Chords for This Time I'm Gone For Good
Tempo:
179.7 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Eb
Cm
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
We'd like to do our very latest recording.
A little tune that said simply this.
[F] Steve Barry, [Fm] my man, man.
That's the one that took care of business on this.
Let's give [Eb] Steve a big [Fm] hand.
Stand up, Steve.
Would you do [Eb] that?
You wanna [Eb] stand?
[Fm]
I should've stayed gone [Eb]
[F] when
[Fm] I left before
[Eb]
[Fm]
[Eb] [Bbm] cause you do me wrong.
[Ab] When [Bbm]
we're together.
[Bb]
[Fm] But I keep coming [Eb] back, [C] oh [Fm] Lord, for more.
[F]
[Eb] [Db] When I leave this time,
[Cm]
make sure it's understood
[Fm] that this time I'm gone for [Eb] good.
[Fm]
[F]
Listen, [Bb] [Fm]
many times I've left you
[Eb] but I [Fm] couldn't stay
[Gm] [Fm] away too long.
[Eb] [Bbm]
Thank God for the strength that he gave to me.
[Fm] Leave home and still be strong.
[F] [Fm]
[Db] When I leave this time,
[Cm] make sure it's understood
[Fm] that this time I'm gone for good.
Let me [Cm] say, [Fm]
it's been warm outside
but for me, but for me, there's been no sunshine.
[Bbm] So hard for me to leave you.
[Fm]
Oh, but I finally [Cm]
made [Fm] up my mind.
[F] [Fm]
[Db] When I leave this time,
[Cm] make sure it's understood
[Fm] that this time I'm gone for good.
[Cm] [Fm] This time, baby, Lord,
[C] I'm not gonna let you [Fm] worry me no more.
[Bb] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Fm] This time, baby,
[Cm] [Fm] Lord,
[Bb] [B] [Fm] don't even say nothing to me, woman.
[Eb] [Fm]
Look out, child.
[C]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm] [Fm] Oh, bye-bye, baby.
[Eb]
[Fm]
Goodbye, [Eb] my [Fm] Lord.
[C] Oh, Lord.
[F] Oh, baby.
Oh, Lord.
[Eb] [F]
[B] [Fm] Shame me, Lord.
[Eb] [Fm] Oh, shame me.
[C]
[Fm] Shame,
[B] [Fm] oh, shame me.
I'd [Eb] like to say, [Fm] Lord, shame me.
Oh, Lord, let me tell you again.
[F]
I live on a lonely avenue.
It's all because of you.
Oh,
[Fm]
[Eb] [F]
yeah.
[Fm]
Would [Ebm] you mind saying it kinda
[Fm]
[C] [Fm] everyday?
Should I cry?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, I'd like to cry.
[Bb] I'd [Fm] like to, yeah, yeah.
You made it, Lord.
[B]
[C] Shame on [F] you.
[Eb] [F] When can I get a witness out there, y'all?
Let me hear from you.
I think I'll do it one [Fm] more time.
[Eb]
[Fm] I should've stayed gone
[Bb] [Fm]
when I left before.
[F]
[Fm]
[C] [Bbm] Oh, you do me wrong.
[Ab] [Bbm] And we're all together.
[Ab] [Fm] I keep coming back,
[Eb] [Fm] oh, Lord, for more.
[Eb] [Db] And when I leave, it's [F] time.
[Cm]
Make sure it's a nice good.
[Fm] This time I'm gone for [Cm] good.
[Fm]
This is for you, Ma.
[Eb]
[Fm]
Many times I left you, but I [Eb] [Fm] couldn't stay.
[Eb] I [Fm] wait too long.
Otis.
[Cm] [Bbm] Thank God for the strength that he [Bbm] gave to me.
[Fm] Leave home and still be strong.
[F] [Eb] [Db] When I leave, it's time.
[Cm]
Make sure it's a nice good.
[Fm] This time I'm gone for good.
