Originally in C, I play in C and just skip the high melodic
parts, like going up an octave on “ooh baby I love you”
Intro
| C | Am | F | G |
| x 2 |
| C | Am | F | G | C |
| Oh, oh-oh- | oh, oh- | ooh, | you don’t have to | go |
| Am | F | G | C | |
| Oh- | oh-oh- | ooh, | you don’t have to | go |
| Am | F | G | Am | |
| Oh- | oh-oh- | ooh, | you don’t have to g | o |
| C | Am | F | G | C |
| Aye, ah-ah- | ah, ah- | aye, | all those tears I | cried |
| Am | F | G | C | |
| Ah- | ah-ah- | aye, | all those tears I | cried |
| Am | F | G | Am | |
| Oh- | oh, ah- | aye, | baby please | don’t go |
| Am | G |
| When I read the letter you | wrote me |
It made me mad, mad, mad
| Am | G |
| When I read the words that it | told me |
It made me sad, sad, sad
| Am | G |
| But I still love you so, | I can’t let you go |
Don’t go up the octave on “ooh”, that’s just the 1 of the key
| F | G |
| I love you... | ooh, baby I love you |
| C | Am | F | G | C |
| Oh, oh-oh- | oh, oh- | ooh, | every breath I | take |
| Am | F | G | C | Am | F | |
| Oh- | oh-oh- | ooh, oooh, | every move I m | ake hey-hey |
| G | Am |
| Oh baby please | don’t go |
| C | Am | F | G | C |
| Aye, ah-ah- | ah, ah- | aye, you | hurt me to my | soul |
| Am | F | G | C | |
| Oh- | oh-oh- | ooh, | you hurt me to my | soul |
| Am | F | G | Am | |
| Oo | h, | darling please | don’t go |
| Am | G |
| When I read the letter you | wrote me |
You made me mad, mad, mad
| Am | G |
| When I read the words that it | told me |
It made me sad, sad, sad
| Am | G |
| But I still love you so, | and I can’t let you go |
| F | G |
| I love you... | ooh, baby I love you |
Solo if appropriate on verse chords
| C | Am | F | G | C |
| Oh, oh-oh- | oh, oh- | ooh, | you don’t have to | go |
| Am | F | G | C | |
| Oh- | oh-oh- | ooh, | you don’t have to | go |
| Am | F | G | Am | |
| Oh- | oh-oh-o | oh, oh | baby | baby, please, please, please, please |
| C | Am | F | G |
| Oh-oh, oh-oh, | oh-oh baby, | oh-oh I really | love you baby |
| C | Am | F | G |
| Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, | ooh-ooh darling, | oh |
| C | Am | F | G |
| Oh, oh | baby I still | love you so |