Dear Lonesome Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays434

Dear Lonesome by Porter Wagoner is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, D and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro:  
C         D    C             G  
Dear lonesome with a broken heart 

Verse 
G                                 D 
If I could write myself a letter here's how I would start 
C         D    C             G 
Dear lonesome with a broken heart 
                                       D 
How are things since she has left you has your whole world fell apart 
C         D    C             G  
Dear lonesome with a broken heart 

G    C                            G 
In answer to this letter I'd say yes it's very true 
     C                       G                        D 
No lonely heart in all the world could feel the way I do 
   G                              D 
If I could write myself a letter here's how I would start 
C         D    C             G 
Dear lonesome with a broken heart 

Instrumental 
G C D C G 
 
G    C                            G 
In answer to this letter I'd say yes it's very true 
     C                       G                        D 
No lonely heart in all the world could feel the way I do 
   G                              D 
If I could write myself a letter here's how I would start 
C         D    C             G  
Dear lonesome with a broken heart 
    	

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