[C] [Fm]
It's been warm outside.
[Bb] [Fm] Well, but for me, but for me, there's been no sunshine.
[Eb] [Bbm]
So hard for me to leave you.
[Fm]
Oh, but I finally [Cm]
[Fm] made up my mind.
[Eb]
[Db] When I leave, it's time.
[Cm] Make sure it's a nice good.
[Fm]
This time I'm gone for good.
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] It's my baby, God.
[Cm] Oh, I'm not gonna let [Fm] you worry me no more.
[C] [Fm]
It's my baby, [Eb] God.
[Fm] Oh,
[C] [Fm] don't even say nothing to me, woman.
[Eb] [Fm]
Because I [Eb] like to sing.
[Fm]
Oh,
[Eb] [Fm] my baby.
[Cm]
[Fm]
Oh, [Eb]
but God [Fm] don't know that.
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Bb]
[Fm]
[Gm] Thank you.
[B]
[N]
A little tune that said simply this.
[F] Steve Barry, [Fm] my man, man.
That's the one that took care of business on this.
Let's give [Eb] Steve a big [Fm] hand.
Stand up, Steve.
Would you do [Eb] that?
You wanna [Eb] stand?
[Fm]
I should've stayed gone [Eb]
[F] when
[Fm] I left before
[Eb]
[Fm]
[Eb] [Bbm] cause you do me wrong.
[Ab] When [Bbm]
we're together.
[Bb]
[Fm] But I keep coming [Eb] back, [C] oh [Fm] Lord, for more.
[F]
[Eb] [Db] When I leave this time,
[Cm]
make sure it's understood
[Fm] that this time I'm gone for [Eb] good.
[Fm]
[F]
Listen, [Bb] [Fm]
many times I've left you
[Eb] but I [Fm] couldn't stay
[Gm] [Fm] away too long.
[Eb] [Bbm]
Thank God for the strength that he gave to me.
[Fm] Leave home and still be strong.
[F] [Fm]
[Db] When I leave this time,
[Cm] make sure it's understood
[Fm] that this time I'm gone for good.
Let me [Cm] say, [Fm]
it's been warm outside
but for me, but for me, there's been no sunshine.
[Bbm] So hard for me to leave you.
[Fm]
Oh, but I finally [Cm]
made [Fm] up my mind.
[F] [Fm]
[Db] When I leave this time,
[Cm] make sure it's understood
[Fm] that this time I'm gone for good.
[Cm] [Fm] This time, baby, Lord,
[C] I'm not gonna let you [Fm] worry me no more.
[Bb] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Fm] This time, baby,
[Cm] [Fm] Lord,
[Bb] [B] [Fm] don't even say nothing to me, woman.
[Eb] [Fm]
Look out, child.
[C]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm] [Fm] Oh, bye-bye, baby.
[Eb]
[Fm]
Goodbye, [Eb] my [Fm] Lord.
[C] Oh, Lord.
[F] Oh, baby.
Oh, Lord.
[Eb] [F]
[B] [Fm] Shame me, Lord.
[Eb] [Fm] Oh, shame me.
[C]
[Fm] Shame,
[B] [Fm] oh, shame me.
I'd [Eb] like to say, [Fm] Lord, shame me.
Oh, Lord, let me tell you again.
[F]
I live on a lonely avenue.
It's all because of you.
Oh,
[Fm]
[Eb] [F]
yeah.
[Fm]
Would [Ebm] you mind saying it kinda
[Fm]
[C] [Fm] everyday?
Should I cry?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, I'd like to cry.
[Bb] I'd [Fm] like to, yeah, yeah.
You made it, Lord.
[B]
[C] Shame on [F] you.
[Eb] [F] When can I get a witness out there, y'all?
Let me hear from you.
I think I'll do it one [Fm] more time.
[Eb]
[Fm] I should've stayed gone
[Bb] [Fm]
when I left before.
