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