Bonnie Raitt

Y ^E es baby, ^E7 I've been drinkin
^A Ya, I shouldn't come by ^Am I kn ^D ow
But I f ^E ound myself in tro ^C# uble, darlin' ^C
And I ha ^B d no place else to ^E go ^{A E B7}
Got some wh ^E iske ^E7 y from a bottle
Got some co ^A caine fr ^Am om a friend ^D
And I h ^E ad to keep on mo ^C# vin' babe ^C
Till' I was b ^B ack in your arms aga ^E in ^{A E E7}
But I'm gu ^A ilty, yes I'm gu ^Am ilty
And I'll be gu ^E ilty all the re ^B st of my l ^E ife ^{bass F# G# B}
How come I ne ^A ver do, ^Am what I'm supposed to do ^D
F# Nothing I try to do ever turns out ri ^B ght
Y ^E ou know how it is ^E7 with me baby, ^A
You know I just can't stand ^Am myself ^D
It takes a wh ^E ole lot of medi ^C# cine ^C
For me to pret ^B end that I'm somebody e ^E lse ^{A E}
(from Takin My Time, 1973, written by Randy Newman)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)