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Lonesome Town Tab

by Ricky Nelson





     Lonesome Town
     . Knight
     Recorded by Ricky Nelson, from the LP `Ricky Sings Again'.

     Note: Song is actually in `B'. Capo at the fourth fret and play in `G'
     as notated.

     Intro:

      -  -  -  (2x)

     Verse I:

                           
     There's a place where lovers go
                              
     To cry their troubles away
                            
     And they call it Lonesome Town
                                
     Where the broken hearts stay [Lonesome town]

     Verse II:

     You can buy a dream or two
     To last you all through the years
     And the only price you pay
                       
     Is a heart full of tears

     Chorus/bridge:

                   
     Goin' down to lonesome town
                                
     Where the broken hearts stay
                         
     Goin' down to lonesome town
                          
     To cry my troubles away

     Verse III:

     In the town of broken dreams
     The streets are filled with regret
     Maybe down in lonesome town
     I can learn to forget

     Coda:

                         
     Maybe down in lonesome town
                         (arpeggiate)
     I can learn to forget
      
     [Lonesome town]

     Ricky's answer to `Heartbreak Hotel' with a healthy dash of The
     Fleetwood's `Mr. Blue' thrown in.

     Tab/Chord interpretation by Craig Carlson
     Thanks to Andrew Rogers for the Cm.