Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison

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Tabbed by Robert Da Prato   7th December 2021


[Intro]
  N.C.        
e|------------
B|------------
G|----0---2---
D|3-----------
A|------------
E|------------
  Dum-dum-dum-

F             
1-------------
1-------------
2-------------
3-------------
3-------------
1-------------
dumdy-doo-wah,

             G
-------------3
-------------3
-----0---2---3
-3-----------5
-------------5
-------------3
 Ooh-yay-yay-y

m             
--------------
--------------
------------0-
---------3----
--------------
--------------
ay-yeah, Oh-oh

    Bb        
----1---------
----3---------
-2--3--0------
----3-----3---
----1---------
--------------
-oh-oh-oh-oh..

C7            
3-------------
5-------------
3----------0--
5----2-3------
3-------------
--------------
wah, Only  the

   F    C7    
---1----3-----
---1----5-----
-0-2----3-----
---3----5-2-3-
---3----3-----
---1----------
 lonely,  Only

       F 
-------1-|
-------1-|
-0---0-2-|
-------3-|
-------3-|
-------1-|
 the lonely


[Verse 1]
  N.C.       F
e|-----------1
e|1----------1
G|--2--0---0-2
D|-----------3
A|-----------3
E|-----------1
  Only the lon

              
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--------------
---------0---2
-----3--------
--------------
--------------
ely (Dum-dum-d

   F          
---1----------
---1----------
---2----------
---3----------
---3----------
---1----------
um-dumdy-doo-w

              
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--------------
---------0---2
----3---------
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--------------
ah) Know the w

            Gm
------------3-
------------3-
---2-3----2-3-
------------5-
------------5-
------------3-
ay I feel toni

              
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------0---2---
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--------------
ght, (Ooh-yay-

    Gm
----3--------|
----3--------|
3---3--------|
----5--------|
----5--------|
----3--------|
yay-yay-yeah)


           C7 
e|------------
B|---1--------
G|3-----3--2--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
  Only the lon

              
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--------------
-0---0---2---3
--------------
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--------------
ely (Dum-dum-d

              
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---2-2p--1---2
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--------------
um-dumdy-doo-w

              
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----0----3----
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--------------
ah) Know this 

Bb          Bb
1-----------1-
3-----------3-
3-----------3-
3-----------3-
1-----------1-
--------------
feeling...  ai

    F
----1---------
----1---------
----2---------
----3-------3-
----3---------
----1---------
n't right, (Du

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--------------
--0---2-------
--------------
----------3--3
--------------
m-dum-dum-dumd

----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
p-2---3---|
----------|
y-doo-wah)


[Chorus 1]
  F           
e|1-----------
B|1-----------
G|2-----0-----
D|3----------3
A|3-----------
E|1-----------
  There goes m

  N.C. F F F F
-------1-1-1-1
-------1-1-1-1
--2----2-2-2-2
-------3-3-3-3
-----3-3-3-3-3
-------1-1-1-1
y baby        

 N.C.         
--------------
--------------
-2-----3----2-
--------------
--------------
--------------
 There goes my

      F7 F7 F7
------1--1--1-
-1----1--1--1-
------2--2--2-
------1--1--1-
------3--3--3-
------1--1--1-
 heart        

 F7 N.C.      
-1------------
-1------------
-2--2-------0-
-1------------
-3------------
-1------------
    They're go

           Bb Bb Bb Bb N.C.
-----------1--1--1--1------|
-----------3--3--3--3------|
---2-3-3---3--3--3--3------|
-----------3--3--3--3------|
-----------1--1--1--1------|
---------------------------|
ne forever


  N.C.        
e|------------
B|------------
G|3---3--2---3
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
  But so far a

    G  G  G7  
----3--3--3---
-1--3--3--3---
----4--4--4---
----5--5--3---
----5--5--5---
----3--3--3---
part          

C   N.C.      
1-------------
5----1--------
5-2------2-0--
5-------------
3-------------
--------------
  But only the

   F     F7   
---1-1--------
---1---1-3/4\3
-0-2----------
---3----------
---3----------
---1----------
 lonely,      

          Bb  
----------1---
-1--------3---
---2----0-3---
----------3---
----------1---
--------------
   Know why...

