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Hank Williams - I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry Chords

Chord reference D, A7, F#m, Bm7, G, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D] [A7] [D] [D] [D]Hear that [F#m]lonesome [Bm7]whippoor[F#m]will he [D]sounds too [F#m]blue to [Am7]fly [D7] The [G]midnight train is [D]whining [Bm]low I’m so [D]lonesome [A7]I could [D]cry [A7]

I’ve [D]never [F#m]seen a [Bm7]night so [F#m]long when [D]time goes [F#m]crawling [Am7]by [D7] The [G]moon just went be[D]hind a [Bm]cloud to [D]hide its [A7]face and [D]cry [A7]

Did you [D]ever [F#m]see a [Bm7]robin [F#m]weep when [D]leaves be[F#m]gan to [Am7]die [D7] That [G]means he’s lost the [D]will to [Bm]live I’m so [D]lonesome [A7]I could [D]cry

The [D]silence [F#m]of a [Bm7]falling [F#m]star lights [D]up a [F#m]purple [Am7]sky [D7] And [G]as I wonder [D]where you [Bm]are, I’m so [D]lonesome [A7]I could [D]cry [C7]

And [G]as I wonder [D]where you [Bm]are, I’m so [D]lonesome [A7]I could [D]cry

Artist Hank Williams
Album Single
Genres Blues, Country
Year 1949
Key D

How to Play I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry on Guitar?

Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry can be played in the key of D using the D, A7, F#m, Bm7, G, Bm chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For Bm7, To play Bm7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, let A, D, B ring open, mute G, high E.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.