Lonely Day Chords

It's easiest to play with a capo on the 2nd fret playing the chords in the key of G.
In the verses, switch from G to C with a hammer on to the 1st fret of the B (2nd) string.
Listen to the recording to get the right feel.
In the choruses, at the line "We all sing the same old song" try walking up from A to B to C to match the
dynamic on the recording.
 
 
[Intro]
G       C              G            C
I could tell from the minute I woke up
                   G             C            G  C
it was gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day
G       C             G              C
Rise and shine, rub the sleep out of my eyes
            G             C               G  Gsus4
and try to tell myself I can't go back to bed.
                 Am            D             G
It's gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day
 
G       C              G            C
G       C              G            C
 
[Verse]
G       C              G               C
Even though the sun is shinin' down on me
             G             C            G  C
and I should feel about as happy as can be
G       C             G              C
I just got here and I already want to leave
            G             C               G  Gsus4
It's gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day
                 Am            D             G
It's gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day
                 Am            D             G
It's gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day
 
[Chorus]
           Em                   A7
Everybody knows that somethin's wrong
            Em              A7
But nobody knows what's goin on
        C                 G
We all sing that same old song
          D
When you want it all to go away
                                G
it's shaping up to be a lonely day
 
G       C              G            C
G       C              G            C
 
[Verse 2]
G       C              G            C
I could tell from the minute I woke up
                   G             C            G
it was gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day
                  Am            D             G
It was gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day
 
[Chorus]
           Em                   A7
Everybody knows that somethin's wrong
            Em              A7
But nobody knows what's goin' on
        C                 G
We all sing that same old song
          D
When you want it all to go away
                                G
it's shaping up to be a lonely day
 
G       C              G            C
G       C              G            C
 
[Bridge]
(build up with the G bass note but play the C fragments on the D G B strings)
N.C.
I could tell from the minute I woke up
                   G             C
it was gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day
 
[Outro]
                  Am            D             Em            A7
it was gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely
          C          D           Em    A7
everybody knows that something's wrong
          C             D     Em    A7
but nobody knows what's going on
          C          D           Em    A7
everybody knows that something wrong
           C             D     G  C   G  C
but nobody knows what's going on
       G   C
oh oh oh
            G    C
I can't get sleep
           G
this way I feel
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