Lonesome Town Chords

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Lonesome Town by Ricky Nelson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, C, D, B, G7, Cm and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			  
     Intro:  
       
     G  Em  C  D (2x)  
       
     Verse I:  
       
      G                     B  
     There's a place where lovers go  
         C         D        G  G7 
     To cry their troubles away  
     C         Cm      G        Em  
     And they call it Lonesome Town  
      C         D             G    D  
     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  
      C    D             G  
     Is a heart full of tears  
       
      
       
      C             Bm  
     Goin' down to lonesome town  
      C         D             G  G7    
     Where the broken hearts stay  
      C             Bm          
     Goin' down to lonesome town  
     C            D     G 
     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:  
       
      C     Cm      G        Em  
     Maybe down in lonesome town  
      C     D        G     C (arpeggiate)  
     I can learn to forget  
      G  
     {Lonesome town}  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

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