Lonely Feeling
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Intro: C F
C F C F
In a long stretch of highway at midnight in New Mexico
C F G
It's a small colored light that shines from your car radio
F C
It's the old motel owner who sleeps on a cot
F G
And gives you the very last hit from her pot
C F C F
It's a lonely feelin' it's what you've got
C F C F
It's a lonely feelin' like it or not
C F C F
It's a crack in the sidewalk right next to the pay telephone
C F G
It's someone's recorder when you're hoping that someone is home
F C
It's an hour to kill to do what you please
F G
But nobody's up for just shootin' the breeze
C F C F
It's a lonely feelin' it's like a disease
C F C F
It's a lonely feelin' you pray that it leaves
Solo
Am F Am F C F C F
C F C F
It's your best friend from high school who sees you and wishes you well
C F G
Yea you try to break through but you've run out of stories to tell
F C
So you bid him goodbye and you step into space
F G
So many questions that you cannot face
C F C F
It's a lonely feelin' taking his place
C F C F
It's a lonely feelin' that you just can't erase
C F C F
Well it's three men from Chile who are tired and want to go home
C F G
They've run out of money and they're stuck up in east Oregon
F C
So you give 'em the small bit of change in your hand
F G
You try to speak Spanish but they don't understand
C F C F
It's a lonely feelin' that gets to a man
C F C F
It's a lonely feelin' that runs through the land.
Guitar solo
Am F Am F then C F 6x's
Well it's a statue of Jesus your grandmother had when she died
G
All cracked and all yellow and you know you should throw it aside
F C
But you're growing religious the older you get
F G
You haven't been saved but it could happen yet
C F C F
It's a lonely feelin' full of regret
C F C F
It's a lonely feelin' won't let you forget
C F C F
yea it's a bus stop, an street cop, an old dog, the new kid, a bum
C F G
It's fright and rejected, neglected and blind, deaf and dumb
F C
But you look in the mirror and you're still hangin' in
F G
It's there to remind you how lucky you've been
C F C F
It's a lonely feelin' now and again
C F C F
It's lonely feelin' that comes from within......
Solo
Am F Am F C F G C F
How to play Lonely Feeling
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.