Chord/Tab song: I Cast a Lonesome Shadow

"I Cast a Lonesome Shadow" Recorded by Hank Thompson 12/13/61
Written by Hank Thompson and Lynn Russwurm
From Capitol "Vintage Collections" Compilation # 7243-8-36901-2
Submitted by Mike Valdez mvaldez@c2i2.com

Intro
[Am] [E] [Am] [F] [E] [AM]
[Am] [E]
E[Am]very evening when the sun goes down I sit here in my room
[Am] [E]
And[Am] the lamplight streaming over me projects my lonely gloom
[C]My counterpart in agony mocks each [F]tear that falls[E]
[Am] [E]
A[Am]nd I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls

[Am]He's always by my side at night no matter where I[E] go[Am]
[Am]He lurks out in the darkness or in the neon[E]'s glow[Am]
[C] [F]
H[E]e follows me across the steps and up and down the hall
[Am] [E]
A[Am]nd I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls

[Am]I sit and watch the candle and the flicker of t[E]he flame[Am]
[Am] [E]
[Am]My writhing shadow twists and turns as though it is in pain
[C]I'm trying to escape the memory my mind reca[F]lls[E]
[Am] [E]
A[Am]nd I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls

[Am]The image of a love I lost and all the th[E]ings I'd planned[Am]
[Am]Are as empty as this bottle that I hold in [E]my hand[Am]
[C]My soul is buried in the depths of love and life[F]'s pitfalls[E]
[Am] [E]
A[Am]nd I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls
[Am] [E][Am]
I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls