Intro A A7 D7 D7 A E7 A A Verse 1: A A7 C#7 D7 Then I went down by that freight depot A E7 A And that freight train he come rollin' by E A Lord and I sure ain't got no lovin' baby now E A And I sure ain't got no lovin' baby now Verse 2: A A7 C#7 D7 Then I went off in that far distant land A E7 A I wasn't there long before I got a telegram (What did it say?) E A Sayin' now man won't you please come home E A Now man won't you please come home
Verse 3: A A7 C#7 D7 Then I went back home, I looked on the bed A E7 A And that best old friend I had was dead E A Lord, and I ain't got no lovin' baby now E A And I ain't got no lovin' baby now Verse 4: A A7 C#7 D7 And I'm sorry, sorry, sorry to my heart A E7 A But that best old friend someday must part E A Lord I ain't got no lovin' baby now E A And I ain't got no lovin' baby now. (Play it for me now) Instrumental A A7 D7 A E7 A E7 A Verse 5: A A7 C#7 D7 Now as sure as the birds range in the sky above A E7 A Life ain't worth livin' if you ain't with the one you love E A Lord and I ain't got no lovin' baby now E A Lord I ain't got no lover now Verse 6: A A7 C#7 D7 If I'd knowed you didn't love me and didn't want me too A E7 A I would've take morphine and died E A Lord I ain't got no lovin' baby now E A E7 A And I ain't got no lovin' baby now