Al Green

Tired Of Being Alone(Chords)

Al Green

Key: C

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Intro 
   C            Cmaj7            C7               C6 
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Chorus 
         C                          Cmaj7 
I'm so tired of being alone, I'm so tired of 'on my own', 
           C7                     Am              A7 
Won't you help me, girl, just as soon as you can------? 


verse 1 
   D               Dmaj7                   D7                  Bm            B7 
People say ...that I've found a way ...to make you say ...that you loved me------, 
          G                          A          G                      A    G 
Hey, ba - by,  ...you didn't go for that, hon - ey, ...it's a natural fact, 
                   A    G                      Dm11/G               G 
That I wanna come back,  ...show me where it's at-------, baby---, yeah! 


Chorus 
         C                          Cmaj7 
I'm so tired of being alone, I'm so tired of 'on my own', 
           C7             Am               A7 
Won't you help me, girl, soon as you can--------? 


verse 2 
D                            Dmaj7 
    I guess you know that I...     well, I love you so, 
 D7                       Bm              B7 
Even though ...you don't want me no more, hey, hey, hey -hey, 
G                         A    G                     A 
   Now I'm crying tears, hon - ey,  ...through the years, 
G                                 A   G             Dm11/G 
   I tell you like it is, honey,     love me if you will--------! 


verse 3 
D             Dmaj7           D7                               Bm 
    Yeah----, baby,  ...tir - ed of being alone here by myself now, ...I tell you, 
D                           Dmaj7 
    I'm tired, baby, ...I'm tired of being all wrapped up in the night, huh, 
D7                               Bm 
    In my dreams, ...nobody but you, baby! 


verse 4 
               D     Dmaj7         D7                          Bm 
Sometimes, I wonder...     if you love me like you say you do, 
                          D                               Dmaj7 
You see, baby, I ...I  ...I been thinking about it, yeah--------, 
              D7 
And I been ...I been wanna get next to you, baby, 
Bm 
     You see, sometimes, I fold my arms, and I say, 
D                    Dmaj7                 D7  
     'Hum -mm-mm-mm,  hum - mm!  Woh - oh -oh, yeah, 
          Bm            D                      Dmaj7 
Oh, baby,     ...yeah,     needing you ...has proven to me, 
      D7                      Bm 
To be my  ...greatest dream, yeah, ah----! 


Coda 
          D                      Dmaj7 
        Tired--------, baby!     Yeah----------, 
(I'm so tired of being alone, so tired of being alone!) 

                                     D7                                  B7 
You don't know what I'm talking a - bout!             Sometimes, in the night, 
                               (So tired of being alone---------------------!) 

                                     D                      Dmaj7 
I get to wondering about you, baby!  Oh, baby!              Baby!    I tell you I'm... 
                           (I'm so tired of being alone, so tired of being alone!) 

     D7                         B7 
         ...tired, baby!       Baby---, ah -ah, ah! 
(So tired of being alone------------!) 

          D                                Dmaj7 
        Tired--------, baby!   You fill my heart with desire----------... 
(I'm so tired of being alone,          so tired of being alone!) 

                  D7                    B7          D             Dmaj7 
...Every single night!                           |  /  /  /  /  |   /  || 
            (So tired of being alone--------!)
	        

Written by Al Green

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