Lonesome Day chords by
Bruce Springsteen (Official Version)

2002Rock1.1K views

Key: Bb majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
D 
D 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 

Verse 1
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Baby, once I thought  I knew
Cadd9 
G 
Everything I needed
Cadd9 
G 
know about you
Cadd9 
G 
Your     sweet whisper
Cadd9 
G 
your tender      touch
Cadd9 
G 
But I didn't really
Cadd9 
G 
know that much
Em 
D 
Joke's on me, it's gonna be okay
Cadd9 
If I can just
get through this lonesome day
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Lonesome day

Verse 2
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Hell's brewing, dark sun's on       the rise
Cadd9 
G 
This storm will blow through
Cadd9 
G 
by and by
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
House is on fire, viper's in       the grass
Cadd9 
G 
A little revenge and this
Cadd9 
G 
too shall pass
Em 
This too shall pass, darling,
D 
yeah I'm gonna pray
Cadd9 
Right now,
all I got's this lonesome day
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Lonesome day

Chorus 1
Em 
D/F# 
It's alright, it's alright,
G 
Cadd9 
it's alright, yeah
Em 
D/F# 
It's alright, it's alright,
G 
Cadd9 
it's alright, yeah
Em 
D/F# 
It's alright, it's alright,
G 
Cadd9 
it's alright, yeah
Em 
D/F# 
Cadd9 
It's alright, it's alright

Interlude 1
F 
C 
F 
C 
F 
C 
F 
C 
F 
C 
F 
C 
Am 
G 
F 
D 
D 

Verse 3
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Better ask questions before   you shoot
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
De       ceit and betrayal's bitter fruit
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
It's     hard to swallow, come time     to pay
Cadd9 
G 
That     taste on your tongue don't easily
Cadd9 
G 
slip away
Em 
Let kingdom come,
D/F# 
I'm    gonna find my way
Cadd9 
Yeah, through this lonesome day
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Lonesome day
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Lonesome day
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Lonesome day

Chorus 2
Em 
D/F# 
It's alright, it's alright,
G 
Cadd9 
it's alright, yeah
Em 
D/F# 
It's alright, it's alright,
G 
Cadd9 
it's alright, yeah
Em 
D/F# 
It's alright, it's alright,
G 
Cadd9 
it's alright, yeah
Em 
D/F# 
It's alright, it's alright,
G 
Cadd9 
it's alright, yeah
Em 
D/F# 
It's alright, it's alright,
G 
Cadd9 
it's alright, yeah
Em 
D/F# 
It's alright, it's alright,
G 
Cadd9 
it's alright, yeah

Outro 1
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Lonesome day
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Lonesome day
Cadd9 
G 
Cadd9 
G 
Lonesome day
Em 
D/F# 
G 
Cadd9 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD Cadd9 G Em D/F#...

Chords

D
Cadd9
G
Em
D/F#
F
C
Am

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

Capo: 3

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the original studio version of Lonesome Day by Bruce Springsteen, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Bb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Bruce Springsteen's performance.

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