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
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