C 
Listen to ---the rain a-fallin' 
          F                      C7 
Can't you hear ---that lonesome sound  
       F                    C 
Oh, my poor ---old heart is breakin' 
                        G7       C 
'Cause my sweet ---love ain't a- round. 
 
 
 
Lord, I think ---I'll start to ramble 
        F                   C7 
Got to leave ---this weary town 
          F                   C 
This old place ---is way too lonely 
                         G7    C 
'Cause my sweet ---love ain't around. 
 
 
 
 
On that train ---tonight I'm leavin' 
And don't ask me ---where I'm bound 
I can't stay ---here any longer 
'Cause my sweet ---love ain't around. 
 
 
(Two additional verses not on record) 
 
Mem-o-ries ---come back to haunt me 
My dream house ---has done fell down 
This old world ---is dark around me 
'Cause my sweet ---love ain't around. 
 
 
Something tells ---me that I'm losing 
'Cause these weary ---blues I've found 
Oh, my bab- ---y left this morning 
Lord, my sweet ---love ain't around.