Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely (1960) | Musicians Playbook | Chords & Lyrics

Roy Orbison, Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (1960)
^{Key: :[G] (w: Roy Orbison, Joe Melson)}
INTRO:
Dum-dum-dum-[G]-dumby-doo-wah
Ooh-yay-yay-[Am]-yay-yeah
Oh-oh-oh-[C]-oh-wah [D7]
Only the [G] lonely [D7]
Only the [G] lonely [G open]

VERSE 1:
[N.C.] Only the [G] lonely
(dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)
Know the way I feel to-[Am]-night
(ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah)
[D7] Only the lonely
(dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)
Know this [C] feeling ain't [G] right
(dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)

BRIDGE 1:
There goes my [break] baby [G]
[N.C.] There goes my heart [G7]
[N.C.] They're gone forever [C]
[N.C.] So far apart [A7] [D7 open]
[N.C.] But only the [G] lonely, Know why [C]
[D7] I cry, only the [G] lonely

REPEAT INTRO:

VERSE 2:
[N.C.] Only the [G] lonely
(dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)
Know the heartaches I've been [Am] through
(ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah)
[D7] Only the lonely
(dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)
Know I [C] cried and cried for [G] you
(dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)

BRIDGE 2:
Maybe to-[break]-morrow [G]
[N.C.] A new romance [G7]
[N.C.] No more sorrow [C]
[N.C.] But that's the chance [A7] [D7 open]
[N.C.] You gotta take, is your [C] lonely
Heart [D7] breaks, only the [G] lonely
(dum-dum-dum-dumby-doo-wah)

1 ^{( 1 song )}

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A ^{( 80 songs )}

B ^{( 236 songs )}

C ^{( 157 songs )}

D ^{( 137 songs )}

E ^{( 124 songs )}

F ^{( 58 songs )}

G ^{( 71 songs )}

H ^{( 43 songs )}

I ^{( 11 songs )}

J ^{( 159 songs )}

K ^{( 50 songs )}

L ^{( 62 songs )}

M ^{( 94 songs )}

N ^{( 32 songs )}

O ^{( 33 songs )}

P ^{( 70 songs )}

Q ^{( 7 songs )}

R ^{( 104 songs )}

S ^{( 183 songs )}

T ^{( 93 songs )}

U ^{( 19 songs )}

V ^{( 22 songs )}

W ^{( 39 songs )}

X ^{( 1 song )}

Y ^{( 5 songs )}

Z ^{( 8 songs )}

1 ( 1 song )

5 ( 1 song )

A ( 80 songs )

B ( 236 songs )

C ( 157 songs )

D ( 137 songs )

E ( 124 songs )

F ( 58 songs )

G ( 71 songs )

H ( 43 songs )

I ( 11 songs )

J ( 159 songs )

K ( 50 songs )

L ( 62 songs )

M ( 94 songs )

N ( 32 songs )

O ( 33 songs )

P ( 70 songs )

Q ( 7 songs )

R ( 104 songs )

S ( 183 songs )

T ( 93 songs )

U ( 19 songs )

V ( 22 songs )

W ( 39 songs )

X ( 1 song )

Y ( 5 songs )

Z ( 8 songs )