Harry Chapin – Theres A Lot Of Lonely People Tonight (Guitar)

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As recorded by Harry Chapin (From the 1973 Album SHORT STORIES) [Intro] C G C G [Chorus]
          C                            G
There's a lot of lonely people tonight

Dm                G                Dm      G
Trying to make it through 'til the morning light

        F      G          Am       D
There's me and you, babe, that's alright

          C             G        C
There's a lot of lonely people tonight
[Verse 1]
    D#         D           G
I'm holdin' on tight to my pillow

  D#            D           G
I wish it had a life of its own

F                       C                    D7
Starin' at the ceilin', such a funny feelin'

           G
But nobody home
[Verse 2]
      D#          D         G
But I know you're out there somewhere

         D#       D        G
That you feel the same way too

F           C
Now my only problem is trying to find

  D7                        G
A way of getting through to you
[Chorus]
          C                            G
There's a lot of lonely people tonight

Dm                G                Dm      G
Trying to make it through 'til the morning light

        F      G          Am       D
There's me and you, babe, that's alright

          C             G        C
There's a lot of lonely people tonight
[Verse 3]
  D#       D         G
I guess we share the same old dream

   D#             D        G
Or maybe it's the same old lie

        F                  C
There's only one thing I'm sure of, now

               D                  G
And that's our time keeps rolling by
[Verse 4]
    D#      D    G
And far too many days run out

    D#       D        G
And nights begin this way

     F              C
With my half of our hopeful couple

D7                         G
Trying to hold the dark at bay
[Chorus]
          C                            G
There's a lot of lonely people tonight

Dm                G                Dm      G
Trying to make it through 'til the morning light

        F      G          Am       D
There's me and you, babe, that's alright

          C             G        C
There's a lot of lonely people tonight
[Bridge]
        Am           F          E
You can meet me on a city street

   Am           C       F      D
Or meet me by a country stream

        Am           F        E
You can meet me on a mountain top, babe

    D7                      G
But don't you meet me in my dreams

        Am        C      F
You can meet me tomorrow morning

E     Am        C           F   D
Baby, maybe you met me back when

        Am            F         E
You can meet me now inside this song

               D7                 G
'Cause I don't wanna sleep alone again
[Chorus]
          C                            G
There's a lot of lonely people tonight

Dm                G                Dm      G
Trying to make it through 'til the morning light

        F      G          Am       D
There's me and you, babe, that's alright

                 C             G        C
'Cause there's a lot of lonely people

   C           G
So many lonely people

          C             G          C        G
There's a lot of lonely people all over the world

   Dm            G            Dm        G
We even lay with children and beautiful girls

             F      G              Am       D
Yes, there's me and you, babe, but that's alright

                 C             G        C
'Cause there's a lot of lonely people tonight
[Outro] C G C