Chords for Al Green I'm so Lonesome I could cry

Tempo:
77.55 bpm
Chords used:

G

Bm

Em

D

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Green I'm so Lonesome I could cry chords
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[G] [Bm]
[Em] [D] [G]
[Bm] [Em] [D]
[G] Did you hear [Bm] that [Em] lonesome [D] wind [G] blowin'?
He [Bm] sounds too [F] good to [G] lie.
[C] That [Cm] midnight train [G] ride [Em] that low
[G] on so [D] lonesome night [Cm] was cry, [Bm] [Am] [Eb] cry, [G] cry.
Did you ever [Bm] see [Em] a night [D] so long
[G] when [Bm] time goes [F] crawling [G] by?
[C] The [Cm] moon just went [G] behind [Em] the [G] cloud
and lonesome [D] night, [Cm] I feel like I cry, I [Bm] could cry.
[G] Oh, I'm [Am] lonesome, I could [Eb] cry.
[G] Did you [Bm] ever see
[Em] a [Bm] robin weep
[G] when [Bm] leaves begin [Dm] to [G] die?
[C] Oh, the [Cm] news he's lost, [G] the will [Em] to live,
and [G] [D] lonesome night, [Cm] I could cry, [Bm] let me [Am] cry.
I stand here with folded [Eb] arms, I could cry.
[G]
The [Bm] silence [Em] of [D] falling [G] stars,
the lights [Bm] of [Dm] a purple sky,
[G] oh, [C]
[Cm] wonder, [G] wonder, wonder,
[Em] you are [G] lonesome, [D] lonesome night, I [Eb] cry, [Bm] [G] I [Am] cry.
Oh, I'm lonesome, I could [Eb]
[G] cry.
[C] Oh, and I [Cm] wonder [G] where [Em] you are,
[G] I'm so [D] lonesome, I [Cm] could cry.
[Bm] [Am] Oh, if you love me, oh [Eb] lord,
[G] somebody need to walk on in.
[C] And I [Cm] wonder [G] where you [Em] are,
I'm [G] so lonesome, [D] [Eb] I could cry.
[G] I stand here with [C] folded arms, I [Eb]
[G] could cry.
And it [C] seems to [Cm] me,
[G] I wonder [Em] where you are,
I'm [G] so lonesome.
[D] [Cm] [Bm] [Am] [Eb]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Bm
13421112
Em
121
D
1321
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Bm
13421112
Em
121
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To start learning Al Green - Im So Lonesome I Could Cry chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, G, Bm, Em, C, Cm, G, Em and G in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 38 BPM and then match the original tempo of 78 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D]
[G] Did you hear [Bm] that _ [Em] lonesome [D] wind [G] blowin'?
He [Bm] sounds too [F] good to [G] lie.
[C] That [Cm] midnight train [G] ride [Em] that low
[G] on so [D] lonesome night [Cm] was cry, [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ [Eb] cry, [G] cry.
Did _ you ever [Bm] see [Em] a night [D] so long
[G] when [Bm] time goes [F] crawling [G] by?
[C] The [Cm] moon just went [G] behind [Em] the [G] cloud
and lonesome [D] night, [Cm] I feel like I cry, I [Bm] could cry.
[G] Oh, I'm [Am] lonesome, I could [Eb] cry.
[G] Did _ _ _ you [Bm] ever see _
[Em] a [Bm] robin weep
[G] when [Bm] leaves begin [Dm] to [G] die?
[C] Oh, the [Cm] news he's lost, [G] the will [Em] to live,
and [G] _ _ [D] lonesome night, [Cm] I could cry, [Bm] let me [Am] cry.
I stand here with folded [Eb] arms, I could cry.
[G] _ _ _
The [Bm] silence [Em] of [D] falling [G] stars,
the lights [Bm] of [Dm] a purple sky,
[G] oh, [C] _
[Cm] wonder, [G] wonder, wonder,
[Em] you are [G] lonesome, [D] lonesome night, I [Eb] cry, [Bm] [G] I [Am] cry.
Oh, I'm lonesome, I could [Eb] _ _
[G] cry.
_ [C] Oh, and I [Cm] wonder [G] where [Em] you are,
[G] I'm so [D] lonesome, I [Cm] could cry.
[Bm] _ [Am] Oh, if you love me, oh [Eb] lord, _
[G] somebody need to walk on in.
[C] And I [Cm] wonder [G] where you [Em] are,
I'm [G] so lonesome, [D] _ [Eb] I could cry.
[G] I stand here with [C] folded arms, I [Eb] _
[G] could cry.
And it [C] seems to [Cm] me,
[G] I wonder [Em] where you are,
I'm [G] so lonesome.
[D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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