Ricky Nelson

Lonesome Town

Ricky Nelson


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[Intro] C  Em  F  G7
        C  Em  F  G7

C           C/G         E
  There's a place where lovers go
     F         G7         C  C/G
  To cry their troubles away
F          Fm     C       Am
  And they call it 'Lonesome Town:
F           G7             C    C/G
  Where the broken hearts stay'
  
C         C/G   E
  You can buy a dream or two
F             G7              C     C/G
  To last you all through the years
F         Fm   C         Am
  And the only price you pay
F      G7            C     C/G
  Is a heart full of tears

F       Fm      Em
  Goin' down to Lonesome Town
F           G7             C   C/G
  Where the broken hearts stay
F       Fm      Em
  Goin' down to Lonesome Town
     D7               G7
  To cry my troubles away

C        C/G     E
  In the town of broken dreams
F                 G7            C    C/G
  The streets are filled with regret
F       Fm      C        Am
  Maybe down in Lonesome Town
F       G7          C   C/G
  I can learn to forget
F       Fm      C        Am
  Maybe down in Lonesome Town
F       G7          C   F  C
  I can learn to forget