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My Baby Left Me

(Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup)


Copyright Williamson Music Co.

Original by Little Walter Jacobs in 1954


RCA studio session - January 30-31, 1956 - RCA Studios - New York

January 30 - 11 am-2 pm

G2WB 1231-09
May 4, 1956 Single B side RCA 47-6540 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You / My Baby Left Me


Re-recording sessions - June 22, 1982 - House Of David - Nashville

MWA5 6223
May 1983 LP I Was The One RCA AHL 1 4678 I Was The One









Yes, my baby left me
Never said a word
Was it something I done
Something that she heard?


* My baby left me,
My baby left me,
My baby even left me,
Never said a word.


Lord, I stand at my window
Wring my hands and cry,
I hate to lose that woman,
Hate to say goodbye.


You know she left me,
Yeah, she left me.
My baby even left me,
Never said a word.


Play the blues, boys.


Baby, one of these mornings,
Lord it won't be long.
You'll look for me, baby,
And daddy will not know


You know you left me.
You know you left me.
My baby even left me,
Never said good-bye.


Now I stand at my window
Wring my hands and moan.
All I know that the one I love is gone.


* Repeat


Yes, my baby left me,
Never said a word.



Yes my [E]baby left me, never said a word.
Was it [E]something I done, something that she heard?
My baby [A7]left me, my baby left me.
My baby [B7]even left me, never said a [E]word.
Now I [E]stand at my window, wring my hands and cry.
I hate to [E]lose that woman, hate to say goodbye.
You know she [A7]left me, yes, she left me.
My baby [B7]even left me, never said a [E]word.
Baby, [E]one of these mornings, Lord, it won't be long,
You'll [E]look for me and, Baby, and daddy he'll be gone.
You know you [A7]left me, you know you left me.
My baby [B7]even left me, never said a [E]word.
 
Now, I [E]stand at my window, wring my hands and moan.
All I [E]know is that the one I love is gone.
My baby [A7]left me, you know she left me.
My baby [B7]even left me, never said a [E]word.
(Orig. = Capo 1)



Version 2

INTRO
  |--/0-----------------|
  |--/5-----------------|
  |--/6----5-7----------|
  |--------5-7----------|
  |-------------7--4-4--|
  |---------------------|
                pm...
VERSE 1 (play intro riff throughout)
  Yes, my baby left me, never said a word.
  Was it something I done?  Something that she heard?
CHORUS 
     A7            B7
  |--------------|--------------|
  |--5---5----5--|--7---7----7--|
  |--5-7-5--7-5--|--7-9-7--9-7--|
  |----7----7----|----9----9----|
  |--------------|--------------|
  |--------------|--------------|
  A7                  
  My baby left me, yes she left me.
          B7                             Back to intro      
  My baby even left me, never said a word.
VERSE 2 (the same)
  Oh, I stand at my window.  Wring my hands and cry.
  I hate to lose that woman, hate to say goodbye.
CHORUS (same)
SOLO
  |--/9-----------------|
  |--/10--9-11----------|
  |-------9-11----------| Four
  |---------------------|  times
  |-------------7--4-4--|
  |---------------------|
             pm.......
  Then play the chorus riff once.
  Then play the intro riff a couple times.
VERSE 3 (continue with intro riff)
  Baby, one of these moments, lord, it won't be long.
  You look for me baby and Daddy will not know.
CHORUS (same)
VERSE 4 (same)
  Now I stand at window, wring my hands and moan.
  All I know that the one I love is gone.
CHORUS (same)
Fade with intro riff.