Intro ( Ab5 F#5 ) repeat 5 times
Ab5 F#5 Ab5 F#5
Late one night I heard a knock on my door
Ab5 F#5 Ab5 F#5
No surprise, it was my landlord
Ab5 F#5 Ab5 F#5
He notified me, I was late with the rent
Ab5 F#5 Ab5
So what can you do when your last dollar's spent
Ab5 B5 C#5 Ab5 F#5 Ab5 B5 C5
You got trouble, some kind of trouble
Ab5 F#5 Ab5 F#5
I called up my baby for a little advice
Ab5 F#5 Ab5 F#5
'Cause my sugar baby always treats me so nice
Ab5 F#5 Ab5 F#5
I had a funny feelin' that he wasn't alone
Ab5 F#5 Ab5
When I heard another voice whisper hang up the phone
Ab5 B5 C#5 Ab5 F#5 Ab5 B5 C5
I got trouble, some kind of trouble
REPRIVE
B5
Trouble in my heart
F#5
Trouble in my mind
C#5 Eb5
There's never any trouble for me to find
Ab5 F#5 Ab5 B5 C5
Some kind of trouble
I went to my boss, said I need a little time
To work on this poor broken heart of mine
He said, I'd like to help you, I been there before
But the problem is girl, you don't work here no more
You got trouble, some kind of trouble
(Repeat REPRIVE)
(Instrumental)
B5 - C#5 - Ab5 - B5 - C#5 - Eb5
I was down about as low as a body can be
So I talked to my preacher 'bout prayin' for me
He smiled and he said, "Child you're not alone"
Cause all God's children got to deal wi ??