Local Hero - Lonesome Lonestar Man chords by Soundtracks

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

This is from the movie "Local Hero", where it is sung at the ceilidh by visiting russian Victor. It's not
clear whether this is a traditional song, or written specially for the movie. It does not feature on the
soundtrack album by Mark Knopfler.

Intro:
C    F   C     G     C   G


Verse:

C        F      C
Guess that I was born to be a rover,
Am        F      C     G
Guess I've always been a rolling stone
C        F         C     Am
But someday when my roving days are over
C   F    C    G    C    G
I will found a place to call my own

Chorus:

   C     F         C
Cause even the lone star state gets lonesome
Am        F        C   G
Lonesome as the lost ship on the sea
C     F             C     Am
Cause even the lone star state gets lonesome
C    F   C     G     C   G
Lonesome for a lone star man like me



(musical interlude)
C        F      C
Am        F      C     G



Chorus:

   C     F         C     Am
Cause even the lone star state gets lonesome
C    F   C     G     Am D7
Lonesome for a lone star man like me
C    F   C     G     C
Lonesome for a lone star man like me



Worked out by Martyn Davies, Aug 2020