I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

	 
[Intro]
[Verse]
     C                         G  
It was only last June when her old
          F 
 man ran away 
It was only last June when her old man ran away 
    C                            G   
She couldn't stop cryin' cuz she knew
              F 
 he was gone to stay 
She couldn't stop cryin' cuz she knew he was gone to stay 
  C                         G     
It was ten thirty five on a lonely
        F 
 Friday night 
It was ten thirty five on a lonely Friday night 
       C                     G    
She was standin' by the bar, Mmm, 
                 F 
 she was lookin' alright 
She was standin' by the bar, Mmm,  she was lookin' alright 
  C5                         G5   
I asked her if she wanted to dance
                   F5 
 and she said that all she wanted 
I asked her if she wanted to dance and she said that all she wanted 
                             C5     
was a good man and wanted to know if
   G5                 F5 
 I thought I was qualified
was a good man and wanted to know if I thought I was qualified
[Chorus]
           C          G          F 
And I said baby don't waste your time
 
And I said baby don't waste your time 
C             G       F 
I know what's on your mind 
F              Fm        Em       
I may be qualified for a one night
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 stand 
I may be qualified for a one night stand 
            Fm             G - G 
But I could never take the place of
 your man
But I could never take the place of your man
[Instrumental]
C G F x2
[Verse]
   C                       G      
It hurt me so bad when she told me
                F 
 with tears in her eyes 
It hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes 
  C                         G      
He was all she ever had and now she
        F 
 wanted to die 
He was all she ever had and now she wanted to die 
 C                           G     
He left her with a baby and another
            F 
 one on the way 
He left her with a baby and another one on the way 
    C                            G   
She couldn't stop cryin' cuz she knew
              F 
 he was gone to stay 
She couldn't stop cryin' cuz she knew he was gone to stay 
    C5                    G5 
She ask me if we could be friends and
 I said 
She ask me if we could be friends and I said 
   F5 
Oh honey, baby that's a dead end, you
 know 
Oh honey, baby that's a dead end, you know 
  C5            G5              F5 
I know that we wouldn't be satisfied
[Chorus]
           C          G          F 
And I said baby don't waste your time
 
And I said baby don't waste your time 
C             G       F 
I know what's on your mind 
F              Fm        Em       
I may be qualified for a one night
 D7 
 stand 
I may be qualified for a one night stand 
            Fm             G - G 
But I could never take the place of
 your man
But I could never take the place of your man