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Lonely Holiday

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Standard Tuning
INTRO ( D   A   G   D  A) 
Note: The final D and A are only played half a measure throughout the song
D
It was a lonely holiAday
I was alone -- you were awGay
In Fayetteville or in another Dstate
There's so Amany towns I Dhate
When you leave me, it breaks me like a Abone
But it's never as bad as when you come Ghome
Thought so much about suicDide
Parts of Ame have already Gdied...
CHORUS
DLonely -- baby I'm not Alonely
Baby I'm not -- GI've got my imaginary friends
DHappy -- baby I'm so Ahappy
Baby I'm so -- GI've got my imaginary friends
And if you don't Emlove me, would you please preGtend?
D
It was a lonely holiAday
I was alone -- I was afGraid
The bedroom walls were closing Din
It must be Aclosing time aDgain
When you leave me, it breaks me like the Anote
That you said got stuck in your Gthroat
Thought so much about suicDide
Parts of Ame have already Gdied...
REPEAT CHORUS
SOLO ( D   A   G   D  A) x2
REPEAT CHORUS
And if you don't Emlove me, would you please preGtend?
OUTRO ( D   D   D   Em   G  D)

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Lonely Holiday

by Old 97's

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

D A G D A

INTRO ( )

Note: The final D and A are only played half a measure throughout the song

It was a lonely holiday

I was alone -- you were away

In Fayetteville or in another state

A D

There's so many towns I hate

When you leave me, it breaks me like a bone

But it's never as bad as when you come home

Thought so much about suicide

A G

Parts of me have already died...

CHORUS

D A

Lonely -- baby I'm not lonely

Baby I'm not -- I've got my imaginary friends

D A

Happy -- baby I'm so happy

Baby I'm so -- I've got my imaginary friends

Em G

And if you don't love me, would you please pretend?

It was a lonely holiday

I was alone -- I was afraid

The bedroom walls were closing in

A D

It must be closing time again

When you leave me, it breaks me like the note

That you said got stuck in your throat

Thought so much about suicide

A G

Parts of me have already died...

REPEAT CHORUS

D A G D A

SOLO ( ) x2

REPEAT CHORUS

Em G

And if you don't love me, would you please pretend?

D D D Em G D

OUTRO ( )

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