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