Carter Family-Are You Lonesome Tonight Chords

Tempo:
94.7 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

Em

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carter Family-Are You Lonesome Tonight chords
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[A] Are you lonesome tonight?
Do [D] you miss me?
[A] I say, are you sorry we [C#m] [E] drifted apart?
[A] Does your memory cling [D] to that bright summer day [E] where I kissed you and called [A] you sweetheart?
[D] Like the rose on the vine, [Em] I am clinging [A] to you as I [E] did when we drifted apart.
[A] I am wishing you [Bm] back to that little [E] shack where I kissed you and called you [A] sweetheart.
[D] [A]
[E]
[A] [D] [E]
[A] Does the chair in your [D] parlor seem empty [A] and bare?
Do you miss me and [E] wish I was there?
[A] Is your heart filled with pain?
[D] Shall I come back again?
[E] Tell me darling, are you lonesome [C#m] tonight?
[A] [D] Are you lonesome tonight?
[Em] Do you miss [A] me?
I say, are you [Em] sorry we [E] drifted apart?
Does [A] your memory [Bm] cling to that bright summer day [E] where I kissed you and called you sweetheart?
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [E]
[A] I have counted the [D] days, I've counted [A] the nights, I've counted the [E] months and the years.
I [A] have counted on you since [D] we drifted [Bm] [E] apart.
Tell me darling, are you lonesome [A] tonight?
[D] Are you lonesome tonight?
[Em] Do you miss [A] me?
I say, are you sorry we [E] drifted apart?
Does [C#] your memory cling [Bm] to that bright summer day [E] where I kissed you and called you [A] sweetheart?
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
Bm
13421112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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Let's start jamming The Carter Family - Are You Lonesome Tonight chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, D, E, A, E, Bm and E in sequence. Start with a comfortable 47 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 95. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ Are you lonesome tonight?
Do [D] you miss me?
[A] I say, are you sorry we [C#m] [E] drifted apart?
_ [A] Does your memory cling [D] to that bright summer day [E] where I kissed you and called [A] you sweetheart?
_ [D] Like the rose on the vine, [Em] I am clinging [A] to you as I [E] did when we drifted apart.
[A] I am wishing you [Bm] back to that little _ [E] shack where I kissed you and called you [A] sweetheart. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ Does the chair in your [D] parlor seem empty [A] and bare?
Do you miss me and [E] wish I was there?
[A] Is your heart filled with pain?
[D] Shall I come back again?
[E] Tell me darling, are you lonesome [C#m] tonight?
[A] _ [D] Are you lonesome tonight?
[Em] Do you miss [A] me?
I say, are you [Em] sorry we [E] drifted apart?
Does [A] your memory [Bm] cling to that bright summer day [E] where I kissed you and called you sweetheart?
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ I have counted the [D] days, I've counted [A] the nights, I've counted the [E] months and the years.
I [A] have counted on you since [D] we drifted [Bm] [E] apart.
Tell me darling, are you lonesome [A] tonight?
_ [D] Are you lonesome tonight?
[Em] Do you miss [A] me?
I say, are you sorry we [E] drifted apart?
Does [C#] your memory cling [Bm] to that bright summer day [E] where I kissed you and called you [A] sweetheart?
_ _ _ [N] _

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