Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman
Originally recorded by Ruby and the Romantics as 'Hey There Lonely Boy';
a much bigger hit in this regendered version by Eddie Holman. Not sure
where this was recorded, but the stuttering bass line and minimalist
string arrangement point toward Philadelphia.
"Hey There Lonely Girl"
(Earl Shuman / Leon Carr)
Intro (12/8 feel):
Amaj7 Bm7/A Amaj7 Bm7/A Bm7/E [N.C.]
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Chorus:
Hey [1: tbere 2: bey] [Dmaj7] lonely girl, [1: C#m7]lonely 2: my only] girl
[Bm7/E]Let me make your broken heart like[Amaj7] new
Hey there [Dmaj7]lonely girl, [C#m7]lonely girl
Bm7/E A [N.C.]
Don't you know this lonely boy loves you
Verse 1:
Ever since he broke your [C#m7]heart
You've seemed so l[D6]ost
Each time you pa[E7]ssed my way
Oh, how I long to take your [C#m7]hand
And say "don't [D6]cry
I'll kiss your t[E7]ears away"
[repeat cborus]
Verse 2 (first three lines sung by background singers):
(You think that only his two lips
Can kiss your lips
And make your heart stand still)
But once you're in my arms you'll see
No one can kiss
E7 F7 [key cbange to Bb]
Your lips the way I will, the way I will
Chorus (in Bb):
Hey there [Ebmaj7]lonely girl, l[Dm7]onely girl
[Cm7/F]Let me make your broken heart like[Bbmaj7] new
Hey there [Ebmaj7]lonely girl, l[Dm7]onely girl
[Cm7/F]Don't you know this lonely boy loves [Bb]you
Coda:
Cm7/F [N.C.] Bbmaj7 Cm7/F
Don't you know this lonely boy loves you...oo...oo
You[Bbmaj7]-oo...oo[Cm7/F]-oo
He-ey there[Ebmaj7] lonely, lonely, lonely lo-[Dm7]one-ly girl
Cm7/F Bbmaj7 [fade]
Ca-ant you see that I love you
-- another ace 60's [] tab from
Andrew Rogers
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