Forever Lonely - Muddy Waters

Forever Lonely

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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Muddy Waters
(From the 1981 Album KING BEE)
 
[Intro]
A7 E7
 
[Chorus]
A7
Yeah to keep our love together baby
A7
Oh baby how I tried
D7
You know it wasn't it wasn't easy, it wasn't easy
A7
As a bird flying in the sky
E7
Oh it hurt me it yes it hurt me
D7 A7 E7
When I had to shake your hand and say good bye
 
[Verse 1]
A7
Well you know if you had asked me
D7 A7
I would have climbed a mountain high
D7
You know it all tied up and my foot slipping
A7
You know my body might die
E7
You know I was doin' the dumb things for you baby
D7 A7
But kiss you and say goodbye
A7 E7
I can't say it Johnny, I can't leave her
 
[Guitar Solo]
A7 D7 A7
E7 D7 A7 E7
A7 D7 A7 D7
A7 E7 D7 A7 E7
 
[Verse 2]
A7
Oh to lose you baby
A7
You know it hurt me awful bad
D7
Oh you the best woman
A7
Best little girl I ever had
E7
Well you know for you to be leaving me this morning little girl
D7 A7 D7 A7 E7
I'm going to always be lonely and sad
 
[Out-Chorus]
A7
Yeah to keep our love together
D7 A7
Oh baby how I tried
D7
Well you know it wasn't easy, but was is easy
A7
As the bird that flies in the sky
E7
You know when I had to kiss and shake your hand little girl
D7 A7 D7 A7
And baby, and said goodbye

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