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Introduction: Eb7 Ab7 Eb7 C7 Bb7 Eb7
Eb7
Lord knows I've tried
Ab7
I've tried to do what's right
Eb7 C7 Bb7
Five whole long years I stayed home
Eb7
Both day and night
Ab7
And I smell, a whole lotta trouble
Eb7 Bb7 Eb7
Lord, I smell trouble ahead of me
Bb7
Yes, worries and trouble
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I declare, they just won't let me be
Eb7
People talk about me
Ab7
Oh, I know they talk about me both night and day
Eb7 C7 Bb7
But I say Lord, please forgive them
Eb7
And I go the other way
Ab7
Said, I smell trouble
Eb7 Bb7 Eb7
Smell trouble way up yonder ahead of me
Bb7
Yes, worries and trouble
Ab7 Eb7 Ab7 Eb7 Bb7
I wonder why they just won't let me be
Eb7
And from now on,
Ab7
I said from now on, I will not run and hide
Eb7 C7 Bb7
I'm gonna go out there and face trouble with a smile
Eb7
And hope they pass me by
Ab7
Said, I smell trouble
Eb7 Bb7 Eb7
Smell trouble way up yonder ahead of me
Bb7
Yes, worries and trouble
Ab7 Eb7 Ab7 Eb7 Bb7
I wonder why they just won't let me be