Chords for Eric Clapton - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

Tempo:
138.95 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Bm

F#

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Clapton - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight chords
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[Bm]
[D] Do me wrong, [A]
[F#] do me right, do me right baby
[Bm] Tell [D] me lies, [C#m] but hold, [E] hold me [F#] tight
[D]
Say [C#m] your [F#m] goodbyes, [B] till the morning light
[Bm] But don't let me [D] be lonely [A] tonight
[F#]
[Bm] [D]
Say goodbye, [A] woman [E] say hello, [Gm] say [G] [Bm] hello
It's [D] sure not good to see you, [C#m]
[E] but it's time to [F#] go
[D]
[C#m] Don't say [E] yes, [F#m]
but please [B] don't say no
I [D] don't wanna be lonely [A] tonight
[E] [F#m]
Go away now, [C#] damn you!
[A]
Gonna [B] do as you please, do as you please
[D]
But you ain't gonna see me
[G] Get me [D] down, [A] on my knees
[F#m] Cause I'm undecided
[F]
[A]
In your [B] heart's been divided
[Bm] You've been [D] turning my world [G] upside [D] down
And you feel the warmth
[A]
[F#] [D] Do me wrong, [Bm] [C#m]
do [E] me right, do me right baby
[Bm]
[D] Don't woman tell me lies, [C#m] but hold, [E] hold me [F#] tight
[D]
And [C#m] say your [F#m] goodbyes, till [B] the morning light
[F#m] [D] But don't let me be lonely [G]
tonight
Can [D] you say [C#m] your [F#m] goodbyes,
[A] till [B] the morning light
[D#] [D] But don't let me be lonely [A] tonight
[F#] [Em]
[Bm] Cause I don't wanna [D] be lonely [A] [E]
tonight
[F#]
[A] I [D] don't wanna be lonely [C#m]
[Gm] tonight
Please [Bm] don't let me [D] be lonely
[A] I don't wanna [C#m] be lonely
[F#]
I [F#m] [Bm] don't wanna [D] be lonely [A]
tonight
[C#m] [C#] Don't do it, don't do it, don't do it, [Bm] don't do [D] it
Don't do it, don't do it, [A] [F#m]
[C#m] don't do it
[F#]
[F#m] Please [D] don't let me be lonely
I [A]
[E]
[Bm] don't wanna [D] be lonely [E] tonight
[F#] I don't [D] wanna be lonely [A] tonight
[F#]
[G] [Bm]
[F#] [D]
[E]
[F#]
Key:  
D
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A
1231
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
D
1321
A
1231
Bm
13421112
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Let's start jamming Eric Clapton - Dont Let Me Be Lonely Tonight chords, Practice these chords sequence - F#, D, C#m, E, F#, Bm, D and A. Kick off your practice at a gentle 69 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 139 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Major.

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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Do me wrong, _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#] do me right, do me right baby
[Bm] _ Tell _ _ [D] _ _ me lies, _ [C#m] but _ hold, _ _ [E] hold me [F#] tight
_ _ [D] _ _ _
Say _ [C#m] _ your _ _ _ [F#m] goodbyes, _ _ _ [B] till the morning _ light
[Bm] But don't let me _ [D] be lonely _ _ _ [A] tonight _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Say goodbye, _ _ [A] _ woman _ _ [E] say hello, [Gm] say [G] [Bm] hello _ _
It's _ [D] sure not good to see you, [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ but it's time to [F#] go
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] Don't say _ [E] yes, _ [F#m] _ _
but please [B] don't say no
_ I [D] don't wanna _ _ be lonely _ _ _ [A] _ tonight
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ Go away now, [C#] damn you!
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Gonna [B] do as you please, do as you please
[D] _ _
But you ain't gonna see me
[G] Get me [D] down, _ [A] on my knees
_ _ [F#m] Cause _ _ _ _ I'm undecided
[F] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
In your [B] heart's been divided
_ _ [Bm] You've been [D] turning _ my world _ _ [G] upside _ _ _ _ [D] down
And you feel the warmth _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [D] Do _ _ _ _ me wrong, _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _
do [E] me right, do me right baby
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ Don't woman tell me _ lies, [C#m] but _ hold, _ [E] _ hold me [F#] tight
_ [D] _ _ _
And [C#m] say your _ _ _ [F#m] _ goodbyes, _ till [B] the morning light
_ [F#m] _ [D] But don't let me _ be lonely _ _ _ [G] _ _
tonight _ _ _ _ _
Can [D] you _ say _ _ [C#m] _ your _ _ [F#m] goodbyes, _ _
_ [A] till [B] the morning light
[D#] _ [D] But don't let me _ be lonely _ _ _ [A] tonight _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] Cause I don't wanna _ _ [D] _ be lonely _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E]
tonight
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ I [D] don't wanna _ _ be _ lonely _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ tonight _
_ Please [Bm] don't let me _ [D] be lonely
_ [A] I don't wanna [C#m] be lonely
_ [F#] _ _ _
I [F#m] _ [Bm] don't wanna _ [D] be _ lonely _ _ _ [A] _ _
tonight
[C#m] _ [C#] Don't do it, don't do it, don't do it, [Bm] don't do [D] _ it
_ Don't do it, don't do it, _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
[C#m] don't do it
[F#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] Please [D] don't let me _ _ be lonely
I _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ don't wanna _ [D] be _ lonely _ _ _ [E] _ tonight
_ _ [F#] I _ _ don't _ [D] _ wanna _ _ be lonely _ _ _ [A] tonight _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _

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The album Reptile includes this song, written by James Taylor.

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