I'm So Lonesome I Could
Cry
Hank Williams version
Bob Dylan
and Johnny Cash,
BJ Thomas,
LeAnn Rimes,
Dean Martin,
Marty
Robbins
Midi 1(E108) Midi 2(E116) Midi 3(Bb120) |
Play in F# or G (Per Charlie McCoy) |
For diatonic harmonica |
Verse 1:
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Hear that lonesome Whipperwill, he sounds to blue to fly.
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The midnight train is whining low. I'm so lonesome I could cry.
Verse 2:
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I've never seen a night so long, when time goes crawling by.
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The moon just went behind the clouds, t o hide his face an d cry.
Instrumental here (time of one verse)
Verse 3:
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Did you ever see a Robin weep, when leaves begin to die?
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That means he's lost the will to live. I'm so lonesome I could cry.
Instrumental here (time of one verse)
Verse 4:
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The silence of a falling star lights up a purple sky.
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And as I wonder where you are, I 'm so lonesome I could cry. (fade out)
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From June 30, 2006
Hank Williams
Elvis Presley (excellent job!)
Terry Bradshaw - good job!
Dean Martin
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