Intro
N.C.
One, two
[Dmaj7] [B/C#]
[Dmaj7] [B/C#]
[F#9sus4] [Bm9]
[F#9sus4] [Bm9]
[Pre-Refrain]
[F#9sus4] [Bm9]
Warm night, can't sleep, too hurt, too weak, gotta call her up
[F#9sus4] [Bm9]
Dial that number, no one answers 'til it's two o'clock
Refrain
[D/E] [E/D] [C#m7] [F#m7]
And if by chance, you let me come over
[G#m7] [Bm7] [C#m7] [Dmaj7]
Out on the street, I wanna see you, baby
[D/E] [E/D] [C#m7] [F#m7]
And if by chance, you let me just hold ya
[G#m7] [Bm7] [C#m7] [Dmaj7]
I'm down on my knee, I wanna please you, baby
[B/C#]
Ooh, I'll be your righteous lover
Verse
[F#9sus4]
She said, "Sugar, honey, darlin'"
[Bm9]
I really wanna see you, too
(I bet you do, bet you do, bet you do)
[F#9sus4]
It's just that someone's over and, baby
[Bm9]
I really wanna be with you
Refrain
[D/E] [E/D] [C#m7] [F#m7]
But if by chance you let me just hold ya
[G#m7] [Bm7] [C#m7] [Dmaj7]
I'm callin', I'm free, I wanna see you, baby
[D/E] [E/D] [C#m7] [F#m7]
Ooh, when in need, you said you would be here
[G#m7] [Bm7] [C#m7] [Dmaj7]
And you hold the key to my very being, baby, I
[G6]
(I lovе you, baby) I love you, baby
Chorus
[F#9sus4]
If you are that special lovеr
And love keeps you tied to another
[Bm9]
That's the way it goes on love's train
[F#9sus4]
Sometimes, heartstrings can be broken
But you just have to keep on goin'
[Bm9]
That's the way it goes on love's train
[Pre-Refrain]
[F#9sus4] [Bm9]
On a warm night, lady wants her baby, so she calls him up
Ah, when it ring-a-ling it only mean one thing, come on
[F#9sus] [Bm9]
Dial that number, no one answers 'til it's two o'clock
Refrain
[D/E] [E/D] [C#m7] [F#m7]
And if by chance, you just come on over, girl
[G#m7] [Bm7] [C#m7] [Dmaj7]
I'm sick and, please, I've got to see you, baby
[D/E] [E/D] [C#m7] [F#m7]
Ooh, when in need, you said you would be right here
[G#m7] [Bm7] [C#m7] [Dmaj7]
Well, I'm in need, I need you to please believe, please believe
[D/E] [C#7#5]
I love you, baby
Chorus
[F#9sus4]
If you are that special lover (Woo)
And love keeps you tied to another
[Bm9]
That's the way it goes on love's train
You don't need no, you don't need no ticket to ride
[F#9sus4]
Sometimes, heartstrings can be broken
But you just have to keep on goin'
[Bm9]
That's the way it goes on love's train
Listen, baby, listen, baby
[F#9sus4]
If deep sorrow, you've been soakin'
But you just have to keep on strokin'
[Bm9]
That's the way it goes on love's train
Love's a hurtin' thang, yo, it makes you want to cry, come on
[F#9sus4]
If you are that special lover
And love keeps you tied to another
[Bm9]
That's the way it goes on love's train
Outro
[Dmaj7] [B/C#]
Oh
[Dmaj7] [B/C#]
