[Intro:  ]
  
	             F  
	Dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah  
	            Gm  
	Ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah  
	         Bb      C7  
	Oh-oh-oh-oh-wah  
	          F      C7  
	Only the lonely  
	          F  
	Only the lonely  
  
verse 1:  
  
	          F  
	Only the lonely (dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)  
	                        Gm  
	Know the way I feel tonight (ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah)  
	C7  
	Only the lonely (dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)  
	           Bb             F  
	Know this feelin' ain't right (dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)  
  
	               F  
	There goes my baby  
	               F7  
	There goes my heart  
	                Bb  
	They're gone forever  
	         G7   C7  
	So far apart  
  
	              F  
	But only the lonely  
	      Bb  
	Know why  
	  C7  
	I cry  
	          F  
	Only the lonely  
  
	(repeat intro)  
  
verse 2:  
  
	Only the lonely  
	Know the heartaches I've been through  
	Only the lonely  
	Know I cried and cried for you  
  
	Maybe tomorrow  
	A new romance  
	No more sorrow  
	But that's the chance  
  
	(n.c)  
	You gotta take  
		 Bb            C7  
	If your lonely heart breaks  
	           F  
	Only the lonely  
  
outro:  
  
	Dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah