Lonesome Valley
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G
[Verse 1]
G
Everybody must walk the lonesome valley
G D G
Yeah, they must walk it by themselves
C G
There's nobody here can walk it for them
D Em
Yeah, they got to walk it by themselves
[Instrumental]
Em Em G
[Verse 2]
G
My father's got to walk the lonesome valley
D G
Yeah, he's got to walk it by himself
C G
There's nobody here can walk it for him
D Em
Yeah, he's got to walk it by himself
[Instrumental]
Em Em G
G
[Verse 3]
G
My mother's got to walk the lonesome valley
D G
Yeah, she's got to walk it by herself
C G
There's nobody here can walk it for her
D Em
Yeah, she's got to walk it all by herself
[Instrumental]
Em Em G
G
[Verse 4]
G
My sister's got to walk the lonesome valley
D G
Yeah, she's got to walk it by herself
C G
There's nobody here can walk it for her
D Em
Yeah, she's got to walk it by herself
[Instrumental]
Em Em G
G
[Verse 5]
G
Everybody's got to walk the lonesome valley
D G
Yeah, you got to walk it by yourself
C G
There's nobody here can walk it for you
D Em
Yeah, you got to walk it by yourself
[Instrumental]
Em Em G
Em Em G
Em Em G
How to play Lonesome Valley
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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