Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely Chords & Tabs

 

Only The Lonely Chords & Tabs

Roy Orbison Chords & Tabs

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Only The Lonely Chords

   
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                           "Only The Lonely"
                       (Roy Orbison - Joe Melson)

Intro:

	              F
	(Dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah
	            Gm
	Ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah
	         Bb      C7
	Oh-oh-oh-oh-wah
	          F      C7
	Only the lonely
	          F       [N.C.]
	Only the lonely)

Verse 1:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/roy_orbison/only_the_lonely_crd.html ]
	          F
	Only the lonely (dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)
	                        Gm
	Know the way I feel tonight (ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah)
	C7
	Only the lonely (dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)
	           Bb             F
	Know this feelin' ain't right (dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)

	               F
	There goes my baby
	               F7
	There goes my heart
	                Bb
	They're gone forever
	         G7   C7
	So far apart

	              F
	But only the lonely
	      Bb
	Know why
	C7
	   I cry
	          F
	Only the lonely

[repeat intro]

Verse 2:

	Only the lonely
	Know the heartaches I've been through
	Only the lonely
	Know I cried and cried for you

	Maybe tomorrow
	A new romance
	No more sorrow
	But that's the chance

	[N.C.]
	You gotta take
		 Bb            C7
	Is your lonely heart breaks
	           F
	Only the lonely

Coda:

	 F
	Dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers