INTRO: [C *R1] :
[x3]
VERSE 1:
We got
[C] debutantes and socialites and
[F] mommas from the P.T.-
[C]-A.
We got
[C] bachelorettes dressed up in white and little
[F] black dress divorc-
[C]-ees
[C] Long live the blues, they're
[F] keeping me in
[C] business
[G] Some want to dance, some want to party, what-
[F]-ever they need they call me
CHORUS:
Mr
[C *R1] Lonely, Mr Good Time
Mr
[C *R1] one you're goin' to want on a saturday night
When you're
[F *R2] lonely, lyin' in the dark
Well, I'm the
[C *R1] number that you know by broken heart
No I
[G] ain't Mr right, I'm Mr right now
The
[F] one all the girls are talking about
The
[C *R1] one and only, Mr Lonely
BREAK: [C *R1]
VERSE 2:
Yeah
[C] some are in from outta town, just
[F] looking for some
[C] fun
[C] Order a couple of bottles or more, yeah
[F] I can be the
[C] one
[C] Long live the blues, I'm
[F] backed up 'til Nov-
[C]-ember
You can
[G] find me in the book or on a bathroom wall, when they
[F] all want a rendezvous, they call
REPEAT CHORUS:
BREAK: [G] [G open] /
[C] [F] [C] [C] [F] [C]
BRIDGE:
So
[C] if you got a girl you better treat her right
You better
[C] never tell a lie, you better never start a fight
'Cause when she
[G] hangs up on you, guess who's on the other line?
[F] He's never hard to find
REPEAT CHORUS:
OUTRO:
[G] [C open] Long live the blues
[C open]
