A Lonely Man chords by
The Chi-lites

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Key: Bb major•

Verse 1

Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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Ahhh... do

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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do do...

C

C

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You better let me tell you

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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Ahhh... do do do...

C

C

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You better let me tell you

Verse 2

C

C

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You know some time ago

G

G

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Our pathways parted

Now you may have found bliss

C

C

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Yeah, but I found regret

Verse 3

C

C

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Maybe you can smile

Maybe even laugh

G

G

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Yeah, but all the while

C

C

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I'm trying to forget

Verse 4

C

C

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Tears cannot express my grief

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Nor words my loneliness

G

G

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For they can only tell apart

C

C

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G

G

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Let my heart tell you the rest

Verse 5

C

C

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I would season every

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Day of my life with you

Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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C

C

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You better let me tell you

Verse 6

C

C

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Em

Em

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I would show you just what

C

C

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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It means to be true, girl

C

C

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You better let me tell you

Verse 7

C

C

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Cause after love

Em

Em

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C

C

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Has come and gone

Baby, I'm the lonely one

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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Oo h, ooh...

C

C

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Verse 8

But why should a man be lonely

(Why should a man be lonely)

(Why should a man be lonely)

Am

Am

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When he had someone

G

G

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Am

Am

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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like you

Verse 9

F

F

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Em

Em

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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How can I make you believe

C

C

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G

G

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That I got to have you, baby

C

C

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(Got to have you, baby)

G

G

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Yes, I got to have you, baby

C

C

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G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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(Got to have you, baby)

C

C

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Oh, I got to have you, baby

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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(Got to have you, baby)

Verse 10

C

C

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I would sweeten every hour

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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Of my day with you

G

G

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C

C

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You better let me tell you

Verse 11

C

C

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I would give you all the things

Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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A good lady would need

C

C

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You better let me tell you

Verse 12

C

C

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For you I'd save up all of my time

Give you every dime

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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For you, girl

C

C

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You better let me tell you

Verse 13

C

C

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Cause after love

Em

Em

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C

C

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Has come and gone

Baby, I'm the lonely one

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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C

C

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Oo h, ooh...

Verse 14

C

C

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But why should a man be lonely

(Why should a man be lonely)

(Why should a man be lonely)

Am

Am

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G

G

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When he had someone

Am

Am

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Dm

Dm

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like you

Verse 15

F

F

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Em

Em

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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How can I make you believe

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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That I got to have you, baby

G

G

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(Got to have you, baby)

C

C

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G

G

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Yes, I got to have you, baby

Gsus4

Gsus4

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(Got to have you, baby)

C

C

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Oh, I got to have you, baby

(Got to have you,

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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C

C

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baby)

Verse 16

Em

Em

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C

C

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I got to travel on

G

G

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C

C

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Down life's highway

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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Searching faces

C

C

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Some old, some new

Verse 17

C

C

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Seeking someone

Whom I need the most

Gsus4

Gsus4

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I know there can't be two

G

G

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Yeah, I'm searching for someone

C

C

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Who's the closest thing to you

Verse 18

C

C

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Gotta go on, gotta go on

G

G

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I'm so lonely, I gotta go

C

C

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I'm so lonely, gotta go, yeah

Oh, I just gotta go

Verse 19

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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I said, baby

Baby, baby, baby, oh

C

C

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I just, just, just, just got to go

(I've got to go,

C

C

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I've got to go)

Verse 20

C

C

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I'm so lonely (hey)

G

G

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G

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I gotta go (oh)

C

C

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I'm so lonely, gotta go, yeah

G

G

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(Gotta go on, yeah, yeah)

C

C

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Oh,

Verse 21

I gotta go

G

G

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I gotta go, I just gotta go

(Better let me tell you)

G

G

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(Better let me tell you)

C

C

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C

C

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Gotta go on, gotta go on

Verse 22

C

C

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G

G

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I'm so lonely, I gotta go

G

G

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C

C

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I'm so lonely, yeah

I've just gotta go

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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Hey, hey, got to, got to...

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Chords

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Dm
Em
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Capo: 3

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The original key of A Lonely Man by The Chi-Lites is Bb major.

The primary chords used in A Lonely Man are Bbsus4, Eb, Bb, Fm, Gm, Cm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bbsus4, Eb, Bb, Fm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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