Since I Lost My Baby chords by The Temptations (Official Version)

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Eb
Ebmaj7
Gm
Ab
Abmaj7
Fm7
Fm
Bb7

Intro 1

Verse 1
Eb 
Gm 
Ab 
Eb 
 (E flat major) Sun a- (G minor) shining, there's  (A flat major) plenty of  (E flat major) life
Eb 
Gm 
Ab 
Eb 
A  (E flat major) new day is  (G minor) dawning  (A flat major) sunny and  (E flat major) bright
Eb 
Ebmaj7 
 (E flat major) But after I've been  (E flat minoraj7) crying    all night
Eb 
Gm 
the  (E flat major) sun is  (G minor) cold
Ab 
Eb 
And the  (A flat major) new day  (E flat major) seems old

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Chorus 1

Since I lost my baby (since I lost my baby)

Verse 2
Eb 
Gm 
 (E flat major) Birds are  (G minor) singing
Ab 
Eb 
and the  (A flat major) children are  (E flat major) playing
Eb 
Gm 
There's  (E flat major) plenty of  (G minor) work
Ab 
Eb 
and the  (A flat major) bosses  (E flat major) are paying
Eb 
 (E flat major) Not a sad word
Ebmaj7 
should my young  (E flat minoraj7) heart     be saying
Eb 
Gm 
Ab 
Eb 
But  (E flat major) fun is a  (G minor) bore and with  (A flat major) money I'm  (E flat major) poor

Chorus 2

Since I lost my baby (since I lost my baby)

Bridge 1
Fm7 
 (F minor7) Next  time I'll be kinder (next time I'll be kinder)
Ebmaj7 
Won't you please  (E flat minoraj7) help me find her
(won't you please help me find her)?
Fm7 
 (F minor7) Someone just remind her
(someone just remind her)
Ebmaj7 
'Bout this love  (E flat minoraj7) she left behind her
('bout this love she left behind her)
Fm7 
'Til I find  (F minor7) her I'll be tryin' now
('til I find her I'll be tryin' now)
Eb 
Fm 
Eb 
Fm 
Eb 
Everyday  (E flat major) I'm more in (F minor) clined  (E flat major) to   (F minor) find  (E flat major) her
Fm 
Eb 
Fm 
Eb 
in (F minor) clined  (E flat major) to   (F minor) find  (E flat major) her,
Fm 
Bb7 
Ebmaj7 
 (F minor) inclined to  (B flat7) find  my  (E flat minoraj7) baby
Fm7 
Ebmaj7 
 (F minor7) Been a-looking everywhere,  (E flat minoraj7) baby,
Fm7 
 (F minor7) I really, really care
Bb7 
 (B flat7) Oh, de

Verse 3

termination is fading fast

Inspiration is a thing of the past

Can't see how my hope's gonna last

Good things are bad and what's happy is sad

Chorus 3
Ebmaj7 
 (E flat minoraj7) Since     I lost my baby (since I lost my baby)
Fm7 
 (F minor7) Since I lost my baby (since I lost my baby)
Bb7 
Ebmaj7 
I  (B flat7) feel  so  (E flat minoraj7) bad
Fm7 
Oh, I'll feel so  (F minor7) sad
Bb7 
Ebmaj7 
Everything  (B flat7) is  (E flat minoraj7) wrong
Fm7 
This heart is hard to carry on  (F minor7) 
Bb7 
Ebmaj7 
I'm  (B flat7) lost  as can  (E flat minoraj7) be
[Fade out]

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Eb
Ebmaj7
Gm
Ab
Abmaj7
Fm7
Fm
Bb7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Eb majorBPM: 100

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Since I Lost My Baby by The Temptations, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of The Temptations.