Ok, most of the Boss's career he has favored the key of F. But on the Rising, his
album, he seems to be using a lot of Bb and Eb chord progressions. This song is a great
of this, it's Lonesome Day....
Standard tunning, Capo 3 (all chords and tabs relevant to capo)
key:Eb (might be Bb though)
/ slide
~ vibrato or tremelo
x2 repeat the line
Intro:
[Dsus2]
[Cadd9]Cadd9 [G]G x2[Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9]Baby once [G]I tho[Cadd9]ught I kne[G]w, [Cadd9]everything[G] there was to[Cadd9] know bout y[G]ou, your
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9]
[G]sweet[Cadd9] whisper yo[G]ur tender touch, I didn't really know that much
[Em]The jokes on me, b[F#/D]ut it's gonna be o[Cadd9/]k
If I can just get through this lonesome day
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G]Lonesome day[Cadd9]![G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9]Hell's br[G]ewin', da[Cadd9]rk sun on the ri[G]se
[Cadd9]This storm'll blow[G] through [Cadd9]by and by[G]
[Cadd9]House on fir[G]e, viper's [Cadd9]in the grass[G]
[Cadd9]A little reveng[G]e and this [Cadd9]too shall pas[G]s
[Em]This too shall pass[F#/D], I'm gonna pray[Cadd9/]
Right now, all I got's this lonesome day
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G] Lonesome Da[Cadd9]y![G][Cadd9][G]
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, it's alr[Cadd9]ight...........oh
Instrumental:
[F] [Cadd9] [F] [Cadd9]
[Cadd9]
D:----2-3--2--0------------3-2---0--------2------3--2--0------3-2--0-----]
A:----------------3-------------------3-------------------3-----------3--]x2
E:----[Am]3/5~~~~~[G/B]5/7~~~~~[Cadd9/G]~~7/8~~~~~~[Dsus2]8/10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[Cadd9]Better ask [G]questions [Cadd9]before you shoot[G]
[Cadd9]Deceit and betr[G]ayl's are[Cadd9] a bitter frui[G]t
It's [Cadd9]hard to swallo[G]w come [Cadd9]time to pay[G]
[Cadd9]that taste on your[G] tounge don't easil[Cadd9]y slip away[G]
[Em]Let kingdom come, [F#/D]I'm gonna find my way[Cadd9/]
After this lonesome day
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G] Lonesome d[Cadd9]ay![G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9]Lonesome [G]day![Cadd9]! [G] [Cadd9] Lones[G]ome [Cadd9]day!![G]
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, it's alr[Cadd9]ight....yea!
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G] Lonesome d[Cadd9]ay![G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9]Lonesome [G]day![Cadd9]! [G] [Cadd9] Lones[G]ome [Cadd9]day!![G]
Em F#/D G Cadd9 Cadd!/
Ooooh, ooooh, ooooh, oooh ooh
album, he seems to be using a lot of Bb and Eb chord progressions. This song is a great
of this, it's Lonesome Day....
Standard tunning, Capo 3 (all chords and tabs relevant to capo)
key:Eb (might be Bb though)
/ slide
~ vibrato or tremelo
x2 repeat the line
Intro:
[Dsus2]
[Cadd9]Cadd9 [G]G x2[Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9]Baby once [G]I tho[Cadd9]ught I kne[G]w, [Cadd9]everything[G] there was to[Cadd9] know bout y[G]ou, your
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9]
[G]sweet[Cadd9] whisper yo[G]ur tender touch, I didn't really know that much
[Em]The jokes on me, b[F#/D]ut it's gonna be o[Cadd9/]k
If I can just get through this lonesome day
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G]Lonesome day[Cadd9]![G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9]Hell's br[G]ewin', da[Cadd9]rk sun on the ri[G]se
[Cadd9]This storm'll blow[G] through [Cadd9]by and by[G]
[Cadd9]House on fir[G]e, viper's [Cadd9]in the grass[G]
[Cadd9]A little reveng[G]e and this [Cadd9]too shall pas[G]s
[Em]This too shall pass[F#/D], I'm gonna pray[Cadd9/]
Right now, all I got's this lonesome day
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G] Lonesome Da[Cadd9]y![G][Cadd9][G]
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, it's alr[Cadd9]ight...........oh
Instrumental:
[F] [Cadd9] [F] [Cadd9]
[Cadd9]
D:----2-3--2--0------------3-2---0--------2------3--2--0------3-2--0-----]
A:----------------3-------------------3-------------------3-----------3--]x2
E:----[Am]3/5~~~~~[G/B]5/7~~~~~[Cadd9/G]~~7/8~~~~~~[Dsus2]8/10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[Cadd9]Better ask [G]questions [Cadd9]before you shoot[G]
[Cadd9]Deceit and betr[G]ayl's are[Cadd9] a bitter frui[G]t
It's [Cadd9]hard to swallo[G]w come [Cadd9]time to pay[G]
[Cadd9]that taste on your[G] tounge don't easil[Cadd9]y slip away[G]
[Em]Let kingdom come, [F#/D]I'm gonna find my way[Cadd9/]
After this lonesome day
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G] Lonesome d[Cadd9]ay![G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9]Lonesome [G]day![Cadd9]! [G] [Cadd9] Lones[G]ome [Cadd9]day!![G]
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, i[G]t's alright ye[Cadd9]a!
[Em]It's alright, i[F#/D]t's alright, it's alr[Cadd9]ight....yea!
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G] Lonesome d[Cadd9]ay![G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9]Lonesome [G]day![Cadd9]! [G] [Cadd9] Lones[G]ome [Cadd9]day!![G]
Em F#/D G Cadd9 Cadd!/
Ooooh, ooooh, ooooh, oooh ooh
