LOVE AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT THE BLUES
From the film "Chasing Rainbows" (1929)
(Lyrics: Joe Goodwin / Music: Louis Alter)

Charles King (Film Soundtrack) - 1929
Frankie Trumbauer & His Orch. (vocal: Smith Ballew) - 1929
Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys - 1930
The Boswell Sisters - 1930



When love gets in motion
And knocks at your door
You never have a notion
Of what you're in for

It brings you joy and sorrow
Makes you beg and borrow
Tears your heart apart
And leaves its mark evermore

Funny stories never make you laugh
Your heart's in two, she's got the other half
All you're left with is a photograph
Love ain't nothin' but the blues

Never wake up with a smiling face
Always teardrops on your pillowcase
Aching heart that nothing can erase
Love ain't nothin' but the blues

Way down deep in your heart
Hope is fading like a rose
You're just playing a part
Praying that nobody knows

Once you lived up in the sky above
Sitting on a world just built for love
Something happened and you got a shove
Love ain't nothin' but the blues


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2018)