Where Were You Baby chords by Josh White, Jr.
Verse 1
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Bb
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I look through every bar
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room
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and I search them coast to coast
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You were scarce as low -cost housing,
baby, when I needed you most
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And where were you, baby, baby,
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D
when my heart went out?
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Well, you left me,
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in all this darkness and doubt
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I peeked through fancy boudoirs,
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and I peeked through window grates
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I only saw Republicans
romancing southern states
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And where were you, baby,
D
A
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when my heart went out?
A
Well, you left me, baby,
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D
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in all this darkness and doubt
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I tried to replace you
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with a streetwalker named Besiah
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Prices all up so high, hell,
I couldn't afford to try
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It takes you, my baby, baby,
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to put my fire out
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Yes, you left me, baby,
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in all this darkness and doubt
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But tonight I think I'm gonna
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take some good advice
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Look around and find me some
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body that's really nice
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Now, perhaps a banker's daughter,
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if a papa's a cuss
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Well, I hope to do to her
what a papa does to us
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And she'll have a fancy shack,
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a fancy Ca dillac,
D
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and studying to be a nymphomaniac.
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D
And we'll have a little rye,
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play a little gin.
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We'll have an other rye,
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E
and tune some music in.
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D
Then we'll have another rye,
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just to get a little glow.
A
We'll have another rye
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E
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to make the conversation flow.
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Then we'll have another rye,
G
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play a little gin
We'll have another rye,
B
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and play some more gin
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Then we'll have a little gin,
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and we'll play a little rye
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And we'll suddenly realize
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that we're getting kinda high
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Then we'll turn the lights down low
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to keep the bubs from getting hot.
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And we'll play a little game
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E
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called yes, no, why not?
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But tonight I think I'm going
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to find me something swell
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so I can wake up in the morning.
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Miserable as hell,
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when butter costs a dollar,
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and bread costs more than cake
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Come back soon,
cause think of what a gal
like you could make
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Come back baby,
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don't tell me that we're through
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Cause this time, baby,
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I'd like to walk right out on you.
Where Were You Baby
Josh White, Jr.
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