[F]
[Fm]
[C] [Bbm] Oh, you do me wrong.
[Ab] [Bbm] And we're all together.
[Ab] [Fm] I keep coming back,
[Eb] [Fm] oh, Lord, for more.
[Eb] [Db] And when I leave, it's [F] time.
[Cm]
Make sure it's a nice good.
[Fm] This time I'm gone for [Cm] good.
[Fm]
This is for you, Ma.
[Eb]
[Fm]
Many times I left you, but I [Eb] [Fm] couldn't stay.
[Eb] I [Fm] wait too long.
Otis.
[Cm] [Bbm] Thank God for the strength that he [Bbm] gave to me.
[Fm] Leave home and still be strong.
[F] [Eb] [Db] When I leave, it's time.
[Cm]
Make sure it's a nice good.
[Fm] This time I'm gone for good.
[C] [Fm]
It's been warm outside.
[Bb] [Fm] Well, but for me, but for me, there's been no sunshine.
[Eb] [Bbm]
So hard for me to leave you.
[Fm]
Oh, but I finally [Cm]
[Fm] made up my mind.
[Eb]
[Db] When I leave, it's time.
[Cm] Make sure it's a nice good.
[Fm]
This time I'm gone for good.
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] It's my baby, God.
[Cm] Oh, I'm not gonna let [Fm] you worry me no more.
[C] [Fm]
It's my baby, [Eb] God.
[Fm] Oh,
[C] [Fm] don't even say nothing to me, woman.
[Eb] [Fm]
Because I [Eb] like to sing.
[Fm]
Oh,
[Eb] [Fm] my baby.
[Cm]
[Fm]
Oh, [Eb]
but God [Fm] don't know that.
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Bb]
[Fm]
[Gm] Thank you.
[B]
[N]
Key:
Fm
Eb
Cm
F
C
Fm
Eb
Cm
_ _ _ _ _
We'd like to do our very latest recording.
A little tune that said simply this. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[F] Steve Barry, _ _ [Fm] my man, man. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
That's the one that took care of business on this.
Let's give [Eb] Steve a big [Fm] hand.
Stand up, Steve.
_ Would you do [Eb] that?
_ You wanna [Eb] stand? _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _
I should've stayed gone [Eb] _
[F] when _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ I _ left before _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] cause you do me wrong. _ _ _
[Ab] When _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ we're together.
_ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] But I keep coming _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] back, [C] oh [Fm] Lord, for more.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] [Db] When I leave _ _ this time,
_ _ [Cm] _ _
make sure it's _ understood
_ _ [Fm] _ that this _ _ time I'm gone for [Eb] good.
[Fm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _
Listen, [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ many times I've left you _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] but I [Fm] couldn't _ stay _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] away too _ long. _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm]
Thank _ _ God for the strength _ that he _ _ _ gave to me. _ _
[Fm] _ Leave _ home _ _ _ _ _
and still be _ strong.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Db] When I _ leave _ this _ _ time,
[Cm] _ _ make sure it's _ _ understood
_ [Fm] that this _ _ time I'm gone for good. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Let me [Cm] say, _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ it's been _ warm _ outside _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ but for me, _ _ _ but for me, _ there's been no _ sunshine. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] So _ _ _ hard for _ me _ to _ _ leave _ you.
_ _ _ _ [Fm]
Oh, but I _ _ _ _ _ finally _ [Cm] _
made [Fm] up my mind. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Db] When I _ leave _ this _ time,
_ _ [Cm] _ _ make sure it's understood _ _
_ [Fm] that this _ _ time I'm gone for good. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] This time, baby, _ _ _ Lord, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I'm not gonna let you [Fm] worry me no more. _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ This time, _ baby, _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] Lord,
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [B] [Fm] don't even say nothing to me, woman. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
Look out, child.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Fm] Oh, bye-bye, _ baby.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Goodbye, [Eb] my _ _ [Fm] _ Lord.
