Capo 1st Fret
D - D7 - G7 - D - A7 - D
D G D
High in a tree on top of the hill
D D7 A7
By the light of the lonesome ol' moon
D G
I hear the call of a lone whipporwill
D A7 D
Singing his mournful tune
D G D
Way off in the night blows the long freight train
D D7 A7
With a roar and a rUmble of wheels
D D7 G
My poor heart is breaking with every refrain
D A7 D
'cause it sounds just the way I feel
D7 G D
And it's a high lonesome
D D7 A7
High lonesome heartbroken and blue
G D
It's a high lonesome
G D A7 D
Lil' darling I'm lonesome for you
D - D7 - G7 - D - A7 - D
D D7 G D
Do you ever get weary roamin' around
D D7 A7
Do you think of the sweet love we knew
D D7 G
Do you ever get lonesome the way I am now
D A7 D
Lil' darling I'm lonesome for you
D7 G D
And it's high lonesome
D D7 A7
High lonesome heartbroken and blue
G D
It's a high lonesome
G D A7 D
Lil' darling I'm lonesome for you
D7 G D
It's a high lonesome
G D A7 D
Lil' darling I'm lonesome for you
