Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Are You Lonesome Tonight" 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 Are You Lonesome Tonight Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Elvis Presley

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 "Are You Lonesome Tonight" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Intro: Dm  G   C   G

         C          Em            Am        Am
Are you lonesome tonight, do you miss me tonight?
         C         C       F     F
Are you sorry we drifted apart?
           G        G         G              G
Does your memory stray to a brighter summer day
        G              G               C      C
When I kissed you and called you sweetheart?
         C             C          F          F
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare?
        D            D            Dm          G
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?
         C                 Em
Is your heart filled with pain,
         D          D
Shall I come back again?
         Dm            G        C    G
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight.


C          Em          Am
  I wonder if you are lonesome tonight
          Am
You know someone said that the world's a stage
       C
And we each must play a part.
C                         F
  Fate had me playing in love,
You as my sweetheart.
F
  Act one was where we met,
G                           G
  I loved you at first glance
               G
You read your line so cleverly
                   G    G
And never missed a cue
                G
Then came act 2, you seemed to change,
                C
You acted strange
                          C
And why, I've never known.
C             C                            F
  Honey, you lied when you said you loved me
           F               D
And I had no cause to doubt.
                 D
But I'd rather go on hearing your lies
Dm                         G        C
  Than to go on living without you.
                     Em                      D
Now the stage is bare and I'm standing there
     D                     Dm
With emptiness all around
                               G
And if you won't come back to me
                C
Then they can bring the curtain down.


G           C                 Em
   Is your heart filled with pain,
         D          D
Shall I come back again?
         Dm           G        C
Tell me dear are you lonesome tonight.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Are You Lonesome Tonight" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Are You Lonesome Tonight" by Elvis Presley.

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