Hey There Lonely Girl
(Earl Shuman / Leon Carr)
Intro (12/8 feel):
Amaj7 Bm7/A Amaj7 Bm7/A Bm7/E [N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Chorus:
Dmaj7 C#m7
Hey [1: there 2: hey] lonely girl, [1: lonely 2: my only] girl
Bm7/E Amaj7
Let me make your broken heart like new
Dmaj7 C#m7
Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
Bm7/E A [N.C.]
Don't you know this lonely boy loves you
Verse 1:
C#m7
Ever since he broke your heart
D6
You've seemed so lost
E7
Each time you passed my way
C#m7
Oh, how I long to take your hand
D6
And say "don't cry
E7
I'll kiss your tears away"
[repeat chorus]
Verse 2 (first three lines sung by background singers):
(You think that only his two lips
Can kiss your lips
And make your heart stand still)
But once you're in my arms you'll see
No one can kiss
E7 F7 [key change to Bb]
Your lips the way I will, the way I will
Chorus (in Bb):
Ebmaj7 Dm7
Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
Cm7/F Bbmaj7
Let me make your broken heart like new
Ebmaj7 Dm7
Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
Cm7/F Bb
Don't you know this lonely boy loves you
Coda:
Cm7/F [N.C.] Bbmaj7 Cm7/F
Don't you know this lonely boy loves you...oo...oo
Bbmaj7 Cm7/F
You-oo...oo-oo
Ebmaj7 Dm7
He-ey there lonely, lonely, lonely lo-one-ly girl
Cm7/F Bbmaj7 [fade]
Ca-ant you see that I love you
-- another ace 60's [barely - it first charted on 12/27/69] tab from
Andrew Rogers
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