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Im So Lonesome I Could Cry

Im So Lonesome I Could Cry was written and recorded by Hank Williams in 1949. The song is regarded as one of the most influential in the history of country music, famed for its deep melancholy and Hank Williams emotive vocal performance. The lyrics convey feelings of loneliness and sadness, possibly inspired by Williams own life experiences, including his troubled marriage and battle with alcoholism.

Key: E

Introduction:

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 E 
Hear the lonesome whippoorwill
                          E7 
He sounds too blue to fly
     A                  E 
The midnight train is whining low
                 B7       E 
I' m So Lonesome I Could Cry
   E 
I never seen a night so long
                            E7 
When times goes crawling by
     A                 E 
The moon just went behind a cloud
              B7        E    E7 
To hide it' s face and cry

         E 
Did you ever see a robin weep
                          E7 
When leaves began to die?
      A                 E 
Like me he' s lost the will to live
                 B7       E    E7 
I' m so lonesome I could cry

     E 
The silence of a falling star
                       E7 
Lights up a purple sky
     A            E 
And as I wonder where you are
                 B7       E 
I' m so lonesome I could cry
* Alternate:

 B7   A7 
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