Johnny Cash - Lonesome To The Bone: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lonesome To The Bone" 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 Lonesome To The Bone Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Johnny Cash

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 "Lonesome To The Bone" smoothly on your guitar.

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

A
On the park bench I slept on,
raindrops are falling on.
    Bm                   E
The newspapers covering me.
        D             A
I hear early mornin' motors.
        D                Bm             E
And I know the world is waking for the dawn.
        D
Bur my mind's down a dark alley,
                                A
somewhere where last night you loved me.
F#m         D              A       D               A
And in the early morning chill, my arms remember still.
          D               A    E               A
But I'm dropping like a stone lonesome to the bone.

Chorus:
     D                            A                F#m
The sun is roughly rising on the roofs of Stagger town.
     D                                E               A
The time for sweating poison out, is just now coming round.
      D                         A              D
That high flying last night, is over with and gone.
 A           E               A
Leavin' me, lonesome to the bone.

I walked away the wind blows
And any way the wind goes will be good enough for me
The streets are loud and crowded
But I walk my weary way lost and alone
Your hot breath and your laughter
Keep flashing through my mind to warm me
But the naked light of day soon makes it fade away
And I'm dropping like a stone lonesome to the bone

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Lonesome To The Bone" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lonesome To The Bone" by Johnny Cash.

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