Since I Lost My Baby Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]It was hard to top the Supremes.
They were Motown's
biggest crossover act.
But as long as we stuck to the love songs,
we can count on our fans to
stay loyal.
They believed our lives matched our music.
But if they only knew.
Miss Mary Wilson, Miss Mary Wilson.
Mm, mm, mm.
You sure sang real pretty out there.
Don't even try it, Melvin Franklin.
I've got my own career
to focus on
ain't worried about being
swept off my feet
whatever you're selling
i ain't buying not even a cup of coffee
you don't got to do the buying
just the drinking what you say to that
as long as you do in the buying
melvin and mary wilson
were cute while they lasted
but relationships were hard to maintain
we were beginning to learn
the real cost [F#m]of success
[G]the [D]sun is shining[F#m]
there's [G]plenty [D]of light.
New day is dawn[F#m]ing,
[G]sunny an[D]d bright.
But after I've been crying all night,
the sun is [F#m]cold,
and the [G]new day [D]seems old.
Since I lost my baby,
since I lost my baby.
Whoa, [G]since I lost my baby.
[D]Eddie was a real ladies' man.
That sweet voice and award -winning smile.
All right.
Who I made this autograph out to.
Ooh, you're so fine!
See, David had Tammy Terrell.
She was another singer at Motown.
And we all had rough childhoods,
but maybe none rougher
than roughing.
His father used to hit on his mother,
but nobody ever talked about it,
because as David said...
Man, it's not getting to
how we was raised.
Trying to leave that in the past.
Sometimes David could be a mirror
reflection of his daddy.
None of us knew what to do about [Em]that.
[A]Oh, det[D]ermination is [F#m]fading[G] fast.[D]
Inspira[F#m]tion is a t[G]hing of t[D]he past.
Can't see how my hope's gonna last.
Good things are [F#m]bad,
and what's [G]happy [D]is sad.
Now Paul was different.
He married his long time sweetheart,
but got into this other woman
and started having an affair.
Suddenly the man that I knew that only drank a glass of milk
everywhere was ordering a double of scotch.
You don't drink to spirits, Paul. I do now.
The pressure of fame and relationships
was starting to show a crack.
Ayo, who knew you could be
on top of the world
and still feel beneath it?
Me on the other hand,
I might have did some dabbling,
but early on I had my eyes on
one particular sweetheart.
Her name was Josephine.
I like spending time with you like this.
It feels secure,
that means something.
How much does it mean?
I don't know, a lot?
Enough to be still for a little while?
Maybe make this something
more serious.
How serious?
Serious enough to have a baby.
I'm pregnant, Otis.
I was scared shitless.
I cared about Josephine,
but I wasn't ready for a family.
Hazen played that knock
-up -and -run game.
Sent me and Josephine right
on down to the courthouse.
The birds are [F#m]singing,
the [G]children [D]are playing
There's plenty of [F#m]work,
and the [G]boss [D]is a friend
Not a sad word
should a young heart be saying
But love is a [F#m]war, and with m[G]oney I[D]'m poor
I was married with a child
Me and Josephine named our son Lamont
We tried to be a happy family,
but what do we know?
So you're choosing the road
over your family?
I will always choose you and Lamont
But as for the road, it chose me long ago
Since I lost my [G]baby
Oh, nex[Em]t time I'll be kinder
Won't you [D]please help me find
Till I [Em]find her, I'll be trying to
Every [A]day [D]I'm inclined [Em]to find her
Inclined to find [A]my [D]baby
[Em]I fe[A]el so go[D]od, I feel so safe
I [Em]feel so, feel so [A]safe