Intro: E – A – E – A- E –E – E- E Verse: E Well I'm so above you G A And it's fine to see E G A But I came to love you anyway E So you tore my heart out G A And I don't mind bleeding E Any old time to keep me waiting G A Waiting, waiting Chorus: E G A Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting E G A Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting E I'm a lonely boy G A I'm a lonely boy E G A Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting Interlude: E – E - E - E Verse 2: E G A Well your mama kept you but your daddy loved you E G A And I should've done you just the same E G A But I came to love you and I’m gone to be E Any old time you keep me waiting G A Waiting, waiting Chorus ( x2 ): E G A Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting E G A Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting E I'm a lonely boy G A I'm a lonely boy E G A Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting Outro: E ( and sometimes A ) 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.
Lonely Boy chords by The Black Keys
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
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u
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d
4
u
Also works: busy upbeat 4/4 d – d u d u d u
How to play Lonely Boy on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the down-up eighths: d u d u. Expect a brisk pace, around 165 bpm. Chord-wise this is an easy one: everything sits at the rookie level. Play fast down-up strums and dig in for the driving riff.
3 ukulele chords used in "Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys: A, E and G
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and instead of ‘your daddy loved you’ it is ‘your daddy LEFT you’
I found this youtube tutorial that uses A C D instead of E G A and it was much easier for me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFBwXw__u7o
There is an error on the second line of the lyrics, instead of being ‘it’s fine to see’ it is actually ‘it’s PLAIN to see’ 🙂
It was easier for me to play it -2. Thanks for a great tab.