Lonesome Town Chords by The Cramps

Tempo:
130.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

E

G

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Cramps - Lonesome Town chords
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Some people call me a teenage idol.
They smile and say they envy me.
I guess they got no way of knowing.
[C] [Em]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[C] There's a place [E] where lovers go
[F] To cry their troubles [E] away
On [F] the tall [C] hill [Em] [C]
[F] [Am] [G] where the broken
[C] hearts go
You can [E]
find a dream or two
[F] To last you [C] all the day
[F] [Am] [Dm] [F]
[C] As you pay it's [G] a lie
[C]
[F] Going down [E] to lonesome town
[C] Where [F] the broken [E] hearts stay
[C] [F] Going down to [G] [Ab] lonesome [C] town
[F] To [G] cry our troubles [C] away
[E]
[C] [F] [C]
In
[F]
[C]
[F] [G]
[C]
the town [E] of broken dreams
The [F] streets are filled with [C] regret
In
[F] the [C] town of lost
[F] [D] weakness
[G]
[C] Forget
[F] In the town [C] of lost
[F] [G] weakness
[C]
[Em]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
E
2311
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
F
134211111
E
2311
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To start learning The Cramps - Lonesome Town chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, C, F, G, C, E and C. Begin your practice at a relaxed 65 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 131. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Some people call me a teenage idol.
They smile and say they envy me.
I guess they got no way of knowing.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ There's a _ place [E] where _ lovers go _
[F] To _ _ cry their troubles [E] _ _ away
_ On _ [F] _ _ _ the tall [C] hill _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] [G] where the broken _
[C] hearts go _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You can _ _ [E]
find a dream or two _
_ [F] To last you _ [C] all the _ day _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ As you pay _ _ _ it's [G] a lie
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Going _ down [E] to _ lonesome town _ _
[C] Where [F] _ the broken [E] hearts _ stay _ _ _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ Going down to [G] _ _ _ [Ab] lonesome [C] town _
_ [F] To [G] cry our troubles [C] _ away _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ In _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the town [E] of broken dreams
_ The [F] _ _ streets are filled with [C] regret
_ _ _ In _
_ _ [F] _ the _ [C] town of _ _ lost _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [D] weakness
[G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ Forget _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] In the town [C] _ of _ lost _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] weakness _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Baker Knight who authored this song.

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