I'm sad and i'm lonely chords by Burl Ives

SimplifiedG · Eb · Gdim · C#dim

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G
Eb
Gdim
C#dim

Verse 1
G 
 (G major) I'm sad and I'm lonely
Eb 
My heart  (E flat major) it   will break
G 
for my  (G major) sweetheart loves another old
I wish I was dead
Young ladies, take a warnin'
Gdim 
Eb 
Take a  (Gdim) warnin'  (E flat major) from me
G 
Oh, don't  (G major) waste your affections
On a young man so free
Because he'll hug you,
and he'll kiss you,
Eb 
Gdim 
Eb 
and he'll  (E flat major) tell you  (Gdim)  (E flat major) more lies
G 
than the  (G major) cross ties on the railroad
or the stars in the sky.
Eb 
My cheeks once were red like the red,  (E flat major) 
rose,
G 
 (G major) but now they are white
as the lily that grows.
Eb 
I'll build a me a cabin on the  (E flat major) moun
C#dim 
Gdim 
 (C sharpdim) tain     so high  (Gdim) 
G 
 (G major) where the blackbirds can't find me
or hear my sad cry.
I'm troubled, yes I'm troubled,
C#dim 
Gdim 
I'm  (C sharpdim) troubled in  (Gdim) my      mind,
G 
if this  (G major) trouble don't kill me,
I'll live a long time
I'm sad and I'm lonely
C#dim 
My heart  (C sharpdim) it       will break
G 
 (G major) For my sweetheart loves another
Oh, I wish I was dead you