Intro ( Ab5 F#5 ) repeat 5 times 
 
         Ab5      F#5              Ab5         F#5 
         Late one night I heard a knock on my door 
         Ab5   F#5            Ab5    F#5 
         No surprise, it was my landlord 
         Ab5         F#5        Ab5           F#5 
         He notified me, I was late with the rent 
         Ab5             F#5           Ab5 
         So what can you do when your last dollar's spent 
                 Ab5    B5  C#5  Ab5  F#5      Ab5     B5  C5 
         You got trouble,      some kind of trouble 
 

         Ab5            F#5         Ab5      F#5 
         I called up my baby for a little advice 
                Ab5      F#5          Ab5          F#5 
         'Cause my sugar baby always treats me so nice 
         Ab5           F#5              Ab5     F#5 
         I had a funny feelin' that he wasn't alone 
                Ab5           F#5            Ab5 
         When I heard another voice whisper hang up the phone 
               Ab5    B5    C#5  Ab5  F#5      Ab5     B5  C5 
         I got trouble,        some kind of trouble 
 
         REPRIVE 
         B5 
         Trouble in my heart 
         F#5 
         Trouble in my mind 
                 C#5                    Eb5 
         There's never any trouble for me to find 
                      Ab5      F#5     Ab5   B5   C5 
         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) 
         B5 - C#5 - Ab5 - B5 - C#5 - Eb5 
 
 
         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 ??