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