The Beatles – Lonesome Tears In My Eyes Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Beatles – Lonesome Tears In My Eyes Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsBB7EAE7

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[Intro]
B B7 E

[Chorus 1]
Oh baby baby baby
B7
Blues and sorrow
And I love you tomorrow
     E
Just suit you just fine
Oh baby baby baby
B7
Blues and sorrow
And I love you tomorrow
     E
Just suit you just fine

[Chorus 2]
                        A
I can't forget that you told me
                  E
So many promising lies
              B7
How must I forget these
                     E
Lonesome tears in my eyes?

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[Chorus 3]
                 B7
You've broken my heart
            E
Gonna do it again
               B7
And I can't forget
                   E
The spell that I'm in
                      A
Can't forget that you told me
                  E
So many promising lies
                   B7
I'm a-trying to forget these
                     E
Lonesome tears in my eyes

[Solo]
B7 E E7 B7 E A E B7 E

[Chorus 3]
                 B7
You've broken my heart
            E
Gonna do it again
               B7
And I can't forget
                   E
The spell that I'm in
                      A
Can't forget that you told me
                  E
So many promising lies
                   B7
I'm a-trying to forget these
                     E
Lonesome tears in my eyes

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[Chorus 1]
Oh baby baby baby
B7
Blues and sorrow
And I love you tomorrow
     E
Just suit you just fine
Oh baby baby baby
B7
Blues and sorrow
And I love you tomorrow
     E
Just suit you just fine

[Chorus 2]
                        A
I can't forget that you told me
                  E
So many promising lies
              B7
How must I forget these
                     E
Lonesome tears in my eyes?]
B7 E

How to play Lonesome Tears In My Eyes: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Lonesome Tears In My Eyes by The Beatles on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Lonesome Tears In My Eyes by The Beatles keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 5 chords: B, B7, E, A and E7.

Most of the song cycles through B7 – E – A – E (V7 – I – IV – I in E major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, A7, D, G, D7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D

Lonesome Tears In My Eyes chords: questions

What key is Lonesome Tears In My Eyes in?

Lonesome Tears In My Eyes by The Beatles is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Lonesome Tears In My Eyes?

Lonesome Tears In My Eyes uses 5 chords: B, B7, E, A, E7.

What is the chord progression of Lonesome Tears In My Eyes?

The main progression is B7 – E – A – E (V7 – I – IV – I).

Is Lonesome Tears In My Eyes easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, A7, D, G, D7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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