A Man’s Got to Give up a Lot chords by Merle Haggard

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Verse 1
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 (D major) Well, a man's gotta give up a lot
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To  (G major) keep a woman satisfied
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You gotta give  (D major) them everything you've got
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Or they will kick you aside  (E major)  (A major)  (B flatdim) 
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 (A major) It  (D major) don't take much
To take them home with you
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But it  (G major) takes a whole lot
To keep them there with you
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A  (D major) man's got to give them some ground  (A major) 
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to keep them around  (D major) 
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Turn  (A major)  (D major) everything around sideways
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Try to  (G major) look through a woman's eyes
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And you'll find  (D major) the whole world
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takes on a different view  (E minor)  (E major)  (A major) 
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Try to  (D major) see mankind like a woman does
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You'll  (G major) know what it takes
to make a woman love
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You'll  (D major) know how to act
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when your  (A major) woman comes back to you  (D major) 
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Cause  (A major) a  (D major) man's gotta give up a lot
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To  (G major) keep a woman satisfied
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You gotta give  (D major) them everything you've got
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A 
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Or they'll kick you aside  (E major)  (A major)  (B flatdim) 
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It  (A major)  (D major) don't take much
to take them home with you
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It  (G major) takes a whole lot
to keep them there with you
D 
A  (D major) man's gotta give him some ground
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D 
 (A major) to keep him around  (D major) 
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Yes, Tiny  (G major)  (D major)  (E major) 
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 (A major)  (B flatdim) Roy?
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 (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (G major) Cause  (D major) a man's gotta give up a lot
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To  (G major) keep a woman satisfied
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You gotta give  (D major) them everything you've got
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A 
Or they'll kick you aside  (E major)  (A major) 
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It  (D major) don't take much
to take them home with you
G 
It  (G major) takes a whole lot
to keep them there with you
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A  (D major) man's gotta give him some ground
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 (A major) to keep him around.  (D major) 
Heh heh, yeah.
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 (A major) A   (D major) man's gotta give him some ground
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 (A major) to keep him around.
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 (D major) 