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Key: G
Intro:
G Cmaj7/E Bm7 C Em7/C C
Verse 1:
G Cmaj7/E Bm7
She may be lost, she may be out of bounds
C G/B Em
All her tenderness and charms could be something
G/D C G/B Am7 Am7/D
A man like me has never found
G Cmaj7/E Bm7
But in her woman's way
she's still a little girl
C G/B Em G/D
The things that she wants, the things that she needs
C G/B Am7 Am7/D
Oh, well the choice is hers
Chorus:
G Bm C G
'Cause you can't take a woman, when she doesn't want you
C G/B D D/E G/F#
And you can't be a man if you're blind to rea-son
G Bm7 C A7
Man might be strong, but true love is stronger
C G/B Am D Eb
You gotta play it straight, when a woman doesn't want you
Verse 2:
G Cmaj7/E Bm7
Her voice invites, her eyes say more than words
C G/B
But her needs and complications
Em G/D C G/B Am7 Am7/D
Can tear away the memory of last night's girl
G Cmaj7/E Bm7
And if you're weak, yeah, we're all weak sometime
C G/B
The best things can wait
Em G/D C G/B Am7 Am7/D
The best times they come, oh when strength is kind
Chorus:
G Bm C G
'Cause you can't take a woman, when she doesn't want you
C G/B D D/E G/F#
And you can't be a man if you're blind to rea-son
G Bm7 C A7
Man might be strong, but true love is stronger
C G/B Am D Eb
You gotta play it straight, when a woman doesn't want you
Bridge:
G F C/E G G F
And if you can't read her, leave her alone
C/E
And if you don't know by now
Am A D
She's not someone's prize and you can't take her home, oh
Chorus:
G Bm C G
'Cause you can't take a woman, when she doesn't want you
C G/B D D/E G/F#
And you can't be a man if you're blind to rea-son
G Bm7 C A7
Man might be strong, but true love is stronger
C G/B C G/B
You gotta play it straight. You gotta play it straight
C G/B Am D Eb F G
You gotta play it straight, when a woman doesn't want you
Song History
Published: December 7, 2024
Last Updated: February 24, 2026