
tired of being alone
Al Green
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Tom: D
C Cmaj7 C7 C6
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[Chorus]
C Cmaj7
I'm so tired of being alone, I'm so tired of 'on my own',
C7 Am A7
Won't you help me, girl, just as soon as you can------?
[Verse 1]
D Dmaj7
People say ...that I've found a way...
D7 Bm B7
...to make you say ...that you loved me------,
G G6 G A A6 A
Hey, ba - by, ...you didn't go for that,
G G6 G A A6 A
...Hon - ey, it's a natu - ral fact,
G G6 G A A6 A G G9
That I wanna come back, ...show me where it's at, baby, yeah!
[Chorus]
C Cmaj7
I'm so tired of being alone, I'm so tired of 'on my own',
C7 Am A7
Won't you help me, girl, soon as you can-------?
[Verse 2]
D Dmaj7
I guess you know that I ...well, I love you so,
D7 Bm B7
Even though ...you don't want me no more, hey, hey, hey - hey,
G G6 G A A6 A G G6 G A A6 A
Haa! Now I'm cry - ing tears, hon - ey, ...through the years,
G G6 G A A6 A G G9
I tell you like it is, hon - ey, love me if you will!
[Verse 3]
D Dmaj7 D7 Bm
Yeah, baby,...tir - ed of being alone here by myself now,...I tell you,
D Dmaj7
I'm tired, baby, I'm tired of being all wrapped up in the night, huh,
D7 Bm
In my dreams, nobody but you, baby!
[Verse 4]
D Dmaj7 D7 Bm
Sometimes, I wonder... if you love me like you say you do,
D Dmaj7
You see, baby, I ...I ...I been thinking about it, yeah--------,
D7
And I been ...I been wanna get next to you, baby,
Bm
You see, sometimes, I fold my arms, and I say,
D Dmaj7 D7
"Hum -mm-mm-mm, hum - mm! Woh - oh - oh, yeah,
Bm D Dmaj7
Oh, baby, ...yeah, needing you ...has proven to me,
D7 Bm
To be my greatest dream, yeah! Ah----!
[Coda]
D Dmaj7
Tired--------, baby! Yeah----------,
(I'm so tired of being alone, so tired of being alone!)
D7 B7
You don't know what I'm talking a - bout! Sometimes,in the night,
(So tired of being alone----------------!)
D
I get to wondering about you, baby! Oh, baby!
(I'm so tired of being alone!)
Dmaj7 D7 B7
Baby! I tell you I'm... ...tired, baby! Baby, ah -ah, ah!
(So tired of being alone, so tired of being alone------!)
D Dmaj7
Tired--------, baby! You fill my heart with desire----------...
(I'm so tired of being alone, so tired of being alone!)
D7 B7 D Dmaj7
...Every single night! | / / / / | / ||
(So tired of being alone-------!)
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