Chorus
C 
Only the lonely 
F 
Only the lonely 
G 
Only the lonely 
F    C 
Will know 
 
Verse 1
C 
I spent a lifetime 
F 
Searchin' for some kind 
G 
Of contentment 
F          C 
Here in my soul 
 
Verse 2
C 
Just a little sunshine 
F 
Only sometimes 
G 
In a place to come 
F           C 
In from the cold 
 
Chorus
C 
Only the lonely 
F 
Only the lonely 
G 
Only the lonely 
F    C 
Will know 
 
Verse 3
C 
Lost and lonely 
F 
Longing for only 
G 
One ray of light 
F                     C 
In this dark wheel of time 
 
Verse 4
C 
Hearts that's forsakin' 
F 
Left silently breakin' 
G 
Shipwrecked and lost 
F                C 
On life's stormy sea 
 
Chorus
C 
Only the lonely 
F 
Only the lonely 
G 
Only the lonely 
F    C 
Will know 
 
Repeat chorus 4 times