayed a little bit
Cause baby your still it but I'm gettin loEnely
I Apainted the house and I paiDnted the toAwn just keepin busy
till you get baDck aroAund to lovEin me IAt's friday night the
phDone just raAng It's that girl ole whaDts her naAme to say
shEe's free
[Chorus]
BWell I ain't done nothin yet but baby don't forget how I
get when I get lEonely WBell I ain't strayed a little bit
Cause baby your still it but I'm gettin loEnely
I'm gettiEn lonely... Don't let Eme get lonelyyy......
[Outro]
A    E     B    E

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When I Get Lonely

by David Ball

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A E B E

A D A

Your daddy called you down to the barn he said he needed

D A E A D

the crop in the barn yesterday Two days gone six days

A D A E

there All I do is sit and stare at a t.v.

[Chorus]

Well I ain't done nothin yet but baby don't forget how I

E B

get when I get lonely Well I ain't strayed a little bit

Cause baby your still it but I'm gettin lonely

A D A

Your sister kept you busy all last week movin her back to

D A E A D

Albuquerque, New Mexico your girlfriend called the week

A D A

before that said she was said and didn't want to be all

alone

[Chorus]

Well I ain't done nothin yet but baby don't forget how I

E B

get when I get lonely Well I ain't strayed a little bit

Cause baby your still it but I'm gettin lonely

A D A

I painted the house and I painted the town just keepin busy

D A E A

till you get back around to lovin me It's friday night the

D A D A

phone just rang It's that girl ole whats her name to say

she's free

[Chorus]

Well I ain't done nothin yet but baby don't forget how I

E B

get when I get lonely Well I ain't strayed a little bit

Cause baby your still it but I'm gettin lonely

E E

I'm gettin lonely... Don't let me get lonelyyy......

[Outro]

A E B E

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