Key: F major
Verse 1
A
Bm
D
[Otis (& then Melvin
- spoken)]
By and by, you knew that you make me cry. (By and by,
G
knew you'd make me cry)
Em
And my love for you will never die.
E
(My love will never, never die)
A
But I had to find out on my own.
G
Verse 2
Em
(Check yourself, check yourself)
Verse 3
Em
[Paul:] Aww, that's what they
told me. (Check yourself,
check yourself)
I paid no mind. (Check yourself,
check yourself)
I kept on breaking hearts,
(Check yourself, check yourself)
A
Am
A
Am
A
All down the line. (Check yourself,
Verse 4
check yourself)
G
Sometimes you just got to lose.
Gm
That's when you pay your dues.
D
Bm
I guess I was a fool, I guess I was a fool,
G
To think that... you'd stayed so true.
Verse 5
A
Gm
F#m
Em
Aww, I really played in the game. (Check yourself,
check yourself)
I'd always win. (Check yourself,
G
Em
check yourself)
Now the tables turn. (Check yourself,
check yourself)
A
And I'm on the losing end. (Check yourself,
check yourself)
Verse 6
G
Oh don't, feel sorry.
Gm
I had it coming, it's true.
D
Bm
'Cause I'm losing, yes, I'm losing,
G
I'm losing you.
A
Verse 7
G
Before I go, I'd like for you to know.
D
F#m
You've had my heart
G
from the very start.
But there's one more thing,
before we part.
E
And that's I'm sorry, sorry,
G
A
sorry to my heart.
G
Verse 8
Em
G
Aww, I'm on my sad way. (Check yourself,
Em
check yourself)
G
Em
Because I know I'd lost your love. (Check yourself,
check yourself)
I'll kick it, like a pass. (Check yourself,
check yourself)
Verse 9
Am
A
Am
But I'll be thinking of....
G
Gm
The good times. (The good times)
The bad times. (The bad times)
D
Bm
But good or bad, happy or sad,
G
Of memories. (Memories)
Sweet, sweet memor
Abdim
ies. (Memories)
E
A
Aww, memories... are all I have.
Verse 10
A
G
Em
G
Em
Aww, that's what they told me. (Check yourself,
G
check yourself)
Em
That's what they told me. (Check yourself,
G
check yourself)
Em
That's what they... what they told me. (Check yourself,
check yourself)
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