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Capo on 2nd fret
Easier capo on 4: E=D C#m Bm A=G Bsus Asus B A
INTRO: E C#m A Bsus B
VERSE 1:
E C#m
Cut my hair the way you want it.
A
Watched you become important,
Bsus B
Quit my job to make our new home far away,
VERSE 2:
E C#m
Now you're Mister Successful
A
And I'm queen of the treadmill tryin to stay the size
Bsus B E-A
You think that I should stay,
B
I used to dream about what I would be,
A B
Last night I dreamed about the washin' machine.
E C#m A
I keep on givin, but I can't stop livin'
Bsus B
A woman needs a little something of her own,
E C#m A
I like happy endings, I don't like depending,
B E C#m A Bsus B
I keep right on pretending, but I can't do that anymore
VERSE 3:
E C#m
Now you say I'm being silly,
A
But you don't know me,really,
Bsus B
You never take the time to ask me how I feel,
VERSE 4:
E C#m
I keep the checkbook balanced
A
I decorate your palace,
Bsus B E A
You know I used to think that you were king,
B
Somewhere deep down I know you really love me,
A B
But you can't see that what we have was not all I needed,
CHORUS:
E C#m A
I keep on givin, but I can't stop livin'
Bsus B
A woman needs a little something of her own,
E C#m A
I like happy endings, I don't like depending,
B E C#m A Bsus B
I keep right on pretending, but I can't do that anymore
BRIDGE:
C#m A B
You try to tell me I'm not being fair to you,
C#m B
But life's too short for a selfish attitude.
INSTR: E C#m A Bsus B X 2
CHORUS:
E C#m A
I keep on givin, but I can't stop livin'
Bsus B
A woman needs a little something of her own,
E C#m A
I like happy endings, I don't like depending,
B E C#m A Bsus B
I keep right on pretending, but I can't do that anymore
E
I can't do that anymorrre.
Written by Alan Jackson