Tone: [D]
Intro:
[D7]In betw[G7]between t[D7]two tall [Bb7]mountains
[D7]There's a [G7]place [D7]they call [Bb7]Lonesome
[D7]Don't see [Bb7]why the[Fdim7]y call[Edim7] it Lo[Ebdim7]nesome;[Ddim7]
[A7]I'm never [D7]lonesome [G7]when I go [A7]there
Verse:
[D6]See that bird sittin' on my [G]windowsill?
Well, he's sayin' [D6]whip-poor-will
All t[A7]the night th[D6]through
[D6]See that brook runnin' by my kitchen [G]door?
Well, it couldn't [D6]talk no more
If i[A7]it was you[D6]you
Chorus:
[Gadd9]Up that tree there's sort of a [D6]squirrel thing
[Gadd9]Sounds just like we did when we were [D6]quarrelling
[A7]In the yard I keep a [D6]pig or two
[A7]They drop in for dinner like you [D6]used to do
Post-Chorus:
[D6]I don't stand in the need of[G]of company
With every[D6]everything I see
Ta[A7]Talkin' like [D6]you
Chorus:
[Gadd9]Up that tree there's sort of a [D6]squirrel thing
[Gadd9]Sounds just like we did when we were [D6]quarrelling
[A7]You may think you left me all [D6]alone
[A7]But I can hear you talk without a [D6]telephone
Post-Chorus:
[D6]I don't stand in the need of[G]of company
With every[D6]everything I see
Ta[A7]Talkin' like [D6]you
Verse:
[D6]See that bird sittin' on my [G]windowsill?
Well, he's sayin'[D6]sayin' whip-poor-will
All [A7]the night t[D6]through
Just, w[D6]whip-poor-will
All [A7]the night t[D6]through
Outro:
[D7]In betw[G7]between t[D7]two tall [Bb7]mountains
[D7]There's a [G7]place [D7]they call [Bb7]Lonesome
[D7]Don't see [Bb7]why the[Fdim7]y call[Edim7] it Lo[Ebdim7]nesome;[Ddim7]
[A7]I'm never [D7]lonesome [G7]now I live [D7]there