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