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Baby I Know
The Rubettes
Baby I Know 1977
|Eb| |Eb| | Ab  Ab/G| |Fm|
|Fm| |Bb7| |Eb| |Eb|
(Eb)                         Ab  
You called me to tell me goodbye
I tFmold you that I was some oBb7ther guyEb  
You said that you'd pAbhoneEb  
when he got hAbome
You told me to tFmell him
that you'd cBb7alled
Now you don't have to
Ebtell Gme goodAbbye_Bb___
You don't have to hEbear_G___ me Abcry_Bb___
You don't have to tEbell Gme to Abgo__Bb____
     Db/ Eb  Eb  
'Cos baby_____
Db/   Eb  Eb  
baby I know
| Ab  Ab/G| | Fm  Bb7|
|Eb| |Eb|
The phone rang again for some time
I knew it was you on the line
I hurt you before I knew it for sure
Forgive me for being unkind
Now you don't have to
tell me goodbye
You don't have to hear me cry
You don't have to tell me to go
'Cos baby
baby I know
Dbbaby I Ebknow
|F| |F| |Bb| |Bb|
|Gm| |C7| |F| |F|
(F)
When you called much
later that nBbightGm  
I said he'd out 'til dayC7lightF  
But if there's Bbsomething F  
that I can tBbell him
Forgive me for aGmsking but is
C7something not right
And than you bFroke dAown and BbcriCed
Told me you lFoved hAim
But your lBbove had been denCied
He didn't wFant yAou no BbmorCe
I told her dFon't yAou be so BbsurCe
He'll never wFant yAou to Bbgo_C__
     Eb/ F  F  
'Cos baby____
Eb/    F  F  
baby I know
EbBaby I kFnowEb  
I kFnow
Ebbaby I kFnowEb  
I knFow

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Baby I Know

by The Rubettes

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Bb7

Baby I Know

The Rubettes

Baby I Know 1977

Eb Eb Ab Ab G Fm

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Fm Bb7 Eb Eb

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Eb Ab

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You called me to tell me goodbye

Fm Bb7 Eb

I told you that I was some other guy

Ab Eb

You said that you'd phone

when he got home

You told me to tell him

Bb7

that you'd called

Now you don't have to

Eb G Ab Bb

tell me goodbye____

Eb G Ab Bb

You don't have to hear____ me cry____

Eb G Ab Bb

You don't have to tell me to go______

Db Eb Eb

'Cos baby_____

Db Eb Eb

baby I know

Ab Ab G Fm Bb7

| /| | |

Eb Eb

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The phone rang again for some time

I knew it was you on the line

I hurt you before I knew it for sure

Forgive me for being unkind

Now you don't have to

tell me goodbye

You don't have to hear me cry

You don't have to tell me to go

'Cos baby

baby I know

Db Eb

baby I know

F F Bb Bb

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Gm C7 F F

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()

When you called much

Bb Gm

later that night

C7 F

I said he'd out 'til daylight

Bb F

But if there's something

that I can tell him

Forgive me for asking but is

something not right

F A Bb C

And than you broke down and cried

F A

Told me you loved him

Bb C

But your love had been denied

F A Bb C

He didn't want you no more

F A Bb C

I told her don't you be so sure

F A Bb C

He'll never want you to go___

Eb F F

'Cos baby____

Eb F F

baby I know

Eb F Eb

Baby I know

I know

Eb F Eb

baby I know

I know

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