You Donâ??t Miss Your Water The Byrds This is a song by William Bell from his album "The Soul of a Bell." Subsequently, it was covered by the Byrds in a country version on "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" and by Otis Redding on "Otis Blue." I can't connect to alt.music.byrds but if someone else wants to send it there, that's cool. (Intro) [G] [C] [G] (First Verse) In the [Em]beginning, you really [G]loved me But I was [C]blind, and I could not [G]see But when you [Em]left me, (allcountrytabs.com)