Key: D
Introduction:
D9 A D9 A
Tonight I'm downhearted, for though we have parted
F#m Bm7(b5) A
I love you and I always will
Bm E7
And while I'm so lonely, I'm writing you only
D9 B7 E7
To see if you care for me still
Melody
E7 A A7M C#m7 A6
Are you lonesome tonight, do you miss me tonight
F#m Eº Bm Bm7/E
Are you sorry we drifted apart
D9 E7 Fº Bm7(b5)
Does your memory stray to a bright summer day
D9 Fº E7 A
When I kissed you and called you "sweetheart"
A7 D D6
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare
B7 E7
Do you gaze at you doorstep and picture me there
A9 A7M B7
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again
D9 E7 D9 A
Tell me, Dear, are you lonesome tonight
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