[Intro]
[Strophe]
D 
Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah 
                Em 
Ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah 
           G  A7 
Oh-oh-oh-oh-wah 
         D    A7 
Only the lonely 
         D 
Only the lonely
[Refrain]
D 
Only the lonely (dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah) 
                      Em 
Know the way I feel tonight (ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah) 
         A7 
Only the lonely (dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah) 
          G           D 
Know this feelin ain't right (dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah)
[Strophe]
              D 
There goes my baby 
              D7 
There goes my heart 
                G 
They're gone forever 
        E7  A7 
So far apart 
             D 
But only the lonely 
     G 
Know why 
  A7 
I cry 
         D 
Only the lonely
[Refrain]
D 
Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah 
                Em 
Ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah 
           G  A7 
Oh-oh-oh-oh-wah 
         D    A7 
Only the lonely 
         D 
Only the lonely  
D 
Only the lonely 
                              Em 
Know the heartaches I've been through 
         A7 
Only the lonely 
       G                  D 
Know I cried and cried for you
[Outro]
        D 
Maybe tomorrow 
        D7 
A new romance 
        G 
No more sorrow 
                                  E7  A7 
But that's the chance   you gotta take 
        G           A7 
If your lonely heart breaks 
         D 
Only the lonely 
  
Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah