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"There Goes My Baby" by Otis Redding
Released posthumously
[Intro]
G E C D
[Verse]
GThere goes my baby, man
EmMovin' on down the line
CI wonder where, I wonder where
DShe will bound, she will bound, man
[Verse]
GI broke her heart, man, baby
EmAnd I made her cry
CI'm alone, so all alone
DWhat can I do now? What can I do now?
[Verse]
  GWhoa-whoa-Emwhoa, I want my Cbaby
I need my Dbaby; I wonder where, 
[Verse]
Why did she Gleave me?
Why did she Emleave me?
I'm so all aClone, and I'm so all aDlone?
[Verse]
Forgot to tell her that I Glove her
And man that I been Emneedin' her
Right by my Cside
To be my Dguide
[Verse]
I wanna know, where is myyyGy
Where is my Embaby, man
I want my Cbaby
I need my Dbaby; and there she goin', there she goin'
[Verse]
GAnd there goes my baby
EmShe movin' on down that line
CAnd I wanna know where, and I wanna know where
DShe went down, she went down
[Outro]
GCome back my baby, don't go no further, I need you
EmCome back baby, yeah, don't take another step
[Fade...]

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There Goes My Baby

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"There Goes My Baby" by Otis Redding

Released posthumously

[Intro]

G E C D

[Verse]

There goes my baby, man

Movin' on down the line

I wonder where, I wonder where

She will bound, she will bound, man

[Verse]

I broke her heart, man, baby

And I made her cry

I'm alone, so all alone

What can I do now? What can I do now?

[Verse]

G Em C

Whoa-whoa-whoa, I want my baby

I need my baby; I wonder where,

[Verse]

Why did she leave me?

C D

I'm so all alone, and I'm so all alone?

[Verse]

Forgot to tell her that I love her

And man that I been needin' her

Right by my side

To be my guide

[Verse]

I wanna know, where is myyyy

Where is my baby, man

I want my baby

I need my baby; and there she goin', there she goin'

[Verse]

And there goes my baby

She movin' on down that line

And I wanna know where, and I wanna know where

She went down, she went down

[Outro]

Come back my baby, don't go no further, I need you

Come back baby, yeah, don't take another step

[Fade...]

About There Goes My Baby Chords by Otis Redding

Learn how to play There Goes My Baby by Otis Redding with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “There Goes My Baby chords”, “There Goes My Baby guitar chords”, or “Otis Redding There Goes My Baby chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy There Goes My Baby chords and for experienced players who want accurate There Goes My Baby lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, E, C, D, Em.

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What key is "There Goes My Baby" in?

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