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Only The Lonely Know The Way I Feel Tab

by Roy Orbison
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This song was recorded by Roy Orbison — Only The Lonely , and was released in 1960. You can listen and play along to this version of the song on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMiUK5idtXw.Was this info helpful?
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Bb
Capo: no capo
Author robertdaprato [pro] 27,217.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jul 2, 2024
We have an official Only The Lonely Know The Way I Feel tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.***
 
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato   7th December 2021
 
 
[Intro]
  N.C.        F                          Gm                 Bb        C7               F    C7           F
e|------------1--------------------------3------------------1---------3----------------1----3------------1-|
B|------------1--------------------------3------------------3---------5----------------1----5------------1-|
G|----0---2---2------------------0---2---3------------0--2--3--0------3----------0---0-2----3------0---0-2-|
D|3-----------3--------------3-----------5---------3--------3-----3---5----2-3---------3----5-2-3--------3-|
A|------------3--------------------------5------------------1---------3----------------3----3------------3-|
E|------------1--------------------------3---------------------------------------------1-----------------1-|
  Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah, Ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah, Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh..wah, Only  the lonely,  Only the lonely
 
 
[Verse 1]
  N.C.       F                 F                                    Gm                  Gm
e|-----------1-----------------1------------------------------------3-------------------3--------|
e|1----------1-----------------1------------------------------------3-------------------3--------|
G|--2--0---0-2---------0---2---2-------------------0---2---2-3----2-3-------0---2---3---3--------|
D|-----------3-----3-----------3--------------3---------------------5-------------------5--------|
A|-----------3-----------------3------------------------------------5-------------------5--------|
E|-----------1-----------------1------------------------------------3-------------------3--------|
  Only the lonely (Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah) Know the way I feel tonight, (Ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah)
 
 
           C7                                           Bb          Bb    F
e|------------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----1---------------------------------|
B|---1--------------------------------------------------3-----------3-----1---------------------------------|
G|3-----3--2---0---0---2---3------------------0----3----3-----------3-----2-----------0---2-----------------|
D|-----------------------------2-2p--1---2--------------3-----------3-----3-------3-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----3-------------------3--3p-2---3---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------1---------------------------------|
  Only the lonely (Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah) Know this feeling...  ain't right, (Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah)
 
 
[Chorus 1]
  F             N.C. F F F F N.C.               F7 F7 F7 F7 N.C.                 Bb Bb Bb Bb N.C.
e|1------------------1-1-1-1--------------------1--1--1--1-----------------------1--1--1--1------|
B|1------------------1-1-1-1---------------1----1--1--1--1-----------------------3--3--3--3------|
G|2-----0-------2----2-2-2-2-2-----3----2-------2--2--2--2--2-------0----2-3-3---3--3--3--3------|
D|3----------3-------3-3-3-3--------------------1--1--1--1-----------------------3--3--3--3------|
A|3----------------3-3-3-3-3--------------------3--3--3--3-----------------------1--1--1--1------|
E|1------------------1-1-1-1--------------------1--1--1--1---------------------------------------|
  There goes my baby         There goes my heart            They're gone forever
 
 
  N.C.            G  G  G7  C   N.C.         F     F7             Bb    Bb C       C C7               F
e|----------------3--3--3---1----------------1-1------------------1-----1--3-------3-3----------------1-|
B|-------------1--3--3--3---5----1-----------1---1-3/4\3-1--------3-----3--5-------5-5----------------1-|
G|3---3--2---3----4--4--4---5-2------2-0---0-2-------------2----0-3-----3--5-------5-3----------0---0-2-|
D|----------------5--5--3---5----------------3--------------------3-----3--5-------5-5----1h2-3-------3-|
A|----------------5--5--5---3----------------3--------------------1-----1--3-------3-3----------------3-|
E|----------------3--3--3--------------------1--------------------------------------------------------1-|
  But so far apart            But only the lonely,         Know why...y      I cry ,      Only  the lonely
 
 
[Instrumental]
  N.C.        F                          Gm                 Bb        C7               F    C7           F
e|------------1--------------------------3------------------1---------3----------------1----3------------1-|
B|------------1--------------------------3------------------3---------5----------------1----5------------1-|
G|----0---2---2------------------0---2---3------------0--2--3--0------3----------0---0-2----3------0---0-2-|
D|3-----------3--------------3-----------5---------3--------3-----3---5----2-3---------3----5-2-3--------3-|
A|------------3--------------------------5------------------1---------3----------------3----3------------3-|
E|------------1--------------------------3---------------------------------------------1-----------------1-|
  Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah, Ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah, Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh..wah, Only  the lonely,  Only the lonely
 
 
 
[Verse 2]
  N.C.         F               F                                               Gm                Gm
e|-------------1---------------1-----------------------------------------------3-----------------3--------|
e|1------------1---------------1-----------------------------------------------3-----------------3--------|
G|--2--0---0---2-------0---2---2-------------------0---1h2--2-----3----2----2--3-----0--2----3---3--------|
D|-------------3---3-----------3--------------3--------------------------------5-----------------5--------|
A|-------------3---------------3-----------------------------------------------5-----------------5--------|
E|-------------1---------------1-----------------------------------------------3-----------------3--------|
  Only the lonely (Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah) Know the heartaches I've been through (Ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah)
 
 
           C7                                         Bb     Bb       Bb  F
e|----------------------------------------------------1------1--------1---1------------------------------|
B|--1-------------------------------------------------3------3--------3---1------------------------------|
G|3----3---2--0----0---2---3------------------0----3--3------3--------3---2--------0---2-----------------|
D|-----------------------------2-2p--1---2------------3------3--------3---3----3-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------1------1--------1---3----------------3-3p--2---3---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------1------------------------------|
  Only the lonely (Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah) Know I  cried, cried... for you (Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah)
 
 
[Outro]
  F            N.C. F F F F N.C.          F7 F7 F7 F7 N.C.            Bb Bb Bb Bb N.C.                G G G C
e|1-----------------1-1-1-1---------------1--1--1--1----------1--1----1--1--1--1-1----------1---1h3---3-3-3-3|
B|1--------1-1------1-1-1-1-1-3---1-4-----1--1--1--1--3--4-3----------3--3--3--3-----3----------------3-3-3-5|
G|2-3---2-----------2-2-2-2---------------2--2--2--2------------------3--3--3--3----------------------4-4-4-5|
D|3-----------------3-3-3-3---------------1--1--1--1------------------3--3--3--3----------------------5-5-5-5|
A|3-----------------3-3-3-3---------------3--3--3--3------------------1--1--1--1----------------------5-5-5-3|
E|1-----------------1-1-1-1---------------1--1--1--1--------------------------------------------------3-3-3--|
  Maybe tomorrow            A new romance             No more sorrow             But that's the chance
 
 
  N.C.                        Bb         C                    F                 F  F  F   F
e|8---5----3--0h1---5--3----3-1----------3--------------------1-----------------1--1--1---1--|
B|----------------------------3----------5--------------------1-----------------1--1--1---1--|
G|----------------------------3----------5--------------0---0-2---------0---2---2--2--2---2--|
D|----------------------------3------3---5---------2-3--------3-----3-----------3--3--3---3--|
A|----------------------------1---1------3--------------------3-----------------3--3--3---3--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------1-----------------1--1--1---1--|
  You got..ta take  If your lonely heart breaks,   Only the lonely (Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah)
 
 
 
 
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| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
 
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