B-A-B-Y (Canada 10, US 14, 1966)    (video)
 
    D - G - D (2x)
 
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1. Baby, oh, baby, I love to call you baby.
       D                  G  D    D                                  G     - D
    Baby, oh, oh, baby, I love for you to call me baby.
                            G                   C    - G                                        C      - G
    When you squeeze me real tight,      you make wrong things right.
Am                                           - A#m                             A7
     And I can't stop loving you,           and I won't stop courting you !
 
       D                        G D          D                             G  D
2. Baby, (baby) oh, baby, you look so good to me, baby.
       D                       G  D         D                             G D
    Baby, (baby) oh, baby, you are so good to me, baby.
                    G                C      - G                                                  C     - G
    Just one look in your eyes       and my temperature goes sky high.
Am
    I weep for you and can't help it,
A#m                                   A7
    you know I really don't want to help it.
    D               C       D             C
    B-A-B-Y, baby ! B-A-B-Y, baby !
 
 Bm                                                 - E       F#m        E   
+    Whenever the sun don't shine,      you go out to light my mind.
Bm                                                   E              F#m     A7
    then I get real close to you and your sweet kisses see me through.
 
+  D - G - D - G - C
 
                D                          G  D          D                             G  D
3. I said, baby, (baby) ooh, baby, you look so good to me, baby.
       D                        G D           D                                    G D
    Baby, (baby) oh, baby, how I love for you to call me, baby.
                           G                    C      - G
    When you squeeze me real tight, 
                              G                          C       - G
    you know you make wrong things right.
Am                                   - A#m                                     A7
     And I can't stop loving          you, and I won't stop courting you !
 
(original moves up one step to capo 2nd here)
 
      D                       G  D     D                  G    C   D               C
+  Baby (baby) oh, baby, please don't weep my (B-A-B-Y, baby.)
       D                     G           C           D              C
    I like it, I like it, I like to court you (B-A-B-Y, baby) .
 
 
(orig. = capo 1st)    (Carla Thomas)