Am     Am

[Verse 1]
      Am                               D        E     Am
Every evening when the sun goes down I sit here in my room
        Am                             D        E      Am
And the lamplight streaming over me projects my lonely gloom
   C                    F                    E
My counterpart in agony mocks each tear that falls
Am                                    D       E      Am
And I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls

[Verse 2]
     Am                            D      E       Am
He's always by my side at night no matter where I go
   Am                           D      E      Am
He lurks out in the darkness or in the neon's glow
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He follows me across the steps and up and down the hall
      Am                              D       E      Am
And I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls

[Istrumental]
Am    D E Am    D E Am

[Verse 3]
  Am                               D       E      Am
I sit and watch the candle and the flicker of the flame
   Am                                  D         E     Am
My writhing shadow twists and turns as though it is in pain
    C                        F             E
I'm trying to escape the memory my heart recalls
      Am                              D       E      Am
And I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls

[Verse 4]
    Am                         D       E          Am
The image of a love I lost and all the things I'd planned
       Am                        D      E     Am
Are as empty as this bottle that I hold in my hand
   C                               F                  E
My soul is buried in the depths of love and life's pitfalls
      Am                              D       E      Am
And I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls

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  C               Am              F       E               Am6
I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls