Lonesome Number One Chords
by Don Gibson
Lonesome Number One by Don Gibson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C F C F C
C F C
Lonesome number one, just call me
G
lonesome number one.
C F
Although no titles have I won, I
C G C
surely must be lonesome number one.
#1.
C G
Every love I've had has faded like the dew.
C G
Every one I wanted has wanted someone new.
C F
Heartaches hang around, they always come.
C G C
I surely must be lonesome number one.
C F C
Lonesome number one, just call me
G
lonesome number one.
C F
Although no titles have I won, I
C G C
surely must be lonesome number one.
INTERLUDE: C F C F C
#2.
C G
Seems I'm always losing, love just won't come
near.
C G
Just when love gets close, it always disappears.
C F
Sorrow always keeps me on the run.
C G C
I surely must be lonesome number one.
C F C
Lonesome number one, just call me
G
lonesome number one.
C F
Although no titles have I won, I
C G C
surely must be lonesome number one.
OUTRO:
G C
Surely must be lonesome number one.