Lonesome Town Ricky Nelson
<br/> <br/> Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 16:32:41 -0500<br/> To: guitar@olga.net, acoustic@olga.net<br/> Subject: CRD: Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson<br/> <br/> Lonesome Town<br/> B. Knight<br/> Recorded by Ricky Nelson, from the LP `Ricky Sings Again'.<br/> <br/> Note: Song is actually in `B'. Capo at the fourth fret and play in `G' <br/> as notated.<br/> <br/> Intro:<br/> <br/> G - Em - C - D (2x)<br/> <br/> Verse I:<br/> <br/> G B<br/> There's a place where lovers go<br/> C D G Em<br/> To cry their troubles away<br/> C Cm G Em<br/> And they call it Lonesome Town<br/> C D G D<br/> Where the broken hearts stay [Lonesome town]<br/> <br/> Verse II:<br/> <br/> You can buy a dream or two<br/> To last you all through the years<br/> And the only price you pay<br/> C D G<br/> Is a heart full of tears<br/> <br/> Chorus/bridge:<br/> <br/> C Bm<br/> Goin' down to lonesome town<br/> C D G Em<br/> Where the broken hearts stay<br/> C Cm G Em<br/> Goin' down to lonesome town<br/> C D G D<br/> To cry my troubles away<br/> <br/> Verse III:<br/> <br/> In the town of broken dreams<br/> The streets are filled with regret<br/> Maybe down in lonesome town<br/> I can learn to forget<br/> <br/> Coda:<br/> <br/> C Cm G Em<br/> Maybe down in lonesome town<br/> C D G C (arpeggiate)<br/> I can learn to forget<br/> G<br/> [Lonesome town]<br/> <br/> Ricky's answer to `Heartbreak Hotel' with a healthy dash of The <br/> Fleetwood's `Mr. Blue' thrown in.<br/> <br/> Tab/Chord interpretation by Craig Carlson<br/> Thanks to Andrew Rogers for the Cm.<br/> <br/> email with corrections etc:<br/> ccarlson@valsmtp.riag.com<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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