No Lonesome Tune chords by Townes Van Zandt

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
D  A


Verse 1:
         D
I ain't going to sing no lonesome tune
  D
Ah, babe, I'm a coming soon
 A                D
I cannot believe I stayed so long away
   D
But a man must look around
        D
You're the sweetest thing I've found
      A                D
All your lost high roller's rolling home today

Verse 2:
     D
Well, my Daddy said to me
      D
"Son, it's hard as you will see
  A              D
To find someone upon whom to rely
     D
In the kitchen, Mama sneezed
    D
And he grinned big as you please
    A                 D
Said, "Bless you" and a tear come to his eye


Guitar Intermission:
D  A D  A


Verse 3:
    D
I did decide that very day
       D
That I would like to live that way
     A            D
And now I know I just been wasting time
     D
It's with you that I should be
      D
And if you feel the same 'bout me
     A                 D
Well I'm headed home along the straightest line


Verse 1:
        D
Ain't going to sing no lonesome tune
  D
Ah, babe, I'm a coming soon
   A               D
I cannot believe I stayed so long away
   D
But a man must look around
          D
And you're the sweetest thing I've found
     A                 D
All your lost high roller's rolling home today


Outro:
D  A D  A D  A D  A D  A D  A D  A D