**************** LONESOME ON'RY AND MEAN **************** performed by Waylon Jennings. Verse 1:

On a gre^Dyhound bus,Lord i'm traveling^G this morning ^D I'm going to Shreveport^G and on down to New Orleans ^D Been driving these highways^G,been doing things my way ^D It's been making me lonesome^C/G,on'ry ^Gand mean ^D

Verse 2:

Now her ^Dhair was jet black,and her name was^G Codiene ^D Thought she was the cream of ^Gthe Basin Street queens ^D She got tired of^G that smokey whine dream ^D Began to feel lonesome^C/G,on'ry ^Gand mean ^D

Verse 3:

We got t^Dogether,and we cashed i^Gn our sweeps ^D Gave them to a beggar w^Gho was mumbling through the streets ^D There's no escaping f^Grom his snowy white dreams ^D Born lookin' lonesome^C/G,on'ry ^Gand mean ^D

Verse 4:

Now i'm ^Ddown in this valley,where the wheels tu^Grn so low ^D At dawn i pray,to t^Ghe Lord of my soul ^D I say do Lord,do ^Gright by me ^D I'm tired of being lonesome^C/G,on'ry ^Gand mean ^D

Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics. Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr

Waylon Jennings - Lonesome onry and mean