_ _ _ [C] Oh, Lord.
_ _ [F] Oh, baby.
_ _ Oh, Lord.
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [Fm] _ Shame me, _ Lord. _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Fm] Oh, shame _ me.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] Shame, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Fm] oh, shame me.
_ _ I'd [Eb] like to say, [Fm] Lord, _ shame me. _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, Lord, let me tell you again.
_ [F] _
I live on a lonely _ _ avenue.
_ _ _ _ It's all _ because of you.
_ Oh, _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _
yeah.
_ [Fm] _ _
Would [Ebm] you mind saying it kinda _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] everyday?
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Should I cry?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'd like to _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
cry. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] I'd [Fm] like to, _ _ _ _ _ yeah, _ _ yeah.
_ You made it, Lord. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Shame _ on _ [F] you. _ _
_ [Eb] _ [F] When can I get a witness out there, y'all? _ _
_ Let me hear from you.
_ _ _ _ I think I'll do it one [Fm] more time.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] I should've stayed gone _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
when I _ left _ _ before. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bbm] Oh, you do me wrong. _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bbm] And _ _ we're all _ together.
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] I keep coming _ _ back, _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Fm] oh, Lord, for more. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] [Db] And when I _ _ _ leave, it's _ [F] time.
_ [Cm] _ _
Make sure it's a nice good.
_ _ [Fm] _ This time I'm gone for [Cm] _ good.
[Fm] _ _ _
This is for you, Ma.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ Many times I left you, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
but I [Eb] [Fm] couldn't _ stay.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I [Fm] wait too _ long.
_ Otis. _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] Thank _ God for the strength _ _ that he _ [Bbm] _ gave to me.
_ [Fm] _ Leave home _ _ _ _ _ _ and still be _ strong. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] [Db] When I _ _ _ leave, it's _ time.
_ [Cm] _ _
Make sure it's a nice good.
_ [Fm] _ This _ _ time I'm gone for good. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
It's been _ warm _ _ _ _ outside. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] Well, but for me, _ _ but for me, _ there's been no sunshine. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm]
So _ _ hard for _ _ me _ to _ _ leave _ you.
_ _ [Fm] _
Oh, but I _ _ _ _ _ finally _ [Cm] _
[Fm] made up my _ mind. _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Db] When I leave, _ _ _ it's time. _
[Cm] _ _ _ Make sure it's a nice good.
[Fm] _
_ This _ time I'm gone for good. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ It's my baby, _ God. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] Oh, I'm not gonna let [Fm] you worry me no more. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
It's my baby, _ _ [Eb] God.
_ [Fm] Oh,
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Fm] don't even say nothing to me, woman. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ Because I [Eb] like to sing.
_ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] my baby.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ Oh, _ _ [Eb]
but God [Fm] don't _ know that.
_ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] Thank you. _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
We'd like to do our very latest recording.
A little tune that said simply this. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[F] Steve Barry, _ _ [Fm] my man, man. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
That's the one that took care of business on this.
Let's give [Eb] Steve a big [Fm] hand.
Stand up, Steve.
_ Would you do [Eb] that?
_ You wanna [Eb] stand? _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _
I should've stayed gone [Eb] _
[F] when _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ I _ left before _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] cause you do me wrong. _ _ _
[Ab] When _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ we're together.
_ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] But I keep coming _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] back, [C] oh [Fm] Lord, for more.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] [Db] When I leave _ _ this time,
_ _ [Cm] _ _
make sure it's _ understood
_ _ [Fm] _ that this _ _ time I'm gone for [Eb] good.
