Ricky Nelson – Lonesome Town (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro]
    C       Em        F        G
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------1--------0--------1--------0----|
G|------0--------0--------2--------0----|
D|----2---2----2---2----3---3----0---0--|x2
A|--3-----------------------------------|
E|-----------0--------1--------3--------|

[Verse 1]

there's a place where lovers go ..
    C        C/G      E        E
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------1--------1--------0--------0----|
G|------0--------0--------1--------1----|
D|----2---2----2---2----2---2----2---2--|
A|--3-----------------------------------|
E|-----------3--------0--------0--------|

to cry their troubles away ..
    F        G       C         C/G
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------1--------0--------1--------1----|
G|------2--------0--------0--------0----|
D|----3---3----0---0----2---2----2---2--|
A|--------------------3-----------------|
E|--1--------3-----------------3--------|

and they call it lonesome town ..
    F        Fm       C        Am
e|------1--------1----------------------|
B|------1--------1--------1--------1----|
G|----2---2----1---1------0--------2----|
D|--3--------3----------2---2----2---2--|
A|--------------------3--------0--------|
E|--------------------------------------|

where the broken hearts stay
    F        G       C         C/G
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------1--------0--------1--------1----|
G|------2--------0--------0--------0----|
D|----3---3----0---0----2---2----2---2--|
A|--------------------3-----------------|
E|--1--------3-----------------3--------|

[Verse 2]

you can buy a dream or two ..
    C        C/G      E        E
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------1--------1--------0--------0----|
G|------0--------0--------1--------1----|
D|----2---2----2---2----2---2----2---2--|
A|--3-----------------------------------|
E|-----------3--------0--------0--------|

to last you all through the years ..
    F        G       C         C/G
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------1--------0--------1--------1----|
G|------2--------0--------0--------0----|
D|----3---3----0---0----2---2----2---2--|
A|--------------------3-----------------|
E|--1--------3-----------------3--------|

and the only price you pay ..
    F        Fm       C        Am
e|------1--------1----------------------|
B|------1--------1--------1--------1----|
G|----2---2----1---1------0--------2----|
D|--3--------3----------2---2----2---2--|
A|--------------------3--------0--------|
E|--------------------------------------|

is a heart full of tears
    F        G       C         C/G
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------1--------0--------1--------1----|
G|------2--------0--------0--------0----|
D|----3---3----0---0----2---2----2---2--|
A|--------------------3-----------------|
E|--1--------3-----------------3--------|

[Chorus]

going down go lonesome town ..
   F         F        Em       Em
e|------1--------1--------0--------0----|
B|------1--------1--------0--------0----|
G|----2---2----2---2----0---0----0---0--|
D|--3--------3--------2--------2--------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

where the broken hearts stay
    F        G       C         C/G
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------1--------0--------1--------1----|
G|------2--------0--------0--------0----|
D|----3---3----0---0----2---2----2---2--|
A|--------------------3-----------------|
E|--1--------3-----------------3--------|

going down go lonesome town ..
   F         F        Em       Em
e|------1--------1--------0--------0----|
B|------1--------1--------0--------0----|
G|----2---2----2---2----0---0----0---0--|
D|--3--------3--------2--------2--------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

to cry my troubles away
    D7       D7       G        G7    
e|------2--------2--------3--------1----|
B|------1--------1--------0--------0----|
G|----2---2----2---2----0---0----0---0--|
D|--0--------0--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------3--------3--------|

[Verse 3]

in this town of broken dreams..
    C        C/G      E        E
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------1--------1--------0--------0----|
G|------0--------0--------1--------1----|
D|----2---2----2---2----2---2----2---2--|
A|--3-----------------------------------|
E|-----------3--------0--------0--------|

the streets are paved with regret..
    F        G       C         C/G
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------1--------0--------1--------1----|
G|------2--------0--------0--------0----|
D|----3---3----0---0----2---2----2---2--|
A|--------------------3-----------------|
E|--1--------3-----------------3--------|

maybe down in lonesome town..
    F        Fm       C        Am
e|------1--------1----------------------|
B|------1--------1--------1--------1----|
G|----2---2----1---1------0--------2----|
D|--3--------3----------2---2----2---2--|
A|--------------------3--------0--------|
E|--------------------------------------|

i can learn to forget
    F        G       C         C/G
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------1--------0--------1--------1----|
G|------2--------0--------0--------0----|
D|----3---3----0---0----2---2----2---2--|
A|--------------------3-----------------|
E|--1--------3-----------------3--------|

[Outro]

maybe down in lonesome town..
    F        Fm       C        Am
e|------1--------1----------------------|
B|------1--------1--------1--------1----|
G|----2---2----1---1------0--------2----|
D|--3--------3----------2---2----2---2--|
A|--------------------3--------0--------|
E|--------------------------------------|

i can learn to forget
    F        G          C    F    C
e|----------------------0----1----0-----|
B|------1--------0------1----1----1-----|
G|------2--------0------0----2----0-----|
D|----3---3----0---0----2----3----2-----|
A|----------------------3----3----3-----|
E|--1--------3---------------1----------|