[Intro]
G C G D
Em C G D G
[Verse 1]
G
We gave it up
without
C
much of a fight
G
I wish that we
could say
D
we tried our best
But now I\'m
Em
packing up
what\'s left of
C
my old life
G
Go on and find
somebody
D
else to haul
G
the rest
A little house on
cinderblock
C
foundation
G
Someone brought
in on a
D
flatbed years ago
Em
All that trouble
started
right after we
C
moved in
G
It\'d been brewing
for a
D G
while, we both know
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[Chorus]
G
Behind every
C
good man
G
There\'s a woman
D
who\'s tired
She\'s keeping the
C
lights on and
G
putting out your
D
fires
Em
And if that is all
you wanted,
oh if anyone
C
would do
And I hope you
G
find someone
D G
as desperate as you
[Verse 2]
G
I wasn\'t taught
to covet
C
fancy things
If it ain\'t
G
borrowed then
you know it\'s
D
secondhand
Em
So I\'ll gladly
give you back
C
my wedding rings
G
Now could you get
me back
D
the time I
G
wish I had
And my mama
looks at me
like I\'ve gone
C
crazy
G
Oh my darlin\'
this is just
D
part of the deal
Em
First you\'ll work
and clean
the house then
raise
C
some babies
And don\'t you
G
leave that
D
man looking for
G
his next meal
[Chorus]
G C
Behind every good
man
G
There\'s a woman
D
who\'s tired
She\'s keeping the
C
lights on and
G
putting out your
D
fires
Em
And if that is
all
you wanted,
oh if anyone
C
would do
G
I hope you find
someone as
D G
desperate as you
[Bridge]
C
What do I do with
all this
G D
love I have for you?
C
When I know I\'m
better
G
off now that
D
we\'re through
And when you
Em
helped me
move my things
I said
\"I hope life treats
C
you well\"
G
When we\'re handing
off the house keys
you said
D
\"You could rot
G
in hell\"
[Chorus]
G C
Behind every good
man
G
There\'s a woman
D
who\'s tired
She\'s keeping the
C
lights on and
G
putting out your
D
fires
Em
And if that
is all
you wanted,
oh if anyone
C
would do
G
I hope you found
someone
D G
as desperate as you