Lonesome Town
B. Knight
Recorded by Ricky Nelson, from the LP `Ricky Sings Again'.
Note: Song is actually in `B'. Capo at the fourth fret and play in `G'
as notated.
[Intro]
G Bm C D
G Bm C D
[Verse 1]
G B
There's a place where lovers go
C D G
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 2]
G B
You can buy a dream or two
C D G
To last you all through the years
C Cm G Em
And the only price you pay
C D G
Is a heart full of tears
[Chorus]
C Bm
Goin' down to lonesome town
C D G
Where the broken hearts stay
C Bm
Goin' down to lonesome town
A D
To cry my troubles away
[Verse 3]
G B
In the town of broken dreams
C D G
The streets are filled with regret
C Cm G Em
Maybe down in lonesome town
C D G D
I can learn to forget
[Coda]
C Cm G Em
Maybe down in lonesome town
C D G C
I can learn to forget
G
(Lonesome town)
