Verse 1
C Cmaj7
I've seen love go by my door
F Fm
It's never been this close before
C G G7
Never been so easy or so slow
C C7
Been shootin' in the dark too long
F Fm
If something ain't right it's wrong
C G C
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go
Verse 2
C Cmaj7
Dragon clouds so high above
F Fm
I've only known careless love
C Cmaj7 G7
It's always hit me from below
C Cmaj7
But this time around it's more correct
F Fm
Right on target so direct
C G C
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go
Verse 3
C Cmaj7
Purple clover Queen Anne lace
F Fm
Crimson hair across your face
C Cmaj7 G7
You can make me cry if you don't know
C Cmaj7
Can't remember what I was thinking of
F Fm
You're spoiling me with too much love
C G C
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go
Bridge
G C
Flowers on the hillside blooming crazy
G C
Crickets talking back and forth in rhyme
D D7
Blue river running slow and lazy
F G
I could stay with you forever and never realize the time
Verse 4
C Cmaj7
Situations have ended sad
F Fm
Relationships have all been bad
C Cmaj7 G7
Mine have been like Verlaine's and Rimbaud
C Cmaj7
But there’s no way I can compare
F Fm
All those scenes to this affair
C G C
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go
Bridge 2
G C
You're gonna make me wonder what I'm doing
G C
Staying far behind without you
D7
You're gonna make me wonder what I'm saying
F G
You're gonna make me give myself a good talking to
Verse 5
C Cmaj7
I'll look for you in old Honolula
F Fm
San Francisco, Ashtabula
C Cmaj7 G7
You're gonna have to leave me now I know
C Cmaj7
But I'll see you in the sky above
F Fm
In the tall grass and the ones I love
C G C
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go