Written by Fulton Allen
Intro A A7 D7 D7 A E7 A AVerse 1:
A A7 C#7 D7 Then I went down by that freight depot A E7 A And that freight train he come rollin' by E A Lord and I sure ain't got no lovin' baby now E A And I sure ain't got no lovin' baby nowVerse 2:
A A7 C#7 D7 Then I went off in that far distant land A E7 A I wasn't there long before I got a telegram (What did it say?) E A Sayin' now man won't you please come home E A Now man won't you please come homeVerse 3:
A A7 C#7 D7 Then I went back home, I looked on the bed A E7 A And that best old friend I had was dead E A Lord, and I ain't got no lovin' baby now E A And I ain't got no lovin' baby nowInstrumental A A7 D7 A E7 A E7 AVerse 4:
A A7 C#7 D7 And I'm sorry, sorry, sorry to my heart A E7 A But that best old friend someday must part E A Lord I ain't got no lovin' baby now E A And I ain't got no lovin' baby now. (Play it for me now)Verse 5:
A A7 C#7 D7 Now as sure as the birds range in the sky above A E7 A Life ain't worth livin' if you ain't with the one you love E A Lord and I ain't got no lovin' baby now E A Lord I ain't got no lover nowVerse 6:
A A7 C#7 D7 If I'd knowed you didn't love me and didn't want me too A E7 A I would've take morphine and died E A Lord I ain't got no lovin' baby now E A E7 A And I ain't got no lovin' baby now