[Fm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _
Listen, [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ many times I've left you _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] but I [Fm] couldn't _ stay _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] away too _ long. _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm]
Thank _ _ God for the strength _ that he _ _ _ gave to me. _ _
[Fm] _ Leave _ home _ _ _ _ _
and still be _ strong.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Db] When I _ leave _ this _ _ time,
[Cm] _ _ make sure it's _ _ understood
_ [Fm] that this _ _ time I'm gone for good. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Let me [Cm] say, _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ it's been _ warm _ outside _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ but for me, _ _ _ but for me, _ there's been no _ sunshine. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] So _ _ _ hard for _ me _ to _ _ leave _ you.
_ _ _ _ [Fm]
Oh, but I _ _ _ _ _ finally _ [Cm] _
made [Fm] up my mind. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Db] When I _ leave _ this _ time,
_ _ [Cm] _ _ make sure it's understood _ _
_ [Fm] that this _ _ time I'm gone for good. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] This time, baby, _ _ _ Lord, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I'm not gonna let you [Fm] worry me no more. _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ This time, _ baby, _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] Lord,
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [B] [Fm] don't even say nothing to me, woman. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
Look out, child.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Fm] Oh, bye-bye, _ baby.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Goodbye, [Eb] my _ _ [Fm] _ Lord.
_ _ _ [C] Oh, Lord.
_ _ [F] Oh, baby.
_ _ Oh, Lord.
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [Fm] _ Shame me, _ Lord. _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Fm] Oh, shame _ me.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] Shame, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Fm] oh, shame me.
_ _ I'd [Eb] like to say, [Fm] Lord, _ shame me. _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, Lord, let me tell you again.
_ [F] _
I live on a lonely _ _ avenue.
_ _ _ _ It's all _ because of you.
_ Oh, _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _
yeah.
_ [Fm] _ _
Would [Ebm] you mind saying it kinda _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] everyday?
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Should I cry?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'd like to _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
cry. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] I'd [Fm] like to, _ _ _ _ _ yeah, _ _ yeah.
_ You made it, Lord. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Shame _ on _ [F] you. _ _
_ [Eb] _ [F] When can I get a witness out there, y'all? _ _
_ Let me hear from you.
_ _ _ _ I think I'll do it one [Fm] more time.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] I should've stayed gone _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
when I _ left _ _ before. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bbm] Oh, you do me wrong. _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bbm] And _ _ we're all _ together.
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] I keep coming _ _ back, _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Fm] oh, Lord, for more. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] [Db] And when I _ _ _ leave, it's _ [F] time.
_ [Cm] _ _
Make sure it's a nice good.
_ _ [Fm] _ This time I'm gone for [Cm] _ good.
[Fm] _ _ _
This is for you, Ma.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ Many times I left you, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
but I [Eb] [Fm] couldn't _ stay.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I [Fm] wait too _ long.
_ Otis. _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] Thank _ God for the strength _ _ that he _ [Bbm] _ gave to me.
_ [Fm] _ Leave home _ _ _ _ _ _ and still be _ strong. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] [Db] When I _ _ _ leave, it's _ time.
_ [Cm] _ _
Make sure it's a nice good.
_ [Fm] _ This _ _ time I'm gone for good. _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
It's been _ warm _ _ _ _ outside. _
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_ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] Well, but for me, _ _ but for me, _ there's been no sunshine. _ _ _
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So _ _ hard for _ _ me _ to _ _ leave _ you.
_ _ [Fm] _
Oh, but I _ _ _ _ _ finally _ [Cm] _
[Fm] made up my _ mind. _
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[Db] When I leave, _ _ _ it's time. _
[Cm] _ _ _ Make sure it's a nice good.
[Fm] _
_ This _ time I'm gone for good. _
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_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ It's my baby, _ God. _ _ _
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_ [Cm] Oh, I'm not gonna let [Fm] you worry me no more. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
It's my baby, _ _ [Eb] God.
_ [Fm] Oh,
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[C] _ _ _ [Fm] don't even say nothing to me, woman. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ Because I [Eb] like to sing.
_ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] my baby.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ Oh, _ _ [Eb]
but God [Fm] don't _ know that.
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_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
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[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Gm] Thank you. _ _
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