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