  Bb C       C
--1--3-------3
--3--5-------5
--3--5-------5
--3--5-------5
--1--3-------3
--------------
y      I cry ,

 C7           
-3------------
-5------------
-3----------0-
-5----1h2-3---
-3------------
--------------
      Only  th

    F 
----1-|
----1-|
--0-2-|
----3-|
----3-|
----1-|
e lonely


[Instrumental]
  N.C.        
e|------------
B|------------
G|----0---2---
D|3-----------
A|------------
E|------------
  Dum-dum-dum-

F             
1-------------
1-------------
2-------------
3-------------
3-------------
1-------------
dumdy-doo-wah,

             G
-------------3
-------------3
-----0---2---3
-3-----------5
-------------5
-------------3
 Ooh-yay-yay-y

m             
--------------
--------------
------------0-
---------3----
--------------
--------------
ay-yeah, Oh-oh

    Bb        
----1---------
----3---------
-2--3--0------
----3-----3---
----1---------
--------------
-oh-oh-oh-oh..

C7            
3-------------
5-------------
3----------0--
5----2-3------
3-------------
--------------
wah, Only  the

   F    C7    
---1----3-----
---1----5-----
-0-2----3-----
---3----5-2-3-
---3----3-----
---1----------
 lonely,  Only

       F 
-------1-|
-------1-|
-0---0-2-|
-------3-|
-------3-|
-------1-|
 the lonely



[Verse 2]
  N.C.        
e|------------
e|1-----------
G|--2--0---0--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
  Only the lon

 F            
-1------------
-1------------
-2-------0---2
-3---3--------
-3------------
-1------------
ely (Dum-dum-d

   F          
---1----------
---1----------
---2----------
---3----------
---3----------
---1----------
um-dumdy-doo-w

              
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---------0---1
----3---------
--------------
--------------
ah) Know the h

              
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h2--2-----3---
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eartaches I've

         Gm   
---------3----
---------3----
-2----2--3----
---------5----
---------5----
---------3----
 been through 

             G
-------------3
-------------3
-0--2----3---3
-------------5
-------------5
-------------3
(Ooh-yay-yay-y

m
--------|
--------|
--------|
--------|
--------|
--------|
ay-yeah)


           C7 
e|------------
B|--1---------
G|3----3---2--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
  Only the lon

              
--------------
--------------
0----0---2---3
--------------
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ely (Dum-dum-d

              
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---2-2p--1---2
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um-dumdy-doo-w

            Bb
------------1-
------------3-
----0----3--3-
------------3-
------------1-
--------------
ah) Know I  cr

     Bb       
-----1--------
-----3--------
-----3--------
-----3--------
-----1--------
--------------
ied, cried... 

Bb  F
1---1---------
3---1---------
3---2--------0
3---3----3----
1---3---------
----1---------
for you (Dum-d

--------------
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---2----------
--------------
-------3-3p--2
--------------
um-dum-dumdy-d

-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
---3---|
-------|
oo-wah)


[Outro]
  F           
e|1-----------
B|1--------1-1
G|2-3---2-----
D|3-----------
A|3-----------
E|1-----------
  Maybe tomorr

 N.C. F F F F 
------1-1-1-1-
------1-1-1-1-
------2-2-2-2-
------3-3-3-3-
------3-3-3-3-
------1-1-1-1-
ow            

N.C.          
--------------
1-3---1-4-----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
A new romance 

F7 F7 F7 F7 N.
1--1--1--1----
1--1--1--1--3-
2--2--2--2----
1--1--1--1----
3--3--3--3----
1--1--1--1----
            No

C.            
------1--1----
-4-3----------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
 more sorrow  

Bb Bb Bb Bb N.
1--1--1--1-1--
3--3--3--3----
3--3--3--3----
3--3--3--3----
1--1--1--1----
--------------
           But

C.            
--------1---1h
-3------------
--------------
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--------------
 that's the ch

    G G G C
3---3-3-3-3|
----3-3-3-5|
----4-4-4-5|
----5-5-5-5|
----5-5-5-3|
----3-3-3--|
ance


  N.C.        
e|8---5----3--
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
  You got..ta 

              
0h1---5--3----
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take  If your 

  Bb         C
3-1----------3
--3----------5
--3----------5
--3------3---5
--1---1------3
--------------
lonely heart b

              
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---------2-3--
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reaks,   Only 

      F       
------1-------
------1-------
0---0-2-------
------3-----3-
------3-------
------1-------
the lonely (Du

          F  F
----------1--1
----------1--1
--0---2---2--2
----------3--3
----------3--3
----------1--1
m-dum-dum-dumd

  F   F
--1---1--|
--1---1--|
--2---2--|
--3---3--|
--3---3--|
--1---1--|
y-doo-wah)




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| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on

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