Intro ( Abm F# ) repeat 5 times 
 
         Abm      F#              Abm         F# 
         Late one night I heard a knock on my door 
         Abm   F#            Abm    F# 
         No surprise, it was my landlord 
         Abm         F#        Abm           F# 
         He notified me, I was late with the rent 
         Abm             F#           Abm 
         So what can you do when your last dollar's spent 
                 Abm    B  C#  Abm  F#      Abm     B  C 
         You got trouble,      some kind of trouble 
 

         Abm            F#         Abm      F# 
         I called up my baby for a little advice 
                Abm      F#          Abm          F# 
         'Cause my sugar baby always treats me so nice 
         Abm           F#              Abm     F# 
         I had a funny feelin' that he wasn't alone 
                Abm           F#            Abm 
         When I heard another voice whisper hang up the phone 
               Abm    B    C#  Abm  F#      Abm     B  C 
         I got trouble,        some kind of trouble 
 
         REPRIVE 
         B 
         Trouble in my heart 
         F# 
         Trouble in my mind 
                 C#                    Eb 
         There's never any trouble for me to find 
                      Abm      F#     Abm   B   C 
         Some kind of trouble 
 
         I went to my boss, said I need a little time 
 
         To work on this poor broken heart of mine 
 
         He said, I'd like to help you, I been there before 
 
         But the problem is girl, you don't work here no more 
 
         You got trouble, some kind of trouble 
 
         (Repeat REPRIVE) 
 
         (Instrumental) 
         B - C# - Abm - B - C# - Eb 
 
 
         I was down about as low as a body can be 
 
         So I talked to my preacher 'bout prayin' for me 
 
         He smiled and he said, "Child you're not alone" 
 
         Cause all God's children got to deal wi ??