E5 
It was late at night as well as I remember 
        A5 
She was sitting in an empty bus depot 
B5 
No one had to tell me she was lonely 
      E5       
Cause I know all the places where lonely people go 
    E5 
She smiled but then I knew that she'd been crying 
    A5 
I'm sure she didn't mean for it to show 
B5    
But I can tell when someone's heart is broken 
      E5 
Cause I've known all the heartaches that lonely people know 
  E5                              
I said come live with me, she answered why not 
            A5 
And if it's wrong, I said, we'll make it right 
B5 
But right or wrong we belong together 
      E5 
Cause lonely people need each other, especially at night 
 
 
F5 
She said to me don't promise me tomorrow 
     Bb5 
Just give as much today as you can spare 
C5     
Cause if we start to look ahead tomorrow 
   F5 
We may run out of time before we're there 
F5 
I've had lovers, I've had friends, and I can tell you 
Bb5 
Friends will help you get your troubles off your mind 
    C5 
But lovers they bring all their troubles with them 
              F5 
And when they leave you they leave a lot of loneliness behind 
 
 
F#5 
She wasn't strong, but life don't last forever 
B5 
Still I thought we'd have at least a year or so 
C#5 
But then one day she packed it in and left me 
  F#5 
I guess the good Lord promised her a better place to go 
  F#5 
I told myself this really didn't happen 
  B5 
I tried to pray as I began to kneel 
  C#5 
I looked down at the place where they had put her 
     F#5 
When I touched the dirt I knew that it was real 
     F#5  
Well tonight I'll find some all night bar that's open 
B5 
I may run into someone there I know 
C#5 
Cause when you're down, you need someone to talk to 
    F#5 
And I know all the places where lonely people go.