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I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
Words & Music by Paul Francis Webster & Duke EllingtonRecorded by Ella Fitzgerald, 1941
Intro Verse:
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The poets say that all who love are blind,
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But I'm in love, and I know what time it is.
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The good book says, "Go seek and ye shall find."
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Well, I have sought, and my, what a climb it is.
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My life is like the weather, it changes with the hours;
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When he's near, I'm fair and warmer --
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When he's gone, I'm cloudy with showers.
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In emotion, like the ocean, it's either sink or swim,
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When a woman loves a man like I love him.
Melody:
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Nev - er treats me sweet and gentle the way he should --
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I got it bad and that ain't good.
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My poor heart is sen - ti - men - tal, not made of wood;
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I got it bad and that ain't good.
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But when the weekend's over and Monday rolls around,
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I end up like I start out, just cry - in' my heart out.
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He don't love me like I love him; no - bod - y could --
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I've got it bad and that ain't good.
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I got it bad and that ain't good.