You're Only Lonely — J.D. Souther
Chords and lyrics for You're Only Lonely by J.D. Souther (key of A).
Verse 1
J.D. Souther - You're Only Lonely
Waddy Wachtel guitar
Don Grolnick piano
Kenny Edwards bass
Rick Marotta drums
Danny Kortchmar guitar
Dan Dugmore guitar
Intro
[A] [F#m] [D] [E]
[A] [F#m] [D] [E]
Verse 1
[A] When the world is ready to fall
[F#m] On your little shoulders
[D] And when you're feeling lonely and small
You need somebody there to [A]hold you
Chorus
[F#m] You can call out my [D]name
[E] When you're only [A]lonely
[F#m] Now don't you ever be [D]ashamed
[E] When you're only [A][F#m]lonely[E][D]
Verse 2
[A] When you need somebody around
[F#m] On the nights that try you, remember
[D] I was there when you were a queen
And I'll be the last one there [A]beside you
Chorus
[F#m] So you can call out my [D]name
[E] When you're only [A]lonely
[F#m] Now don't you ever be [D]ashamed
[E] When you're only [A]lonely
Post-Chorus
(A) F#m
(You're only lonely) (You're only lonely)
[D] (You're only lonely) [E] (Ooo)
Verse 3
[A] When the world is ready to fall
[F#m] On your little shoulders
[D] And when you're feeling lonely and small
You need somebody there to [A]hold you
Chorus
[F#m] So don't you ever be [D]ashamed
[E] When you're only [A]lonely
[F#m] Darling, call out my [D]name
[E] When you're only [A]lonely
Post-Chorus
(A) F#m
(You're only lonely) When you're only lonely
(You're only lonely) Ooh, it's no [D]crime
Darling, we got lots of [E]time
Outro
[A]Woh-ah-woh-ah-woh-ah-woh (You're only lonely)
[F#m]Woh-ah-woh-ah-woh-ah-o-o-oh (You're only lonely)
No, there's nothing wrong with [D]you
Darling, I get lonely, [E]too
[A] (You're only lonely)[F#m] (You're only lonely)
So if you [D]need me, all you gotta do is [E]call me
[A] (You're only lonely)[F#m] (You're only lonely)
[D] (You're only lonely)[E]
(fade out)
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