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Only The Lonely Chords

Music by: Roy Orbison · 1961
Genre Rock Tone F major BPM 120 Views 766
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[Chorus 1]
Dum dum dum, [D]dumdy doo wah
Ooh yay, yay, [Em]yay, yeah
Oh oh oh, [G]oh oh ah
[A]Only the lon[D]ely, onl[A]y the lonely[D]

[Verse 1]
Only the [D]lonely
(Dum dum dum, dumdy doo wah)
Know the way I feel to[Em]night
(Ooh yay, yay, yay, yeah)
[A]Only the lonely
(Dum dum dum, dumdy doo wah)
Know this [G]feeling ain't [D]right
(Dum dum dum, dumdy doo wah)

[Pre-chorus 1]
There goes my [D]baby, there goes my heart
They're gone for[G]ever, so far a[E]part[A]

[Chorus 2]
But only the [D]lonely know [G]why [A]I cry
Only the [D]lonely
Dum dum dum, dumdy doo wah
Ooh yay, yay, [Em]yay, yeah
Oh oh oh, [G]oh oh [A]ah
Only the [D]lonely, [A]only the lon[D]ely

[Verse 2]
Only the [D]lonely
(Dum dum dum, dumdy doo wah)
Know the heartaches I've been [Em]through
(Ooh yay, yay, yay, yeah)
[A]Only the lonely
(Dum dum dum, dumdy doo wah)
Know I [G]cry and cry [D]for you
(Dum dum dum, dumdy doo wah)

[Pre-chorus 2]
Maybe to[D]morrow a new romance
No more [G]sorrow but that's the [E]chance[A]

[Outro 1]
You've got to take, if your [G]lonely heart [A]breaks
Only the [D]lonely
(Dum dum dum, dumdy doo wah)
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