which instead indicates that this is the true key signature of the song. Thus we have
For the solos (not detailed here), Alvin eschews his usual rapid-fire approach and
instead adopts a less-is-more technique, substituting feel, repetition & vibrato for
Intro
verse 1
My baby left me
She wouldn't tell a lie
'Cause she said she would, she did
And she left me high and dry
My baby left me
Last night I heard her cry
She wouldn't tell me why
She just said bye-bye
riff 1
I used to sing the blues
I thought I sang for real
Now I know the feel
And it hurts too much
riff 1
My baby left me
She left me all alone
She's never coming home
And I want to die
riff 1
My baby left me
She wouldn't tell a lie
'Cause she said she would, she did
And she left me high and dry
My, my, my, my baby left me
Last night I heard her cry
She wouldn't tell me why
She just said bye-bye
Bye-bye-bye, everybody
(end double time)
verse 4
My baby left me
She wouldn't tell a lie
'Cause she said she would, she did
And she left me high and dry
riff 1
My baby left me
Last night I heard her cry
She wouldn't tell me why
She just said bye-bye
riff 1
I used to sing the blues
I thought I sang for real
Now I know the feel
And it hurts too much
My my my my my my
My baby left me
She left me all alone
She's never coming home, baby
And I want to die
My baby left me
My baby left me
My baby left me
My my my my my my
Outro guitar solo
riff 1
riff 1 riff 2