Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays695

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight by James Taylor is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em7, A7sus4, Dmaj7, B7/9, Gmaj7, D, Bm, E7, Asus4, C, G and C9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
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           Em7   A7sus4  Dmaj7  B7/9
   Do me wrong - do me right
           Em7   A7sus4     B7/9
   Tell me lies but hold me tight
           Gmaj7         D            Bm      E7
   Save your goodbyes for the morning light
                     Em7       Asus4    Dmaj7  B7/9
   But don't let me be lonely tonight

           Em7     A7sus4  Dmaj7  B7/9
   Say goodbye and say hello
           Em7               Asus4            B7/9
   Sure 'nuf good to see you but it's time to go
           Gmaj7     D              Bm        E7
   Don't say yes but please don't say no
                   Em7         Asus4   Dmaj7
   I don't want to be lonely tonight

               Bm
   Go away then damn ya
                               E7
   Go on and do as you please
                 Em7             Asus4          C       G  D
   Yeah, you ain't gonna see me getting down on my knees
        Bm                                       E7
   I'm undeceided and your heart's been divided
                       Em7        Asus4         C   G
   You've been turning my world upside down

           Em7   A7sus4  Dmaj7  B7/9
   Do me wrong do me right, right now baby
        Em7          Asus4            B7/9
   Go on and tell me lies but hold me tight
           G             D             Bm      E7
   Save your goodbyes for the morning light (morning light)
                     Em7       A7sus4   C9
   But don't let me be lonely tonight
                   G           D         Bm      E7
   I don't want to be lonely tonight, oh no...
                   Em7        A7sus4   Dmaj7
   I don't want to be lonely tonight.
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante