Lonesome Day Chords

by Bruce Springsteen
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: 3rd fret
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 11, 2014

Chords

Dsus2
Cadd9
G
Em
F#
D
F
Am
G/B

Strumming

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Ok, most of the Boss's career he has favored the key of F.  But on the Rising, his
album, he seems to be using a lot of Bb and Eb chord progressions.  This song is a great
of this, it's Lonesome Day....
 
 
Standard tunning, Capo 3 (all chords and tabs relevant to capo)
key:Eb (might be Bb though)
/ = slide
~ = vibrato or tremelo
x2= repeat the line
 
 
Intro:
Dsus2
 
Cadd9   G   Cadd9   G   Cadd9   G
Cadd9   G x2
 
Cadd9     G    Cadd9     G  Cadd9     G            Cadd9       G
Baby once I thought I knew, everything there was to know bout you, your
Cadd9     G        Cadd9     G     Cadd9
G    Cadd9      G
sweet whisper your tender touch, I didn't really know that much
Em                F#/D              Cadd9/
The jokes on me, but it's gonna be ok
 
If I can just get through this lonesome day
 
Cadd9   G   Cadd9   G           Cadd9   G    Cadd9   G
                    Lonesome day!
 
Cadd9    G        Cadd9           G
Hell's brewin', dark sun on the rise
Cadd9             G        Cadd9      G
This storm'll blow through by and by
Cadd9       G          Cadd9       G
House on fire, viper's in the grass
Cadd9          G          Cadd9        G
A little revenge and this too shall pass
 
Em                 F#/D             Cadd9/
This too shall pass, I'm gonna pray
 
Right now, all I got's this lonesome day
 
Cadd9   G   Cadd9  G           Cadd9   G  Cadd9   G
                    Lonesome Day!
 
 
Em             F#/D          G             Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em             F#/D          G             Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em             F#/D          G             Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em             F#/D                 Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright...........oh
 
Instrumental:
        F       Cadd9      F         Cadd9
       Cadd9
D:----2-3--2--0------------3-2---0--------2------3--2--0------3-2--0-----]
A:----------------3-------------------3-------------------3-----------3--]x2
 
      Am      G/B     Cadd9/G    Dsus2
E:----3/5~~~~~5/7~~~~~~~7/8~~~~~~8/10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
Cadd9      G         Cadd9           G
Better ask questions before you shoot
Cadd9          G        Cadd9         G
Deceit and betrayl's are a bitter fruit
     Cadd9         G      Cadd9       G
It's hard to swallow come time to pay
Cadd9             G                  Cadd9        G
that taste on your tounge don't easily slip away
 
Em                F#/D                 Cadd9/
Let kingdom come, I'm gonna find my way
 
After this lonesome day
 
Cadd9    G   Cadd9   G          Cadd9   G   Cadd9   G
                      Lonesome day!
Cadd9    G   Cadd9   G          Cadd9   G   Cadd9   G
Lonesome day!!                     Lonesome day!!
 
Em             F#/D          G             Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em             F#/D          G             Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em             F#/D          G             Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em             F#/D          G             Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em             F#/D          G             Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em             F#/D                 Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright....yea!
 
Cadd9    G   Cadd9   G          Cadd9   G   Cadd9   G
                      Lonesome day!
Cadd9    G   Cadd9   G          Cadd9   G   Cadd9   G
Lonesome day!!                     Lonesome day!!
 
Em      F#/D   G       Cadd9       Cadd!/
Ooooh, ooooh, ooooh,  oooh ooh
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6 comments
alltimelow64
did you capo it? sounds great to me
+2
Mainer
sounds ok, My dads a huge fan of the Boss, and I think The Rising is definatly one of his best.
+1
drewrosania15
First lyrics are wrong. its: "Baby, once I thought I knew Everything I needed to know about you"
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