Micky Dolenz – Lonely Weekends Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Micky Dolenz – Lonely Weekends Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEBDAGF#C#7B7F#m

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These are Lonely Weekends by Micky Dolenz on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Intro]
E B E  E B  E

[Verse 1]
   B           E
My woman was a child
D        A
 Gave it up for a life
       E
 of style
   B              E
My woman, she was wild
D        A            E
 Gave it up to have a child
         D  A
She said,  “Oh, these
          E        B  E
lonely weekends”

[Verse 2]
   B              E
My woman, she was mild
D         A
 Gave her up for a life
     E
 of crime
   B              E
My woman, she was fine
D         A
 Gave her up for peace
  B
of mind
       D  A
I said,  “Oh, these
        E
 lonely weekends
G  D             B
Oh, these lonely nights”

[Chorus]
E B
Ohh, these lonely
 F#
 weekends
A                C#7
Oh, these lonely nights
             F#      B
These lonely nights....

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[Verse 3]
E    B              E
 The glory that was sung
D          A
 Livin’ it up, now livin’
   E
 alone
        B                E
How the children made it cry
D        A                B
 Just to see their vision die
          D  A
They said,  “Oh, these lonely
 E
 weekends
G  D             B
Oh, these lonely nights,
               E
these lonely nights”

[Chorus]
E  B              F#
Ohh, these lonely weekends
A                C#7
Oh, these lonely nights
             F#      B
These lonely nights....

[Bridge]
E                   E    D A
 Now my story can unfold
E          B
 Givin’ it up and growin’
 E   B7
 old.....
C#7                      F#m
 Make no sense to wonder why
F#                         B
 I’ll just watch my vision die
       E  B
I said,  “Whoa, these lonely
  F#
 weekends
A                C#7
Oh, these lonely nights
             F#       B
These lonely nights”....

[Outro]
E     B
 Whoa-oh, these lonely
 F#
 weekends
       A     B
I said, whoa-oh, these
    F#
lonely nights
       A     B
I said, whoa-oh, these
           F#
lonely weekends
       A     B
I said, whoa-oh,
       F#
these lonely
        E  B  F#  A  B
 nights.........

Watch: Lonely Weekends

From Micky Dolenz - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Lonely Weekends: key, chords and progression

Lonely Weekends by Micky Dolenz sits in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 9 chords to play it: E, B, D, A, G, F#, C#7, B7 and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – E – D – A (V – I – ♭VII – IV in E major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, A, C, G, F, E, B7, A7, Em (89% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 56% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
C#7 chord on guitar (x46464)
C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ B
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Lonely Weekends chords: questions

What key is Lonely Weekends in?

Lonely Weekends by Micky Dolenz is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Lonely Weekends?

Lonely Weekends uses 9 chords: E, B, D, A, G, F#, C#7, B7, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Lonely Weekends?

The main progression is B – E – D – A (V – I – ♭VII – IV).

Is Lonely Weekends easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, A, C, G, F, E, B7, A7, Em (89% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 56% without a capo).

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