Chords for Denise Lasalle - Why Am I Missing You

[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ You know, folk, [Ab] _ _ [Cm]
when I hear [Eb] somebody say they miss somebody, I feel [F] like nine times out
of 10 is [C] because of the nice [Eb] things they used to do for them.
You [F] know what I'm talking about? _
[Cm] The kind of things that when you think [Eb] about it, _ a smile will come across your face.
[Eb] _ _ Make you want to reach out and hold them in your arms one more time.
[Cm] _ But you know [Eb] what?
Life can play some real [Cm] serious funny tricks [Bb] on you sometimes.
_ _ You see, I had to put my old [Eb] man out the other day because the man just up and went fucking crazy. _ _
[Ab] Started staying out all night, _ running around with other women, hanging out in [C] casinos,
spending all this money and shit.
[Eb] _ The one day I woke up and I said, listen, [Cm] you get the fuck out [Eb] because I don't need
nobody to help me do bad.
I can do bad by my [Cm] goddamn self.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
But now I'm wondering, am I going crazy?
[Cm] _ You see, [Eb] _
it get kind of lonely in the middle of the night, y'all.
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] You get to need somebody.
_ _ _ And I find myself asking myself this question.
Why am I [Ab] missing you?
Am I missing you?
Why [Ab] am I missing you?
[Bb] _
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ Am [Eb] I missing you?
_ [Ab] When _ _ _
[Eb] you first left, I said I'd be [Cm] alright. _ _
[Eb] But now that you're gone, I find I can't sleep at [Cm] night. _
[Eb] I'm clinging hard to a pillow, soaking [C] wet with tears. _
_ Missing all the sweet things you haven't done for [Ab] me in years.
That's why I ask [Eb] myself, why _ am [Ab] I missing you?
Am [Eb] I missing you, baby?
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Am [Eb] I missing you?
Oh, am [Ab] I missing you?
Lord, [Eb] you stayed out all night, coming in at [C] two and three. _
[Eb] You either drunk or too tired, [F] couldn't make love to me. _
[Eb] You run around with other women, and I know it's true. _
So why the hell am I missing [Bb] all the things you didn't do?
_ _ Why am [Ab] I missing _ [Eb] _ you?
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] Why am [Ab] I missing you?
[Eb] Am I missing you?
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] You didn't give me no money, [C] didn't have none of your own. _
_ [Eb] You didn't give me no time, that's why we left all alone.
_ You didn't give me no respect, didn't have [Cm] none for yourself.
[Cm] [Eb] You sure didn't give me no loving, didn't have a damn [Ab] thing left.
That's why I [Eb] ask myself, why am [Ab] I missing you?
[Eb] Why am I missing you, baby?
Why am I [Ab] missing you?
[Eb] Tell me why.
_ [Ab] Why am I missing you? _
[Eb] Am I missing you?
Why am [Ab] I missing you?
_ [Eb] Now [Eb] four of my best friends came to me the other day. _
See, they were worried about me.
They were worried about me.
Willie Clayton said, Denise, _ girl, you don't look [Cm] too good. _
[Bb] [Eb] Tell me what's wrong with you.
_ [Cm] Hold on.
_ [Eb]
I said, now, three people sleeping in my bed at one time, just won't do.
And somebody had to go, but my bed got lonely now.
_ _ [Cm] _
[Eb] I need somebody.
_ I need somebody.
Johnny Taylor said, Pete, _ I know what you need right now.
[Cm] _
[Eb] You need a good love.
_ You need [Ab] somebody you can call your own.
[Eb] Yeah.
_ Oh, yeah.
Oh, [C] yeah.
Oh, [Eb] but I have another friend.
_ [Eb] I have another friend. _
He was worried about me.
He was worried [Bb] about me.
Lenno [Eb] Moe said, I came over to help you, baby.
[Ab] _
I [Eb] believe I can help you straighten out right now if you let [Cm] me.
I can help you get [Eb] your home.
_ Oh, yeah. _
Help you get your home fine, buddy.
I believe I can.
Oh, Lord.
I have another friend.
_ I have another friend.
All the way from Chicago, he came down to see about me.
[Ab] _ _
[Eb] Tyrone said, Denise, oh, _ Denise, baby. _
[Cm] Please tell me [Eb] what I can do for you.
I looked at Tyrone and said, _
[Cm] if [Eb] you see my man, here's what I want you to do for me.
Tell him I want to change my mind.
I want to change my mind.
Tell him I want to change [Ebm] my mind.
_ [Ab] _ _
[Ab] I [Eb] want to change [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] my mind.
I want to change my mind.
I [Ab] _ _
want [Eb] to change my mind.
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ I want to [Ab] change my mind.
[Ebm] Peace.
Oh, I am fine.
[Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ Oh, I am [Ab] fine. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ Oh, I am [Ab] fine.
Just let me be.
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