VERSE 1:
Have you heard that
[G5] rumour, that's going around
My baby's got a
[C5] man, way across
[G5] town
It's the same old
[C5] story, tell me where will it
[G5] end
Yes, I
[F] heard the news, it's the
[D#] same old blues a-
[G5]-gain
VERSE 2:
When I wrote you a
[G5] letter, you must have read it wrong
I stood at your
[C5] doorway, but you was
[G5] gone
I took a lot of
[C5] courage, let the telephone
[G5] ring
It's the
[F] same old blues,
[D#] same old blues a-
[G5]-gain
VERSE 3:
When you give me the
[G5] business, you know I get a mind
'Cause I've got a lot of
[C5] patience, and I've got a lot of
[G5] time
It's the same old
[C5] story, tell me where does it
[G5] end
It's the
[F] same old blues,
[D#] same old blues a-
[G5]-gain
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
VERSE 4:
I'm gonna find me a
[G5] mountain, I'm gonna hide out
I ain't talking to
[C5] you, and I ain't coming
[G5] out
Yeah, I heard that
[C5] rumour, tell me where does it
[G5] end
It's the
[F] same old blues,
[D#] same old blues a-
[G5]-gain
VERSE 5:
Have you heard that
[G5] rumour, that's going around
My baby's got a
[C5] man, way across
[G5] town
It's the same old
[C5] story, tell me where will it
[G5] end
Yes, I
[F] heard the news, it's the
[D#] same old blues a-
[G5]-gain
