Written by Don Gibson
Intro: F C F #1. F C Everybody's going out and having fun. C F I'm just a fool for staying home and having none. F Bb C F I can't get over how you set me free, oh, lonesome me. #2. F C A bad mistake that I'm made just hanging round. C F I know that I should have some fun and paint the town. F Bb C F A lovesick fool, I'm blind and just can't see, oh, lonesome me. Chorus: C G I know she's not like me, she's out and fancy free.. G C flirtin' with the boys with all her charms. C G But I still love her so, and brother don't you know, G C C7 I'd welcome her right back here in my arms. #3. C7 F C Well, there must be some way I can find to lose these blues. C F Forget about the past and find somebody new. F Bb C F I've thought of everything from A to Z, oh, lonesome me. INTERLUDE: F C..C F..F Bb C F (x2) Chorus: C G I know she's not like me, she's out and fancy free.. G C flirtin' with the boys with all her charms. C G But I still love her so, and brother don't you know, G C C7 I'd welcome her right back here in my arms. #4. C7 F C Well, there must be some way I can find to lose these blues. C F Forget about the past and find somebody new. F Bb C F I've thought of everything from A to Z, oh, lonesome me. OUTRO: C F C F F7 F Oh, lonesome me..oh, lonesome me..oh, yeah! A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.