B.B. King – Nobody Loves Me But My Mother (Guitar Live)

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[Intro] A7 D7 A7 G7 [Verse 1]
A9                          A7
You left me for another man baby

D9                         A9
Tell me what did he do for you?

D9                                  D7
Yea-ees you ran away with another man baby

D9                                  A9
I wanna’ know - what did he do for you?

E9                              E7
Because all your money ‘s gone baby

E9       Eb9        D9                     A9
And he ain’t got no more- no more use for you
A9 D9 E9 A9 [Verse 2]
A9                   A7
But I was your fool baby

D9                                       A7
Tell ya’ I worked for you both night and day

D9                     D7
Yes I was your fo-ool baby

D9                                 D7
Yes I worked for you both night and day

E9                            E9
Oh- you know I had to be a fool baby

E9    D9                        A9
Oh to let you treat me- this-a way
A7 D7 A7 E7 [Verse 3]
A9                             A7
I got your letter this mornin’ baby

D9                               A7
And I read every word you had to say

D9                                             D7
Yes- you know – I got your letter e-early this mornin’

D9                               D7
And I read every word you had to say

E9                                          E9
Oh- but if you loved me like you say you do baby-

E7    D9                          A7
Then why in the world did you go away?
[Verse 4]
A9                                  A7
Your letter said you was doin’ all right

D9                                        A7
But then it read please let me come back home

D9                                       D7
Yes your letter said you were doin’ okay baby

D9                                        A7
But then it read please let me come back home

E9                      Eb9        D7   E9
So here is my answer to your letter baby

E9              D7                    A7
I been doin’ al right since you been gone
[Instrumental] A9 A7 D9 A7 D9 D7 D9 D7 E9 E7 E9 D7 A7 E7 A9 A7 D9 A7 D9 D7 D9 D7 E9 E7 E9 D7 A7 E9 [Verse 5]
A9                          A7
So you love me or leave me baby

D9                    A7
Either one you wanna’ do

D9                                          D7
Oh – I said- love me-love me- love me or leave me

D7                         A7
Baby either one you wanna’ do

E9                                           E7
Because you see strange things have happened baby

E9        D9                   A7
And something could happen to you
A7 D7 A7 E7 [Verse 6]
A9                         A9
If you know you don’t want me

D9                        A7
Baby why wont you let me be?

D9                                                        D7
Oh! If you know -if you know -if you know – you don’t want me

D7                    D7 A7
Baby why wont you let me be?

E9                                                  E9
Because you see its better- Oh- to live without you baby

D9                    A7
Than to live on in misery
A7 D7 A7 E7 [Verse 7]
A9                       A7
Oh!- midnight find me cryin’

D9                        A7
Daylight- catch me cryin’ too

D9                                                  D9
Yes!- I said midnight- midnight- midnight- find me cryin’

D9                       A7
Daylight catch me cryin’ too

E9                                     E7
You better straighten your mind pretty baby

E7   D9                       A7
Cuz something could happen to you
A7 D7 A7 E7 [Verse 8]
A9                       A9
Nobody loves me but my mother

D9                 D9    A7
And she could be jivin’ too

D9                                     D7
Yea-es - nobody-nobody loves me but my mother

D9                 D9    A7
And she could be jivin’ too

E9                                      E9
Now you know why I’m so funny with you baby

E7      Eb7        D7      A7
When you do the things you do
A7 D7 A7 E7 [Instrumental and Outro] A9 A7 D9 A7 D9 D7 D9 D7 E9 E7 E9 D7 A7 E7 A9 A7 D9 A7 D9 D7 D9 D7 E9 E7 E9 D7 A7 E7 E9 Eb7 D7 Bb7 A7