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I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry Chords

Hank Williams Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 2 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Hank Williams’ classic country ballad about profound loneliness and melancholy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Slow Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Play this song slowly and let the chords ring out to match the somber mood.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill

D G

He sounds too blue to fly

G

The midnight train is whining low

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Verse 2

G

I’ve never seen a night so long

D G

When time goes crawling by

G

The moon just went behind a cloud

D G

To hide its face and cry

Verse 3

G

Did you ever see a robin weep

D G

When leaves begin to die?

G

That means he’s lost the will to live

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Verse 4

C

The silence of a falling star

G

Lights up a purple sky

C

And as I wonder where you are

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Practice tip: Focus on the simple G to D chord change, which is the core of this song, and practice singing the long, mournful notes of the melody.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Hank Williams’ classic country ballad about profound loneliness and melancholy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Slow Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Play this song slowly and let the chords ring out to match the somber mood.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill

D G

He sounds too blue to fly

G

The midnight train is whining low

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Verse 2

G

I’ve never seen a night so long

D G

When time goes crawling by

G

The moon just went behind a cloud

D G

To hide its face and cry

Verse 3

G

Did you ever see a robin weep

D G

When leaves begin to die?

G

That means he’s lost the will to live

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Verse 4

C

The silence of a falling star

G

Lights up a purple sky

C

And as I wonder where you are

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Practice tip: Focus on the simple G to D chord change, which is the core of this song, and practice singing the long, mournful notes of the melody.

Gtap to play

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Dtap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Hank Williams’ classic country ballad about profound loneliness and melancholy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Slow Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Play this song slowly and let the chords ring out to match the somber mood.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill

D G

He sounds too blue to fly

G

The midnight train is whining low

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Verse 2

G

I’ve never seen a night so long

D G

When time goes crawling by

G

The moon just went behind a cloud

D G

To hide its face and cry

Verse 3

G

Did you ever see a robin weep

D G

When leaves begin to die?

G

That means he’s lost the will to live

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Verse 4

C

The silence of a falling star

G

Lights up a purple sky

C

And as I wonder where you are

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Practice tip: Focus on the simple G to D chord change, which is the core of this song, and practice singing the long, mournful notes of the melody.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Hank Williams’ classic country ballad about profound loneliness and melancholy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Slow Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Play this song slowly and let the chords ring out to match the somber mood.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill

D G

He sounds too blue to fly

G

The midnight train is whining low

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Verse 2

G

I’ve never seen a night so long

D G

When time goes crawling by

G

The moon just went behind a cloud

D G

To hide its face and cry

Verse 3

G

Did you ever see a robin weep

D G

When leaves begin to die?

G

That means he’s lost the will to live

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Verse 4

C

The silence of a falling star

G

Lights up a purple sky

C

And as I wonder where you are

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Practice tip: Focus on the simple G to D chord change, which is the core of this song, and practice singing the long, mournful notes of the melody.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Hank Williams’ classic country ballad about profound loneliness and melancholy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Slow Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Play this song slowly and let the chords ring out to match the somber mood.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill

D G

He sounds too blue to fly

G

The midnight train is whining low

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Verse 2

G

I’ve never seen a night so long

D G

When time goes crawling by

G

The moon just went behind a cloud

D G

To hide its face and cry

Verse 3

G

Did you ever see a robin weep

D G

When leaves begin to die?

G

That means he’s lost the will to live

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Verse 4

C

The silence of a falling star

G

Lights up a purple sky

C

And as I wonder where you are

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Practice tip: Focus on the simple G to D chord change, which is the core of this song, and practice singing the long, mournful notes of the melody.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Hank Williams’ classic country ballad about profound loneliness and melancholy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Slow Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Play this song slowly and let the chords ring out to match the somber mood.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill

D G

He sounds too blue to fly

G

The midnight train is whining low

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Verse 2

G

I’ve never seen a night so long

D G

When time goes crawling by

G

The moon just went behind a cloud

D G

To hide its face and cry

Verse 3

G

Did you ever see a robin weep

D G

When leaves begin to die?

G

That means he’s lost the will to live

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Verse 4

C

The silence of a falling star

G

Lights up a purple sky

C

And as I wonder where you are

D G

I’m so lonesome I could cry

Practice tip: Focus on the simple G to D chord change, which is the core of this song, and practice singing the long, mournful notes of the melody.