Intro.: (D) x 2 bars You ran (D)cryin' to the bedroom, I ran off to the (G)bar (A7) Another piece of heaven gone (D) to hell The words we spoke in anger just tore my world a-(G)part (A7)And I sat there feelin' sorry for (D)myself That old (D)man sat down beside me, looked me in the (G)eye (A7)And he said Son, I know what you're going through (D) You ought to get down on your knees and thank your lucky stars (G) (A7) That you got someone to go home (D) to (Chorus) You don't (D7)know about (G)lonely or how long nights (D) can be Till you lived through (A7) the story that's still livin' in (D) me And you don't (D7)know about (G)sadness 'til you faced life (D) alone You don't know about (A7) lonely 'til it's chiseled in (D) stone So I brought these pretty flowers hopin' you would understand (G) (A7) That sometimes a man is such a (D)fool Those golden words of wisdom from the heart of that old (G)man (A7) Showed me I ain't nothin' without (D) you (Chorus) You don't (D7)know about (G)lonely or how long nights (D) can be Till you lived through (A7) the story that old man just (D) me (D7) And you don't know about (G)sadness 'til you faced life (D) alone You don't know about (A7) lonely 'til it's chiseled in (D) stone (Tag) You don't know about (A7)lonely 'til it's chiseled in (D) stone Outro.: --- |(D)(A7)|(D) ----