J.J. Cale, I Got The Same Old Blues (1974)
^{Key: :[E] (w: J.J. Cale)}

INTRO: [over VERSE]

VERSE 1:
Have you heard that [E5] rumour, that's going around
My baby's got a [A5] man, way across [E5] town
It's the same old [A5] story, tell me where will it [E5] end
Yes, I [D] heard the news, it's the [C] same old blues a-[E5]-gain

VERSE 2:
When I wrote you a [E5] letter, you must have read it wrong
I stood at your [A5] doorway, but you was [E5] gone
I took a lot of [A5] courage, let the telephone [E5] ring
It's the [D] same old blues, [C] same old blues a-[E5]-gain

VERSE 3:
When you give me the [E5] business, you know I get a mind
'Cause I've got a lot of [A5] patience, and I've got a lot of [E5] time
It's the same old [A5] story, tell me where does it [E5] end
It's the [D] same old blues, [C] same old blues a-[E5]-gain

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]

VERSE 4:
I'm gonna find me a [E5] mountain, I'm gonna hide out
I ain't talking to [A5] you, and I ain't coming [E5] out
Yeah, I heard that [A5] rumour, tell me where does it [E5] end
It's the [D] same old blues, [C] same old blues a-[E5]-gain

VERSE 5:
Have you heard that [E5] rumour, that's going around
My baby's got a [A5] man, way across [E5] town
It's the same old [A5] story, tell me where will it [E5] end
Yes, I [D] heard the news, it's the [C] same old blues a-[E5]-gain