Bob Dylan - You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Dylan

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E                 Emaj7
I've seen love go by my door
      A
It's never been this close before
E             Emaj7        B
Never been so easy or so slow.
       E             Emaj7
Been shooting in the dark too long
      A
When somethin's not right it's wrong
E                     B                 E
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go.

Dragon clouds so high above
I've only known careless love,
It always has hit me from below.
But this time around it's more correct
Right on target, so direct,
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go.

Purple clover, Queen Anne lace,
Crimson hair across your face,
You could make me cry if you don't know.
Can't remember what I was thinkin' of
You might be spoilin' me too much, love,
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

Chorus:
B                                   E
Flowers on the hillside, bloomin' crazy,
B                                    E
Crickets talkin' back and forth in rhyme,
F#
Blue river runnin' slow and lazy,
A
I could stay with you forever
     B
And never realize the time.

Situations have ended sad,
Relationships have all been bad.
Mine have been like Verlaine's and Rimbaud.
But there's no way I can compare
All them scenes to this affair,
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go.
Yer gonna make me wonder what I'm doin',
Stayin' far behind without you.

Chorus:
Yer gonna make me wonder what I'm sayin',
Yer gonna make me give myself a good talkin' to.
I'll look for you in old Honolulu,
San Francisco, Ashtabula,

Yer gonna have to leave me now, I know.
But I'll see you in the sky above,
In the tall grass, in the ones I love,
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

Emaj7

Guitar chord Emaj7

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" by Bob Dylan.

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