SINCE I LOST MY BABY
by The Temptations, 1965
Key of Eb Capo I and play in D
(Intro)
x2 (with strings)
The sun is shining, there's plenty of light (oh yeah)
A new day is dawning, sunny and bright (oh yeah)
But after I've been crying all night
The sun is cold, and the new day seems old
(CHORUS)
Since I lost my baby (Since I lost my baby)
Oh, since I lost my baby (Oh, since I lost my baby)
The birds are singin’ and the children are playin’
There's plenty of work and the bosses are payin’
Not a sad word should a young heart be sayin’
But fun is a bore and with money I'm poor
(repeat CHORUS)
Next time I'll be kinder (Next time I'll be kinder)
Won't you please help me find her (Won't you please help me find her)
Someone just remind her (Someone just remind her)
Of this love she left behind her (Of this love she left behind her)
‘Til I find her I'll be tryin’ ta (‘Til I find her I'll be tryin’ ta)
Everyday I'm more inclined ta find her
Inclined ta find her Inclined ta find my baby
Been looking everywhere (Ba--by) Baby I really, really care!
Oh, determination is fading fast (oh yeah)
Inspiration is a thing of the past (oh yeah)
Can't see how my hope's gonna last
Good things are bad and what's happy is sad
(Outro)
Since I lost my baby (Since I lost my baby)
Oh, since I lost my baby (since I …) I feel so bad (since I lost my baby)
I feel so sad (since I …) Everything is wrong (since I lost my baby)
This heart is hard to carry on (since I …) I'm lost as can be (since I …)
What's gonna happen to me?
(fade)