Chords for Ruth Brown - So Long - Smooth 1949 R&B Ballad
Tempo:
127.85 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Ab
Ebm
Bbm
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[G] [Gb] I'm so [Ebm] lonely,
[Dm] so [Ab] lonely, [Db] so lonely
[Bbm]
[Ebm] I hope [Ab] we'll meet [Db]
again someday
[Ebm]
I hope that's [Ab] maybe [Db] then you'll say
[Ebm]
Darling, [Ab] I [Db] was [Ebm] wrong, [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Db] so wrong
[Fm] [Ebm] Gee, [Eb] I [Ab] hate [Db] to see you [Bbm] go
[Ebm] You're the [Ab] world to me, [Db] you know
[Bbm]
[Ebm] You've been [Ab] mine [Db] so long
[Ab]
[Db] [B]
[Db] [Gb] All [B] along [Gb]
[Eb] with my memories of you
[Db] I can see [Eb]
[Ab] that you're lonely too
[Db]
You're [Gb] my [Gb] own, [F]
[Eb] even though we're far apart
[Ab] I will keep [Bm] you right here
[Bb] [Ebm] in my heart
[Ab]
[Db] So long, [Bbm] so long, [Gb] [Ebm] [D]
[Db] it is time
[Ebm] [Bbm] This can never, [Eb]
[Db] ever be goodbye
[Bbm]
[Ebm] We'll just [Ab] say [Db] so long
[A]
[B] [Abm]
[E] Don't leave me here to cry
[A]
This can [Gbm] never be goodbye
[Bb]
We'll just [B]
[Ab] say so long
[Dbm] [Gb] [Db]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[G] [Gb] I'm so [Ebm] lonely,
[Dm] so [Ab] lonely, [Db] so lonely
[Bbm]
[Ebm] I hope [Ab] we'll meet [Db]
again someday
[Ebm]
I hope that's [Ab] maybe [Db] then you'll say
[Ebm]
Darling, [Ab] I [Db] was [Ebm] wrong, [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Db] so wrong
[Fm] [Ebm] Gee, [Eb] I [Ab] hate [Db] to see you [Bbm] go
[Ebm] You're the [Ab] world to me, [Db] you know
[Bbm]
[Ebm] You've been [Ab] mine [Db] so long
[Ab]
[Db] [B]
[Db] [Gb] All [B] along [Gb]
[Eb] with my memories of you
[Db] I can see [Eb]
[Ab] that you're lonely too
[Db]
You're [Gb] my [Gb] own, [F]
[Eb] even though we're far apart
[Ab] I will keep [Bm] you right here
[Bb] [Ebm] in my heart
[Ab]
[Db] So long, [Bbm] so long, [Gb] [Ebm] [D]
[Db] it is time
[Ebm] [Bbm] This can never, [Eb]
[Db] ever be goodbye
[Bbm]
[Ebm] We'll just [Ab] say [Db] so long
[A]
[B] [Abm]
[E] Don't leave me here to cry
[A]
This can [Gbm] never be goodbye
[Bb]
We'll just [B]
[Ab] say so long
[Dbm] [Gb] [Db]
Key:
Db
Ab
Ebm
Bbm
Gb
Db
Ab
Ebm
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[G] [Gb] I'm _ so [Ebm] lonely, _
_ _ [Dm] so [Ab] _ lonely, [Db] so lonely
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] I hope [Ab] we'll meet [Db]
again someday
_ _ _ _ [Ebm]
I hope that's [Ab] maybe [Db] then you'll say
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
Darling, [Ab] _ _ I [Db] was _ [Ebm] wrong, _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] so wrong
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] Gee, _ [Eb] I _ [Ab] hate [Db] to see you [Bbm] go
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ You're the [Ab] world _ to me, [Db] you know
_ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ You've been [Ab] mine _ [Db] so long
[Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Db] _ [Gb] All [B] along _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Eb] with my _ memories of you
_ [Db] I can see _ [Eb] _
[Ab] that you're lonely too
_ [Db] _ _ _
You're [Gb] my _ [Gb] own, _ [F] _
[Eb] even though we're far apart _
[Ab] I will keep [Bm] you right here _
[Bb] [Ebm] in my heart
_ [Ab] _ _
[Db] So long, _ [Bbm] so long, [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Db] _ it is _ time _
[Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] This can never, [Eb] _
[Db] ever be goodbye
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ We'll just [Ab] say _ [Db] so _ long
[A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
[E] Don't leave me here to cry
_ [A]
This can [Gbm] never be goodbye
[Bb] _ _
_ _ We'll _ just [B] _
_ [Ab] say _ _ so _ _ _ long
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[G] [Gb] I'm _ so [Ebm] lonely, _
_ _ [Dm] so [Ab] _ lonely, [Db] so lonely
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] I hope [Ab] we'll meet [Db]
again someday
_ _ _ _ [Ebm]
I hope that's [Ab] maybe [Db] then you'll say
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
Darling, [Ab] _ _ I [Db] was _ [Ebm] wrong, _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] so wrong
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] Gee, _ [Eb] I _ [Ab] hate [Db] to see you [Bbm] go
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ You're the [Ab] world _ to me, [Db] you know
_ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ You've been [Ab] mine _ [Db] so long
[Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Db] _ [Gb] All [B] along _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Eb] with my _ memories of you
_ [Db] I can see _ [Eb] _
[Ab] that you're lonely too
_ [Db] _ _ _
You're [Gb] my _ [Gb] own, _ [F] _
[Eb] even though we're far apart _
[Ab] I will keep [Bm] you right here _
[Bb] [Ebm] in my heart
_ [Ab] _ _
[Db] So long, _ [Bbm] so long, [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Db] _ it is _ time _
[Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] This can never, [Eb] _
[Db] ever be goodbye
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ We'll just [Ab] say _ [Db] so _ long
[A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
[E] Don't leave me here to cry
_ [A]
This can [Gbm] never be goodbye
[Bb] _ _
_ _ We'll _ just [B] _
_ [Ab] say _ _ so _ _ _ long
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _