Lonely Man Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays560

Lonely Man by Elvis Presley is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Lonely Man:Elvis Presley. 
#1 in USA in 1961. 

#1. Original key. Check it out on YouTube.) 
       D              G       A    D 
It's a lonely man who wanders all around. 
       D              G          D       A    A7 
It's a lonely man who roams from town to town. 
G                              D 
Searchin, always searching for something he can't find, 
G                           D                     A 
Hoping, always hoping, that some day fate will be kind. 

#2. 
       D              G       A    D 
It's a lonely man who travels all alone, 
     D                  G      D        A  A7 
When he has no one that he can call his own. 
G                         D 
Always so unhappy, taking shelter where he can, 
       A               A7             D 
here I am, come meet a lonely, lonely man. 
G                         D 
Always so unhappy, taking shelter where he can, 
       A               A7             D 
here I am, come meet a lonely, lonely man. 
       A               A7             D 
Here I am, come meet a lonely, lonely man. 

REPEAT BOTH VERSES: 


A sixties smash from Kraziekhat. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante