Capo 1st Fret 
 
D5 - D5 - G5 - D5 - A5 - D5 
 
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High in a tree on top of the hill 
D5                    D5                 A5 
By the light of the lonesome ol' moon  
D5                        G5 
I hear the call of a lone whipporwill 
D5            A5       D5 
Singing his mournful tune 
 

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Way off in the night blows the long freight train 
D5                  D5            A5 
With a roar and a rUmble of wheels  
D5                 D5               G5 
My poor heart is breaking with every refrain 
D5                           A5    D5 
'cause it sounds just the way I feel 
 

D5           G5    D5 
And it's a high lonesome 
D5              D5              A5 
High lonesome heartbroken and blue 
       G5    D5 
It's a high lonesome 
G5    D5                 A5              D5 
Lil' darling I'm lonesome for you 
 

D5 - D5 - G5 - D5 - A5 - D5 
 
D5                D5    G5               D5 
Do you ever get weary roamin' around 
D5                    D5                  A5 
Do you think of the sweet love we knew 
D5                D5             G5 
Do you ever get lonesome the way I am now 
D5                 A5              D5 
Lil' darling I'm lonesome for you 
 

D5         G5    D5 
And it's high lonesome 
D5              D5              A5 
High lonesome heartbroken and blue 
       G5    D5 
It's a high lonesome 
G5    D5                 A5              D5 
Lil' darling I'm lonesome for you 
D5     G5    D5 
It's a high lonesome 
G5    D5                 A5              D5 
Lil' darling I'm lonesome for you