Only The Lonely Chords

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Difficulty:	absolute beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	1st fret

Author tidedragon [a] 108.

4 contributors total, last edit on Oct 30, 2023

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                             Only the Lonely - The Motels
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Written by: Martha Davis
 
Tabbed by: tidedragon
Email: tidedragon@yahoo.com
 
Chords.  See my other tab for the solos.
 
 
[Intro]
 
G
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
   G
We walked the loneliest mile
   Em
We smiled without any style
   C
We kiss altogether wrong
     G
No intention
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
   G
We lied about each others drinks
   Em
We lived without each other thinkin'
     C
What anyone would do
        G
Without me and you
 
 
[Chorus]
 
            D
It's like I told you
C                   G
Only the lonely can play
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
   G
So hold on here we go
Em
Hold on to nothin' we know
  C                     G
I feel so lonely way up here
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
    G
You mention the time we were together
Em                  C
So long ago, well I don't remember
                      G
All I know is that it makes me feel good now
 
 
[Chorus]
 
            D
It's like I told you
C                   G
Only the lonely can play
         D
Only the lonely
C                   G
Only the lonely can play
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
 
G   Em   C   G
 
 
[Sax Solo]
 
G   Em   C   G
 
 
[Chorus]
 
         D
Only the lonely
C                   G
Only the lonely can play
            D
It's like I told you
C                   G
Only the lonely can play
 
 
[Outro]
 
         G    D
Only the lonely
N.C.                G
Only the lonely can play
 
G
 
Repeat and fade
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14 comments

Capo on first fret to match recording. Thanks.

We lied about each other's dreams, we lived without each other thinking what anyone would do without me and you.

Great tab. Thanks. I'd like to suggest a correction in the Outro: It is D Am C just before the N.C.