Key: Bb major
Verse 1
F#
B
E
A
E
B
E
B
E
Bm
C#
Let me tell you how and why
B
E
B
E
B
to me
E
D
He called me pretty,
Bm
C#
G#m
C#
young and wild
F#
C#m
B
After that he let me be
E
B
He'd taken advantage
Verse 2
Bm
Ddim
C#
of my mouth
F#
B
E
And that you understand
B
Bdim
B
So, wait a while, I'll show you, Chile
G#
C#
F#
B
Just how to treat a no- good man
Verse 3
lost his mind
B
A#
Give your house rent shake
F#
B
F#
D
Bm
you'll hold collectors good and tight
Verse 4
monkey, brother,
in his back
A
Gdim
When his cruel heart turn,
E
C#
his love breaks down
A
C
Hold him where you got
E
D
him, make him stay in town
C#
F#
'Cause I'm a safety woman,
B
E
A
E
lookin' for a safety man
Em
D
C#
F#
I made him stay at home, help me
Verse 5
C#
wash and iron
B
A#
I give a house rent shake
B
C#
on Saturday night
B
E
F#
Monday morning, I held col
B
F#
E
D
lectors good and tight
Verse 6
smack in his back
When his cruel heart turn,
F#m
F#
B
his love breaks down
F#m
B
F#
I hold it where I had
E
C#
it and he stayed in town
B
E
A
and I had to have a safety man
E
B
D
C#
Hey, I
Verse 7
ain't good lookin',
I'm built for speed
pigmeat needs
B
F#
'Cause I'm a safety woman,
B
E
A
Cdim
E
B
lookin' for a safety man
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