Key: F
Introduction:
F F7M F F7M
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
F F7M F7
He sounds too blue to fly
Bb F
That midnight train is whining low
C F C
I'm so lonesome I could cry
verse 2
F Dm Am Dm
Did you ever see a night so long
F
When time goes crawling by
Bb F
The moon just went behind a cloud
C F B7 C#7
To hide its face and cry
verse 3
F# D#m F# D#m
Did you ever see a robin weep
F# D#m7 F#7 G#m Bb
When leaves began to die
B Bm F# D#m
It means he's lost the will to live
F# C#7 F# D7
I'm so lonesome I could cry
verse 4
G G7M G6 G
The silence of a falling star
G7M G6 G7 Am Bm
Lights up a purple sky
C F Bm Em
And as I wonder where you are
G D D7 C9 Am G
I'm so lonesome I could cry