Written by Ray Charles/Sam Moore
verse 1 G Em Im goin down Am D To the river G C7 G G7 And drown myself, well C7 D7 D# D7 Ab Im goin down to the river and drown myself oh babe, oh G G7 Im goin down yes and turn myself in, C7 C#dim Cause my baby lovin someone else G Em Now you know why Im goin down Am D To the river G C7 G D7 and drown myself verse 2 G Em Im sick and tired Am D of this misery G C G G7 down in my heart, way down in my heart C7 Im sick and tired of this misery D D# D Ab down in my heart, oh lord G G7 well Im sick and tired of this misery, C7 C#dim lord have mercy, have mercy on me G Em Im sick and tired Am D of this misery G C7 G D7 down in my heart verse 3 G Em So goodbye baby (bye baby) Am D well I got to go, G C7 so please dont cry, G G7 cause its too late to cry C7 bye bye baby well I got to go, D7 D# D7 Ab so please dont cry, G G7 oh bye bye baby, Ive got to go, C7 C#dim thats why I called you, just to let you know G Em Im goin down Am D to the river G G/B and drown myself C C#dim D7 G