lonesome town – ricky nelson

verse : 1
C E7
there’s a place where lovers go ,
F G C
to cry their troubles away ,
F Dm C Am
and they call it , lonesome town ,
F G7 C
where the broken hearts stay .

verse : 2
C E7
you can buy a dream or two ,
F G C
to last you all through the years ,
F Dm C Am
and the only price you pay ,
F G C
is a heart full of tears .

chorus :
F Em
goin’ down to lonesome town ,
F G C
where the broken hearts stay ,
F Em
goin’ down to lonesome town ,
D7 G7
to cry my troubles away .

verse : 3
C E7
in a town of broken dreams ,
F G C
the streets are filled with regret ,
F Dm C Am
maybe down in lonesome town ,
F G C
i can learn to forget .
F Dm C Am
maybe down in lonesome town ,
F G7 C C
i can learn to forget , lonesome town .

– repeat chorus –

– repeat verse 3 & end –

arpeggiate the two first bass stings and then strum softly the rest of them