It's Hard To Believe It's True Trk 19 3:01
Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker) And The Chicago Five
Aurora, Illinois – Leland Hotel Top Floor, Tuesday, May 4, 1937
Tampa Red- vocal, guitar & kazoo, prob. Arnet Nelson – clainet
Black Bob – piano, Willie Bee James – guitar, Unk bass
Album: The Bluebird Recordings – Tampa Red 1936 – 1938
2 Disc set RCA 07863 66722-2 1997 BMG

(Instrumental intro)

It's hard to believe we are through, dear
Still you keep a-sayin' it ain't so
Baby, because I need you
Much more than you know

I'm sorry to see you go and leave me
It hurts me to know we must part
It's only because I love you
And you're so close to my heart

But if you go away, I'm sorry to say
But I guess it's okay
There may come a day
You might or you may
Become the same old way

Oh, I try to be gay to forgive you
Same as I was at the start
I'll play the part of a hero
But gee, what a blow to my heart

'Yas, yas'

(instrumental)

If you go away, I'm sorry to say
But I guess it's okay
There may come a day
You might or you may
Become the same old way

Oh, I try to be gay to forgive you
Same as I was at the start
I'll play the part of a hero
But gee, what a blow to my heart

Ooh-oh
Gee, what a blow to my heart.

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