"Love, Trouble, Heartache and Misery" by Hattie Littles
Written by William Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter
Tabbed by CJWilky
Originally recorded c.1965 - a true gem, unreleased until it appeared on A Cellarful of Motown v2 (2005)
Apparently there is another "superior" version, would love to hear that.
In brackets are the backing singers – they do more that I put here but what's here works.
Corrections and suggestions always welcome in the comments, praise too ;) Enjoy.
Standard tuning
No capo
Cm
Mmmmmmmmmm!
G
Mmmmmmmmmm!
Cm
Dbm Cm
Talking about love, troubles, heartaches and misery
Dbm Cm
Just won't a let me be
Dbm Cm
Just won't turn me a loose
Dbm Cm
Whoah, what's the use
Bbm Cm
Listen now I want to tell you
Whoah, I just got to tell you
Wait a minute let me tell you
I want to tell you
I just got to tell you
Fm
(Love) Love is the devil's plaything
G
Be carefull he'll put a ring through your nose
Fm
(Trouble) Everybody's got them
(Heartache) You can do without them
G Cm
(Misery) That's the one that's killing me (killing me) yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Sax break]
Cm G Cm Dbm Cm Dbm Cm Dbm Cm
Cm Gm Ab G Cm
Fm
Troubles will slip up on you
And get you down
Cm
Heartaches is a hurting thing
That'll dog you around
Fm
Love is a sharp cutting sorrow
Here today and gone tomorrow
G Cm
Misery, that's the one that's killing me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Dbm Dm Dbm
Of love, troubles, heartaches and misery
Dm Dbm
Just won't let me be
Dm Dbm
No it won't turn me a loose
Dm Dbm
Hey, what's the use
Dm Dbm
(Trouble) Trouble will slip up on you
Dm Dbm
(Heartache) 's try to get you down
Dm Dbm
(Heartache) Heartache is a hurting thing
Dm Dbm
(Love) That'll dog you around
Dm Dbm
(I said love) Love is a sharp cutting sorrow
Dm Dbm
(Misery) Here today and gone tomorrow
Dm Dbm
(Misery) Misery
Dm Dbm
(Misery) Misery
Dm Dbm
(Misery) Misery
Dm Dbm
That's what's killing me
Dm Dbm
Misery
Dm Dbm
Ohhhhh woahhh...