Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)



Artist: Roy Orbison (peak Billboard position # 2 in 1960)

Words and Music by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson



(Dum-dum-dummy doo-wah, ooh yay, yay, yay, yeah)

(Oh, oh oh oh oh ooh-ah-ah, only the lonely, only the lonely)



Only the lonely (Dum-dum-dummy doo-wah)

Know the way I feel tonight (Ooh yay, yay, yay, yeah)

Only the lonely (Dum-dum-dummy doo-wah)

Know this feeling aint right (Dum-dum-dummy doo-wah)



There goes my baby, there goes my heart

Theyre gone forever, so far apart

But only the lonely know wh-y-y I cry--only the lonely

(Dum-dum-dummy doo-wah, ooh yay, yay, yay, yeah)

(Oh, oh oh oh oh ooh-ah-ah, only the lonely, only the lonely)



Only the lonely (Dum-dum-dummy doo-wah)

Know the heartaches Ive been through (Ooh yay, yay, yay, yeah

Only the lonely (Dum-dum-dummy doo-wah)

Know I cry and cry for you (Dum-dum-dummy doo-wah)



Maybe tomorrow a new romance

No-o-o more sorrow, but thats the chance

Youve got to ta-a-a-ake, if your lonely heart breaks

Only the lonely (Dum-dum-dummy doo-wah)



Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz

ronhontz@worldnet.att.net