C#m           E                C#m
    I got the bad news this morning
F#m   E             C#m                            E  C#m  E  C#m  E  C#m
        I think I'm gonna have to leave right away
   F#m  C#m  F#m  E
Oh Lord,
                  F#m                  C#m  E  C#m  E  C#m  E  C#m
I think I'm gonna have to leave right away
           A7       Fm     G#7  A7
You know I hope and I pray
            G#7              C#m  E
I'll see my love one another day,   yeah

[Instrumental 1]
F#m    C#m    Fm  B  C#m  E


[Verse 2]
           C#m           F#m
The sad thing in my life
                   C#m  E  C#m      E  C#m
Lord, I got to leave now
  F#m
Oh, the sad thing in my life
E   F#m                 C#m    E  C#m  E  C#m
   Lord, I got to leave right now
E  A7  F#m
Oh,
             G#7        B    A7    Fm
There's a strain in my heart
          E          C#m
Just to know that my woman
                    F#m    C#m
Is gonna be goin' out,
E           C#m    E
Yes, she is


[Instrumental 2]
C#m    F#m  E  C#m  E  C#m  E
                     Please
C#m    F#m  B  F#m    E  F#m
C#m  E  C#m  E  C#m  E  C#m
        Whooooooaaaaaaaaaaa
E  F#m   G#7    F#m    G#7
           Yeah

[Verse 3]
   E   C#m                   F#m  E
Lord,  hold me, hold me over
            C#m
Hold me over,    hold me over
      E                   C#m  E  B   F#m
Honey,  I'm gonna miss my baby


[Instrumental 3]
B      C#m  E  B    E  F#m    C#m  F#m  C#m  E  C#m  E
C#m    E    C#m  E  F#m
Fm  G#7  A7  F#m  Fm  E  C#m   F#m  E  C#m   G#7  B
C#m      E      C#m   F#m  C#m     F#m    C#m     E
Mmmmmmmmhhhmmmmm             hmm,  hmm  hmmhhmmhhhh
B    C#m                        F#m
     Hmmmhmmmhhmmmmhhhhmmmhhhhmmm


[Verse 4]
                          C#m  B  C#m
Hhhh, hhhh, I don't wanna go
        C#m                E  C#m
But the bad news is coming
F#m      G#7            F#m
Aaaaaaaaahhhaaaaaoooowooo
  G#7    E                 C#m
Loooord, please don't let me go, no
    F#m          E  C#m
The news is comin' , so tell me


[Instrumental 4]
E  C#m    E  C#m
          Yeah, yeah
F#m  C#m    F#m  C#m  E  C#m  E  C#m  B  C#m
E  F#m  E  C#m  E  F#m  E  C#m
        Listen
E  C#m  E  C#m  E  C#m  E  F#m   G#7
A7  F#m  G#7   C#m   F#m   C#m   E
C#m   E  C#m   E  F#m   C#m  E    F#m
E                                 F#m   E  C#m
   I gotta say, I gotta leave you
F#m   B   F#m  B   A7  F#m  G#7  Fm  A7   Fm
C#m  E  F#m   E  C#m        E