I Almost Lost My Mind:Pat Boone. 
#1 in 1956. 

#1. (Original key. Slow, bluesy.) 
C                                         C7 
When I lost my baby, I almost lost my mind. 
F                                     C 
When I lost my baby, I almost lost my mind. 
   G                  F 
My head is in a spin..since she  
G         C    G7 
left me behind. 

#2.  
  C                                              C7 
I went to see the gypsy, and had my fortune read. 
  F                                         C 
I went to see the gypsy, and had my fortune read. 
  G                       F        G             C   G7 
I hung my head in sorrow..when she said what she said. 

#3. 
      C                                               C7 
Well, I can tell you, people, the news was not so good. 
      F                                           C 
Well, I can tell you, people, the news was not so good. 
    G 
She said, 'Your baby's left you, 
F    G                   C   F C G7 C 
this time she's gone for good.  

REPEAT#2. 

REPEAT#3. 

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.