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Lonesome Town
B. Knight
Recorded by Ricky Nelson, from the LP `Ricky Sings Again'.

Note: Song is actually in `B'. Capo at the fourth fret and play in `G'
as notated.

Intro:

G - Em - C - D (2x)

Verse I:

GG Piano Chord 
                     BB Piano Chord 

There's a place where lovers go
CC Piano Chord 
         DD Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
    EmEm Piano Chord 

To cry their troubles away
CC Piano Chord 
         CmCm Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
        EmEm Piano Chord 

And they call it Lonesome Town
CC Piano Chord 
         DD Piano Chord 
             GG Piano Chord 
    DD Piano Chord 

Where the broken hearts stay [Lonesome town]

Verse II:

You can buy a dream or two
To last you all through the years
And the only price you pay
CC Piano Chord 
    DD Piano Chord 
             GG Piano Chord 

Is a heart full of tears

Chorus/bridge:

CC Piano Chord 
             BmBm Piano Chord 

Goin' down to lonesome town
CC Piano Chord 
         DD Piano Chord 
             GG Piano Chord 
    EmEm Piano Chord 

Where the broken hearts stay
CC Piano Chord 
     CmCm Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
        EmEm Piano Chord 

Goin' down to lonesome town
CC Piano Chord 
         DD Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
   DD Piano Chord 

To cry my troubles away

Verse III:

In the town of broken dreams
The streets are filled with regret
Maybe down in lonesome town
I can learn to forget

Coda:

CC Piano Chord 
     CmCm Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
        EmEm Piano Chord 

Maybe down in lonesome town
C     D        G     C (arpeggiate)
I can learn to forget
GG Piano Chord 

[Lonesome town]

Ricky's answer to `Heartbreak Hotel' with a healthy dash of The
Fleetwood's `Mr. Blue' thrown in.

Tab/Chord interpretation by Craig Carlson
Thanks to Andrew Rogers for the Cm.

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