I Had Myself a True Love

I (Eb)had myself a (Bb7)true love,

a (Eb)true love who was (Bb7)somethin' to (Eb)see.

(Abm(maj7))I (Eb)had myself a (Bbm)true love,

at (Eb)least that's what I (Gm7)kept on tellin' (Db6)me.

(C7)The (Fm9)first thing in the (Ab9)mornin',

(Eb)I still try to (Fm7)think up a way to be with him (Gm6)some part of the (D9)evenin',

and (Gm)that's the way I (Gdim7)live through the (Fm7)day.

(Bb9)She (Eb)had herself a (Fm7)true love,

but (Eb)now he's gone and (Bb7)left her for (Eb)good.

(Ab)The (Eb)Lord knows, I done (Bbm7)heard those backyard (Eb)whispers goin' (Bb7#5)'round the neighborhood.

(C7)There (Abmaj7)may be a lot of (Adim7)things I miss,

a (Eb)lot of things I (Gbdim7)don't know,

but I (F7)do know (Gm7)this:

(Fm7)now I ain't got (Eb6)no love,

and (Abmaj7)once upon a (Adim7)time, I (Bb13)had a (Eb)true love.

(Bb13)In the (Eb)evenin' by the (Bb13)(Bb7#5)doorway,

while I (Gm7)stand there and wait for his (C7)comin',

(Eb9)with the (Abmaj7)house swept and the (Abm(maj7))clothes (Gm7)hung and the (Cm)pot on the stove there (Cm7)(F9)ahummin',

where is (Fm7)he while I (F9)watch the risin' (Bb)moon?

(Bb7)With that (Cm)gal in that (B7)damn (F9)old (Bb13)saloon!

(Eb)No! That ain't the (Daug)way that it (Bbm)used to be.

(Bb7)No! And (Daug)ev'rybody keeps tellin' (Bbm)me.

(C7)There (Abmaj7)may be a lot of (Adim7)things I miss,

a (Eb)lot of things I (Gbdim7)don't know,

but I (F7)do know (Gm7)this:

(Fm9)now I ain't got no love,

and (Eb)once upon a time,

(Adim7)I (Bb13)had a (Eb)true love.