C - Em - F - G
C Em F
G - G7
1. Lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely, I have nobody for my o……wn,
C Em F G - G7
I'm so lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely, wish
I had someone to call on the pho….ne.
C C7
Now I'm a soldier, a lonely
soldier
F Fm - G
away from
home, through no wish of my own.
C
Em Dm G
C
That's why I'm lonely, I'm Mr.
Lonely, I wish that I could go back home.
(orig. moves up half a note to capo 5th here)
C Em F G - G7
2. Letters, never a letter, I get no letters in the ma……il,
C Em
F G - G7
I am forgotten, yeah,
forgotten, oh how I wonder how is it I fai….led.
C C7
Now I'm a soldier, a lonely
soldier
F Fm - G
away from
home, through no wish of my own.
C Em Dm G C
That's why I'm lonely, I'm Mr.
Lonely, I wish that I could go back home.
(orig. = capo 4th; midi = no capo) (Bobby
Vinton)