xSince You've Been Gone:Clyde McPhatter.
#14 R&B in 1959.
#1.
C Am
Early in the mornin', before the crack of dawn.
C Am
I'm sitting here thinking, oh, why was I born?
F G7
I'm so broken hearted, I just can't go on.
C Am
Since you've been gone...(since you've been gone.)
C Am
Since you've been gone...(since you've been gone.)
#2.
Am C Am
Now I was so happy, with you by my side.
C Am
You told me you loved me, but honey, you lied.
F G7
You left me here crying, how can I go on?
C Am
Since you've been gone...(since you've been gone.)
C Am
Since you've been gone...(since you've been gone.)
CHORUS:
Fm C
The night seems like a million years..
Fm C
waitin' till the break of day appears.
D
All night long weeping like a willow,
Dm7
tossing and turning on my tear-stained pillow,
G G7
guess I'm gonna drown in my own tears.
#3.
G7 C Am
I'm gonnna go walking by the railroad track.
C Am
I'm just gonna let the Choo-Choo, cross over my back.
F G7
Life ain't worth living, can't go on..
C Am
Since you've been gone...(since you've been gone.)
C Am
Since you've been gone...(since you've been gone.)
(INTERLUDE:SAX:)
CHORUS:
D
All night long weeping like a willow,
Dm7
tossing and turning on my tear-stained pillow,
G G7
guess I'm gonna drown in my own tears.
#4.
G7 C Am
I'm gonnna go walking by the railroad track.
C Am
I'm just gonna let the Choo-Choo, cross over my back.
F G7
Life ain't worth living, can't go on..
C Am
Since you've been gone...(since you've been gone.)
C Am
Since you've been gone...(since you've been gone.)
OUTRO:
C Am
Since you've been gone...(since you've been gone.)
C Am
Since you've been gone...(since you've been gone.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
