C C7 F
I was there when she fell for the first time
G7 C
I picked her up and saw the heartache in her eyes
C7 F
I guess I knew right then how little chance I had to win
G7 C
But can’t nobody say I didn’t try
C7 F
She was nineteen years old and already lonely
G7 C
Lord only knows how many men she’s tried
C7 F
Why she went from man to man I’ll never understand
G7 C
But can’t nobody say I didn’t try
F C
I thought that I was just the man to tame her
G7 C
And save her from the wild side of life
F C
But the wild side had already claimed her
D7 G7
Living way out on the edge that’s what she loves
C C7 F
I read something in a book once about women
G7 C
Like a rose they last while they last
C7 F
But she only blooms at night there under the neon lights
G7 C
But can’t nobody say I didn’t try
C7 F
She only blooms at night there under the neon lights
G7 C
But can’t nobody say I didn’t try
