Key: :[A] (w: J.J. Cale)

INTRO: [over VERSE]

VERSE 1:
Have you heard that [A5] rumour, that's going around
My baby's got a [D5] man, way across [A5] town
It's the same old [D5] story, tell me where will it [A5] end
Yes, I [G] heard the news, it's the [F] same old blues a-[A5]-gain

VERSE 2:
When I wrote you a [A5] letter, you must have read it wrong
I stood at your [D5] doorway, but you was [A5] gone
I took a lot of [D5] courage, let the telephone [A5] ring
It's the [G] same old blues, [F] same old blues a-[A5]-gain

VERSE 3:
When you give me the [A5] business, you know I get a mind
'Cause I've got a lot of [D5] patience, and I've got a lot of [A5] time
It's the same old [D5] story, tell me where does it [A5] end
It's the [G] same old blues, [F] same old blues a-[A5]-gain

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]

VERSE 4:
I'm gonna find me a [A5] mountain, I'm gonna hide out
I ain't talking to [D5] you, and I ain't coming [A5] out
Yeah, I heard that [D5] rumour, tell me where does it [A5] end
It's the [G] same old blues, [F] same old blues a-[A5]-gain

VERSE 5:
Have you heard that [A5] rumour, that's going around
My baby's got a [D5] man, way across [A5] town
It's the same old [D5] story, tell me where will it [A5] end
Yes, I [G] heard the news, it's the [F] same old blues a-[A5]-gain