I could never take the place of your man
C - G
- F (2x)
C
G F
1. It was only last June when her old man ran away,
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G F
she
couldn't stop cryin' `cause she knew he was gone to
stay.
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It was 10:35 on a lonely
Friday night,
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G F
she
was standin' by the bar, hmm, she was lookin' alright, yeah !
C
G
I asked her if she wanted to
dance and she said
F
that
all she wanted was a good man,
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and
wanted to know if I thought I was qualified, yeah.
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And I said, baby,
don't waste your time !
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I know what's on your mind.
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I may be qualified 4 a one night stand
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but I could never take the place
of your man. + C - G - F (2x)
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2. It hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes,
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G F
he
was all she ever had and now she wanted 2 die.
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G F
He left her with a baby and
another one on the way,
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she
couldn't stop cryin' cause she knew he was gone 2
stay.
C
G
She asked me if we could be
friends, and I said,
F
oh,
honey baby, that's a dead end,
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u
know and I know that we wouldn't be satisfied, oh.
+ CHORUS + C - G - F (6x) ... (Prince)