Main Riff:                                                (main riff 2x)
e----------------------|----------------------|         
b----------------------|----------------------|                       (main riff)
g---------5--5----7----|---------5--5----7----|          Ain't no love in the heart of the city,
d-------5-------7------|-------5-------7------|                       (riff 1)
a-0--5/7-----7/9-------|-0--5/7-----7/9-------|          ain't no love in the heart of town.
e----------------------|----------------------|                       (main riff)
                                                         Ain't no love, sure 'nuff is a pity, 
                                                                      (riff 2)
            Riff 1:                                      Ain't no love 'cos you ain't around.
e----------------------|----------------------|
b----------------------|----------------------|          baby, since you been around.
g--------10--10------12|---------5--5----7----|          
d-0----10-----------12-|-------5-------7------|
a--10/12-------12/14---|-0--5/7-----7/9-------|               (main riff + base)                    
e----------------------|----------------------|                        (riff 3)

    Riff 2:                                                        (main riff + base)
e---5-----5-----0------|                                 Ain't no love in the heart of the city,
b---5-----6-----1------|                                            (riff 1 + base)
g---5-----5-----2------|                                 Ain't no love in the heart of town.
d---7-----7-----2------|                                           (main riff + base)
a---8-----5-----0------|                                 ain't no love, sure 'nuff is a pity, child
e---------5-----0------|                                             (riff 2)                       
                                                         Ain't no love 'cos you ain't around.
   Riff 3:
e----------------------|----------------------|
b----------------------|----------------------|
g-------------5--------|----------------------|                     (riff 4)
d-----------5----------|----------------------|          Every place that I go,
a-----0--5/7-----------|------0-3-0-----------|          Well, it seems so strange.   
e----------------------|--0-3-------3-0-------|                     (riff 5)
                                                         Without you love, baby, baby,
  Base:                                                  Things have changed.
e--5--5---5-----8------|                                            (riff 4)
b--5--5---5-----8------|                                 Now that you're gone
g--5--5---5-----8------|                                 You know the sun don't shine
d--7--7---7-----10-----|                                            (riff 5)
a--7--7---7-----10-----|                                 From the city hall
e--5--5---5-----8------|                                 To the county line, that's why

  Riff 4:
e--5-5----8-8----10----|                                      (main riff + base)      
b--5-5----8-8----10----|                                 Ain't no love in the heart of the city,
g--5-5----8-8----10----|                                       (riff 1 + base)
d--7-7---10-10---12----|                                 Ain't no love in the heart of town.
a--7-7---10-10---12----|                                      (main riff + base)
e--5-5----8-8----10----|                                 Ain't no love, sure 'nuff is a pity,
                                                                  (riff 2) 
 Riff 5:                                                 Ain't no love 'cos you ain't around.
e-5-5--5-----8--------8|
b-5-5--5-----8-------8-|                                           (solo)
g-5-5--5-----8------8--|
d-7-7--7-----10---10---|                                          (riff 4)                          
a-7-7--7-----10--10----|                                 Every place that I go,
e-5-5--5-----8--8------|                                 Well, it seems so strange.
                                                                  (riff 5)
                                                         Without you love, baby, baby
                                                         Things have changed.
                                                                  (riff 4)
                                                         Now that you're gone
                                                         You know the sun don't shine
                                                                  (riff 5)
                                                         From the city hall
                                                         Woman, to the county line, that's why

                                 
                                                         Ain't no love in the heart of the city,
                                                         Ain't no love in the heart of town.
                                                         Ain't no love, sure 'nuff is a pity,
                                                         Ain't no love 'cos you ain't around.

                                                                  (solo)

                                                                 (main riff)
                                                         Ain't no love in the heart of the city
                                                                 (riff 1)
                                                         Ain't no love in the heart of town.
                                                                 (main riff)
                                                         Ain't no love, sure 'nuff is a pity,
                                                                  (riff 2)
                                                         Ain't no love 'cos you ain't around.
                                                         'Cos you ain't around.