SINCE I LOST MY BABY by The Temptations, 1965 tabbed by Rob Stahl (rgs25@drexel.edu) Key of Eb Capo I and play in D (Intro) D F#m D F#m G D x2 (with strings) D F#m G D The sun is shining, there's plenty of light (oh yeah) D F#m G D A new day is dawning, sunny and bright (oh yeah) D But after I've been crying all night D F#m G D The sun is cold, and the new day seems old (CHORUS) D Since I lost my baby (Since I lost my baby) G Oh, since I lost my baby (Oh, since I lost my baby) The birds are singin’ and the children are playin’ There's plenty of work and the bosses are payin’ Not a sad word should a young heart be sayin’ But fun is a bore and with money I'm poor (repeat CHORUS) G Next time I'll be kinder (Next time I'll be kinder) D D Won't you please help me find her (Won't you please help me find her) G G Someone just remind her (Someone just remind her) D D Of this love she left behind her (Of this love she left behind her) G G ‘Til I find her I'll be tryin’ ta (‘Til I find her I'll be tryin’ ta) G D G D G D Everyday I'm more inclined ta find her G D G D G G G A A D Inclined ta find her Inclined ta find my baby G D G G G G A A A Been looking everywhere (Ba--by) Baby I really, really care! Oh, determination is fading fast (oh yeah) Inspiration is a thing of the past (oh yeah) Can't see how my hope's gonna last Good things are bad and what's happy is sad (Outro) D Since I lost my baby (Since I lost my baby) G G G G A A A D Oh, since I lost my baby (since I …) I feel so bad (since I lost my baby) G G G G A A A D I feel so sad (since I …) Everything is wrong (since I lost my baby) G G G G A A A D This heart is hard to carry on (since I …) I'm lost as can be (since I …) G What's gonna happen to me? (fade)