Intro: Dm G7 C G7 C Em Are you lonesome tonight, Am do you miss me tonight? C7 F Are you sorry we drifted apart? G G7 Does your memory stray, to a brighter sunny day, G C G7 when I kissed you and called you sweetheart? C7 F Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare? D7 G7 G Do you gaze at your doorstep, and picture me there? C Em D7 Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again? Dm7 G7 C G7 Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight? I wonder if you re lonesome tonight You know someone said that the worlds a stage And each must play a part. Fate had me playing in love you as my sweet heart. Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance You read your line so cleverly and never missed a cue Then came act two, you seemed to change and you acted strange And why I ll never know. Honey, you lied when you said you loved me And I had no cause to doubt you. But I d rather go on hearing your lies Than go on living without you. Now the stage is bare and I m standing there With emptiness all around And if you won t come back to me Then make them bring the curtain down. C Em D7 Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again? Dm7 G7 C Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight? This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Are You Lonesome Tonight? chords by Elvis Presley
Suggested strum6/8 lilt12/8 feel
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u
Prefer something simpler: whole-bar ballad d – – –
How to play Are You Lonesome Tonight? on ukulele
To play Are You Lonesome Tonight? on ukulele, strum the 6/8 lilt: d – – d – u. The meter is 12/8, four groups of three per bar, so the pattern loops twice per bar. On this page the song is in C major. The chords put it squarely at the skilled level. Roll each chord in slow triplets and let it ring under the vocal.
10 ukulele chords used in "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley: Am, C, C7, Dm, D7, Dm7, Em, F, G and G7
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if you play c before c7 on “are you sorry we drifted apart” it sounds better 🙂
+2 makes it sound vv sad