Biography:
Howard Tate (Elberton, Georgia, August 13, 1939 – December 2, 2011) was an American soul singer and songwriter.
His greatest success came with a string of hit singles in the late 1960s, including "Ain't Nobody Home" and "Get It While You Can," the latter of which became a hit for the singer Janis Joplin. After withdrawing from the music business and struggling with drug addiction, Tate mounted a warmly received comeback in 2001.
According to an interview Tate gave to No Depression magazine writer Edd Hurt in 2006
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I Learned It All the Hard Way
By Howard Tate
[Intro]
E D A D E
[Verse]
E B
I learned it all the hard way
A# A
Can't you see that I repented for my sins?
D E
Oh, I sit right here by my window, baby
And I'm hopin' that you'll come back again
A
Yes, I've learned to regret
A# B
But she won't forgive, she won't forgive and forget
[Chorus]
C#m
Oh, baby
B A B
I've learned it all the hard way
[Verse]
E
This is my true confession darling
B A# A
That I just can't make it here without you
D E
Oh, I made you lots of promises, baby
E
Take me back and I'll make them all come true
A
Yes, I'm lost without you darlin'
A# B
Tell me what else can I do?
[Chorus]
C#m
Oh, baby
B A B
I've learned it all the hard way
[Verse]
E
If you got a good woman fellas
B
You better stay at home and give her all your love
A# A D E
'Cause the minute you drive your baby out that door
E
You gonna have troubles you ain't never heard of
A
Yes, if you hear my voice and you hear what I'm sayin'
A# B
Please believe this time I'm not playin'
[Chorus]
C#m
Oh, baby
B A B
I've learned it all the hard way
[Outro]
C#m E
Oh, sometime I wake up in the midnight hour
And my pillow be so wet with tears thinkin' about my baby
C#m
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
B A B
Can't you see that I love you little girl?
B C#m
Oh, sometimes I walk the streets all night in the rain
E
Lookin for my baby, alright
Oh, if you come back home to me little girl
I'll never, never do you wrong anymore
By Howard Tate
[Intro]
E D A D E
[Verse]
E B
I learned it all the hard way
A# A
Can't you see that I repented for my sins?
D E
Oh, I sit right here by my window, baby
And I'm hopin' that you'll come back again
A
Yes, I've learned to regret
A# B
But she won't forgive, she won't forgive and forget
[Chorus]
C#m
Oh, baby
B A B
I've learned it all the hard way
[Verse]
E
This is my true confession darling
B A# A
That I just can't make it here without you
D E
Oh, I made you lots of promises, baby
E
Take me back and I'll make them all come true
A
Yes, I'm lost without you darlin'
A# B
Tell me what else can I do?
[Chorus]
C#m
Oh, baby
B A B
I've learned it all the hard way
[Verse]
E
If you got a good woman fellas
B
You better stay at home and give her all your love
A# A D E
'Cause the minute you drive your baby out that door
E
You gonna have troubles you ain't never heard of
A
Yes, if you hear my voice and you hear what I'm sayin'
A# B
Please believe this time I'm not playin'
[Chorus]
C#m
Oh, baby
B A B
I've learned it all the hard way
[Outro]
C#m E
Oh, sometime I wake up in the midnight hour
And my pillow be so wet with tears thinkin' about my baby
C#m
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
B A B
Can't you see that I love you little girl?
B C#m
Oh, sometimes I walk the streets all night in the rain
E
Lookin for my baby, alright
Oh, if you come back home to me little girl
I'll never, never do you wrong anymore
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