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Version 1
OK, so this is one of the sexiest blues songs you'll ever hear.
Think of Since I Been Lovin You, or Babe I'm Gonna Leave You by Led Zeppelin; slow
6/8 blues with a walkin bass line.
I would recommend listening to the song first if you're not familiar with it
already, the lyrics fit very loosely over the chords.
While its probably best suited for guitar, it sounds pretty good on a piano too. Enjoy :D
Bass riff between Gm7 to Cm:G Bb D Bb C
C Bb G F G
4 bar Intro: Cm Gm7 x2
[Verse 1]
Cm Gm7
If I ever leave you, you can say I told you so
Cm Gm7
If I ever hurt you baby, you know I hurt myself as well
[Chorus]
Gb Fm7 G7
Is that any way for a man to carry on?
Ab7 G7
You'd think he'd want his little loved one gone
Cm Cm/Bb F/A Ab G7
I Love you baby, more than you'll ever know, more than you'll ever
Cm Gm7 x2
know
[Verse 2]
Cm Gm7
When I wasn't makin too much money, you know where my paycheck went
Cm Gm7
You know I brought it home to baby, and I never spent one red cent
[Chorus]
Gb Fm7 G7
Is that any way for a man to carry on?
Ab7 G7
You'd think he'd want his little loved one gone
Cm Cm/Bb F/A Ab G7
I Love you baby, more than you'll ever know, more than you'll ever
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Cm Cm Cm C
know
[Bridge]
Eb Ab
I'm not tryin to be
Eb Ab
any kind of man
Eb Ab
I'm tryin to be somebody
Eb Ab
you can love trust and understand
C Fmaj7/C
I know that I can be Yeah!
Cmaj7 Fmaj7/C
a part of you that no one else could see
Fm F#dim Gm7 G7 G7
I just gotta hear, to hear you say "it's alright" yeah, yeah,
[Verse 3]
Cm Gm7
YEAH! I'm only flesh and blood baby, but I can be all that you demand
Cm Gm7
I could be president of General Motors, or just a tiny grain of sand
Chorus: Gb Fm7 G7
Is that any way for a man to carry on?
Ab7 G7
You'd think he'd want his little loved one gone
Cm Cm/Bb F/A Ab G7
I- I Love you baby, I love you baby love more than you'll ever
Solo: guitar:
Cm Gm7
know
Cm Gm7
ya
saz:
Cm Gm7
Cm Gm7
Fm7 G7 Ab7 G7
Cm Cm/Bb F/A Ab G7
ya ya!
guitar:
Cm Gm7
Cm Gm7
[Verse 1]
Cm Gm7
If I ever leave you, you can say I told you so
Cm Gm7
and if I ever hurt you, you know I hurt myself as well
[Chorus]
Gb Fm7 G7
Is that any way for a man to carry on?
Ab7 G7
You'd think he'd want his little loved one gone try to tell you
Cm Cm/Bb F/A Ab G7
I love you baby, love you baby ya ya ya I love you more than
Cm Cm/Bb F/A Ab G7
you'll ever know ooo ya ya ya I love you I love you I love baby
[Outro]
Cm7 Gm7
Cm7 Gm7
Cm7 Gm7
Well alright I told ya so many times before
Cm7 Gm7 Cm7 Gm7
I know I know I know you know I'm gonna tell ya one more time
Cm7 Gm7
I know I know ..fade