Song facts: “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” was one of the biggest selling singles in 1960. 

Harmonica type: diatonic

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Are you lonesome tonight
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Do you miss me tonight
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Are you sorry we drifted apart
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Does your memory stray
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To a bright sunny day
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When I kissed you
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And called you sweetheart

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Do the chairs in your parlor
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Seem empty and bare
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Do you gaze at your doorstep
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And picture me there
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Is your heart filled with pain
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Shall I come back again
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Tell me dear are you lonesome tonight

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