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Hey There Lonely Girl

Eddie Holman

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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:

	                      Dmaj7             C#m7
	Hey [1: there  2: hey] lonely girl, [1: lonely  2: my only] girl
	Bm7/E                             Amaj7
	Let me make your broken heart like new
	          Dmaj7        C#m7
	Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
	Bm7/E                                 A  [N.C.]
	Don't you know this lonely boy loves you

Verse 1:

	                         C#m7
	Ever since he broke your heart
	                  D6
	You've seemed so lost
	                E7
	Each time you passed my way
	                            C#m7
	Oh, how I long to take your hand
	               D6
	And say "don't cry
	                E7
	I'll kiss your tears away"

[repeat chorus]

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 change to Bb]
	Your lips  the way I will, the way I will

Chorus (in Bb):

	          Ebmaj7        Dm7
	Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
	Cm7/F                             Bbmaj7
	Let me make your broken heart like new
	          Ebmaj7        Dm7
	Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
	Cm7/F                                Bb
	Don't you know this lonely boy loves you

Coda:

	Cm7/F [N.C.]                        Bbmaj7     Cm7/F
	Don't you know this lonely boy loves you...oo...oo
	   Bbmaj7  Cm7/F
	You-oo...oo-oo
	           Ebmaj7                      Dm7
	He-ey there lonely, lonely, lonely  lo-one-ly girl
	Cm7/F                     Bbmaj7 [fade]
	Ca-ant you see that I love you


-- another ace 60's [barely - it first charted on 12/27/69] tab from
   Andrew Rogers