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