Capo 1st Fret 
 
D - D7 - G7 - D - A7 - D 
 
D                  G          D 
High in a tree on top of the hill 
D                    D7                   A7 
By the light of the lonesome ol' moon  
D                     G 
I hear the call of a lone whipporwill 
D            A7       D 
Singing his mournful tune 
 
D                           G                D 
Way off in the night blows the long freight train 
D                  D7        A7 
With a roar and a rUmble of wheels  
D                 D7            G 
My poor heart is breaking with every refrain 
D                          A7    D 
'cause it sounds just the way I feel 
 
D7          G    D 
And it's a high lonesome 
D              D7              A7 
High lonesome heartbroken and blue 
       G    D 
It's a high lonesome 
G    D            A7           D 
Lil' darling I'm lonesome for you 
 
D - D7 - G7 - D - A7 - D 
 
D                D7    G                D 
Do you ever get weary roamin' around 
D                    D7                    A7 
Do you think of the sweet love we knew 
D                D7           G 
Do you ever get lonesome the way I am now 
D                 A7           D 
Lil' darling I'm lonesome for you 
 
D7        G    D 
And it's high lonesome 
D              D7              A7 
High lonesome heartbroken and blue 
       G    D 
It's a high lonesome 
G    D            A7           D 
Lil' darling I'm lonesome for you 
D7     G    D 
It's a high lonesome 
G    D            A7           D 
Lil' darling I'm lonesome for you