Baby’s got a new baby
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Em - F - G (2x)
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1. Baby's been coming home
wearing a smile,
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- Em - F - G
dressing up and buying all the
latest styles.
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Em F G C - Em
- F - G
she never looked better,
everyone agrees,
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Em F
but when we get alone, I know
something's wrong,
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and it's worrying me.
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Baby's acting strange lately,
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I think baby's got a new baby,
Dm Am
see through her disguise, something's in her eyes,
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G
she's afraid to tell me.
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Baby's coming home late,
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going places I would never take her,
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baby's got a new baby, and
it ain't me.
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G (2x)
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C
- Em - F - G
2. Baby's been talking ‘bout a
place of her own,
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G C - Em - F - G
it's funny cause she never
likes being alone.
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G
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Em - F - G
driftin’ and driftin’ farther
apart while we sleep.
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Em F
If I could read her mind, who
would I find.
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when she starts dreaming.
+ CHORUS (ending in F)
C
+ ... that baby really loves,
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it ain't me that baby's
dreaming of.
(original moves up 3 half notes to capo 7th here)
C - Em
Baby's acting strange lately,
C - F
I think baby's got a new baby,
Dm Am
see through her disguise, something's in her eyes,
F G
she's afraid to tell me.
F C - Em
Baby's coming home late,
C - F
going places I would never take her,
Em - F G C
baby's got a new baby, and
it ain't me...
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G C - Em - F
G C
+ Baby’s got a new baby, n.............o, it ain’t me.
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Em F G
Baby’s got a new baby, baby’s got a new baby now....
(orig. = capo 4th) (Schuyler,
Knobloch & Overstreet)