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Darling Baby:The Elgins.
#4 R&B and #72 Rock charts in 1966.
#1.
A#Darling, Gmbaby, D#life is so Flonely withA#out Gmyou..
D#life is so Flonely withA#out Gmyou...
D#since you've Fleft these arms of A#mine, I've been 
Gmalone, crying, D#wondering why you Fleft me behind.
#2.
A#Darling, Gmbaby, D#can't carry Fon since A#you've been Gmgone.
D#Why don't you Fplease, please, A#come on Gmhome?
D#Let's talk it Fover baby, baby, A#baby, baby, let's talk 
it D#over, Fone more A#time...Fooh..
#3.
FSo many A#nights.Gm....D#I wondered Fwho is A#holding you Gmtight.
D#Can't help but Ffeel it A#should be me, oh, it D#should be me..
cause I'm Fforever losing A#sleep at nightD#.F  
#4.
FDarling A#babyGm.....D#I've been a-Floving you A#so Gmlong.
D#Tell me Fwhat did I A#do Gmwrong.
D#Come back Fto these arms of A#mine, let's talk it over, 
D#let's talk it Fover one more A#time.D#  F  
#5.
FDarling A#baby.Gm....D#this world is Fempty withA#out Gmyou.
D#Keeps me Fcrying with A#nothing to Gmdo, D#since you've Fleft these 
arms of A#mine...let's talk it over baby, Fbaby, one more A#time.
OUTRO:
D#Mmmm, darling, A#baby..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Darling Baby

by The Elgins

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Darling Baby:The Elgins.

#4 R&B and #72 Rock charts in 1966.

#1.

A# Gm D# F A# Gm

Darling, baby, life is so lonely without you..

D# F A# Gm

life is so lonely without you...

D# F A#

since you've left these arms of mine, I've been

Gm D# F

alone, crying, wondering why you left me behind.

#2.

A# Gm D# F A# Gm

Darling, baby, can't carry on since you've been gone.

D# F A# Gm

Why don't you please, please, come on home?

D# F A#

Let's talk it over baby, baby, baby, baby, let's talk

D# F A# F

it over, one more time...ooh..

#3.

F A# Gm D# F A# Gm

So many nights.....I wondered who is holding you tight.

D# F A# D#

Can't help but feel it should be me, oh, it should be me..

F A# D# F

cause I'm forever losing sleep at night.

#4.

F A# Gm D# F A# Gm

Darling baby.....I've been a-loving you so long.

D# F A# Gm

Tell me what did I do wrong.

D# F A#

Come back to these arms of mine, let's talk it over,

D# F A# D# F

let's talk it over one more time.

#5.

F A# Gm D# F A# Gm

Darling baby.....this world is empty without you.

D# F A# Gm D# F

Keeps me crying with nothing to do, since you've left these

A# F A#

arms of mine...let's talk it over baby, baby, one more time.

OUTRO:

D# A#

Mmmm, darling, baby..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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