Long Gone Lonesome Blues chords by 
Marty Robbins 
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
I went down to the river to watch
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the fish swim by;
But I got to the river so lonesome
I wanted to die, Oh Lord!
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And then I jumped in the river, but
the doggone river was dry.
She's long gone, and
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now I'm lonesome blue.
Verse 2
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I had me a woman who couldn't be true.
She made me for my money
and she made me blue.
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A man needs a woman that he can lean on,
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But my leanin' post is done
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left and gone.
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She's long gone,
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and now I'm lonesome blue.
Interlude 1
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Bb
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C
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Verse 3
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Bb
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C
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I'm gon na
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find me a river,
one that's cold as ice.
And when I find me that river,
Lord I'm gonna pay the price, Oh Lord!
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I'm goin' down in it three times,
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but Lord I'm only comin' up twice.
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She's long gone,
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and now I'm lonesome blue.
Verse 4
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She told me on Sunday she
was checkin' me out
Long about Monday she
was nowhere about.
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And here it is Tuesday, ain't had no news.
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I got them gone but not
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forgotten blues.
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She's long gone,
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and now I'm lonesome blue.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF Bb C
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Bb
C
Capo: 3
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