Words and music by hank williams, sr.



When my [d] baby moved out and the blues moved in

There wasn't nothin' i could do

But mosey around with my head in my hands

Lord [a7] what am i comin' [d] to

I just keep [a7] moanin' [p]

[nc] moa-oanin' the blues. [d] ... [d7]



I [*g7] wrote a nice, long [d] letter

Sayin' [*g7] mama please come [d] home

Your [e7] dad-ad-dy is lon-one-some

And [a7] all i [am] do is [a7] moan ...

I been [d] lovin' that gal for so doggone long

I can't afford to lose her now

I thought i was right but i must of been wrong

'cause my [a7] head is startin' to bow [d]

And now i'm [a7] moanin' [p]

[nc] moa-oanin' the blues. [d]



If you want a good gal to stay around

You gotta treat her nice and kind

If you do her wrong she'll leave this tonw

And you'll almost lose your mlind

Then you'll moanin'; moa-oanin' the blues.



Aw! baby, baby, baby

Honey baby, please come home

Your dad-ad-dy is lon-one-some and all i do is moan

I promise you baby that i'll be good

And i'll never be bad no more

I'm sittin' here waitin' for you right now

To walk through that front door

Then i'll stop moanin'; moa-oanin' the blues.




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