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My Baby Don't Tolerate chords by
Lyle Lovett
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Key: G minor•
Intro 1
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A friend of mine,
Verse 1
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he said to me
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"A skinny girl is a misery"
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I shook my head because I knew
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he couldn't be right
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But that's when I thought
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back to just last night
Verse 2
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When I got home,
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it was maybe a little late
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There was ne'er a crumb
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or ne'er a plate
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There was no martini, no glass of grape
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But it was then I sought to contemplate
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Some things,
Verse 3
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my baby don't tolerate, no
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My baby don't tolerate, no
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My baby don't tolerate

from me
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Verse 4
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I said, "Hello honey,
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how have you been?"
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She said, "What could you possibly
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Have been doin' until
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half past ten?"
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And not bein' completely unsensitive
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I could tell my ship had run aground
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'Cause when I puckered up,
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you know she puckered down
Verse 5
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Some things,
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my baby don't tolerate, no
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My baby don't tolerate, no
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My baby don't tolerate from me
Interlude 1
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Verse 6
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Now a small, more ordinary man

might not appreciate

Guidance of a good woman
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who truly loves him
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He might drift in despair dur
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ing the ignorant
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Dumbness doings of his dirty
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daily existence
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That's not me,
Verse 7
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no, yes siree
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I'm proof that true love
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will set you free
Verse 8
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Some things,
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my baby don't tolerate, no
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My baby don't tolerate, no
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My baby don't tolerate from me
Verse 9
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My baby don't tolerate, no
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My baby don't tolerate, no
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My baby don't tolerate
Outro 1

from me
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • A

  • Em

  • G

  • E

Capo: 3

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The original key of My Baby Don't Tolerate by Lyle Lovett is G minor.

The primary chords used in My Baby Don't Tolerate are C, Gm, Bb, G.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Gm, Bb, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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