| F# | A#m | B | B/C# | C# | F# | |
| (bass, doubled w/piano:) |
| F# | |
| v v v v v v v v |
-----------------|----------------- ---1-------------|---1------------- -----4---------0-|-1---4---------1- -2-----2---2-4---|-------2---2-4---
| Verse 1: |
| F# | A#m | |
| I can see there ain't no | room for me |
| B | C# | F# | |
| You're o | nly holdin' | out your heart in s | ympathy |
| B | C# | F#/A# | |
| If there's a | nother man | then girl I | understand |
| G#/C | |
| Go on and | take his hand |
| G#m7/C# | C#7 | G#m7/C# | C#7-9 | |
| And don't yo | u wor-r | y | 'bout | me |
| Verse 2: |
| I'll be blue and I'll be cryin' too |
| But girl you know I only want what's best for you |
| What good is all my pride if our true love has died |
| Go on and be his bride |
| And don't you worry 'bout me |
| key cbanges to G |
| Verse 3: |
| G | Bm | |
| I'll be strong, I'll try to c | arry on |
| C | D | G | |
| Alth | ough you know it w | on't be easy w | hen you're gone |
| C | D | G/B | |
| I'll always th | ink of you | the tender | love we knew |
| A/C# | |
| But somehow | I'll get through |
| Am7/D | D7 | Am7/D | D7-9 | |
| And don't yo | u wor- | ry | 'bout | me |
| Instrumental break: |
| G | |
| v v v v v v v v |
-----------------|----------------- ---2-0-----------|---2-0----------- -------------0-1-|-2-----------0-2- -3-----3---3-----|-------3---3-----
| Oo-oo oo-ooh, baby |
| (horn section and sax solo:) |
| G | Bm | C | D | G | |
| (baby blue cryin' too cryin' too) |
| C | D | G/B | A/C# | D7 | Eb7 | |
| (baby worry 'bout me) |
| key cbanges to Ab |
| Verse 4: |
| Ab | Cm | |
| Sweetie pie, before you | say goodbye |
| Db | Eb | Ab | |
| Rem | ember if he | ever leaves you h | igh and dry |
| Db | Eb | Ab/C | |
| Don't cry al | one in pain | don't ever | feel ashamed |
| Bb/D | |
| If you want | me again |
| Bbm7/Eb | Eb7 | Bbm7/Eb | Eb7-9 | |
| Just don't y | ou wor- | ry | 'bout | me |
| Verse 5: |
| I love you no matter what you do |
| I'll spend my whole life waitin' if you want me to |
| And if he says goodbye, you know I'd rather die |
| Than let you see me cry |
| 'Cause then you'd worry 'bout me |
| key cbanges to A; repeat verse 3 in A |
| A | C#m | |
| I'll be strong, I'll try to | carry on |
| D | E | A | |
| Alth | ough you know it w | on't be easy w | hen you're gone |
| D | E | A/C# | |
| I'll always th | ink of you | the tender | love we knew |
| B/D# | |
| But somehow | I'll get through |
| Bm7/E | E7 | Bm7/E | E7-9 | |
| So don't you | worr | y ' | bout | me |
| key cbanges to Bb; repeat verse 3 in Bb |
| Bb | Dm | |
| I'll be strong, I'll try to | carry on |
| Eb | F | Bb | |
| Alth | ough you know it w | on't be easy w | hen you're gone |
| Eb | F | Bb/D | |
| I'll always t | hink of you | the tender | love we knew |
| C/E | |
| But somehow | I'll get through |
| Cm7/F | F7 | Cm7/F | F7-9 | |
| So don't you | worr | y ' | bout | me |
| key cbanges to B; repeat verse 3 in B |
| B | D#m | |
| I'll be strong |
| (I'll be strong, I'll try to carry on) |
| fade | |
| E F# B |
| (Although you know it won't be easy when you're gone) |
| -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers |