(Capo on 1)
Intro.: | (G) | (G) | (A) | (A) | (C) | (D) | (G) | (G)
I was (G)sittin' with him on his front porch swing, (A)soakin' up wisdom and Grandma's sweet tea
(C)Listenin' to his stories, man, he'd done it all (G)
His tour in the Army and his wilder days, (A)raisin' my daddy and bailin' his hay
He (C)cut off a twist of tobacco, stuck it in his jaw (G)
(Am)Cocked back his hat with a (Bm)sideways grin and gave me (C)that ole (Bm)wink (Am) (G)
He said, (Am)"I can tell you (Bm)somethin' 'bout most (C)anythin'" (D)
(Chorus)
But don't ask me about a (C)woman, all I (G)know is, boy, they're somethin'
They're (Am)tender and they're tough, can break it (D)down and lift you up
Don't ask me about (C) a woman, that's some (G) compli-(F#m)cated (Em)stuff
They ain't (Am)made to figure (D)out, they're just made to love (G)
He said, (G) boy I've lived nearly eighty years, there's a (A)lot of know how between these ears
But when it (C)comes to your grandma, I'm still your (G)age
It took me a long, long time to learn, (A)lovin' a woman is full of left turns
The (C)more they change, the more they stay the same (G)
Son, it's (Am)been that way (Bm)since the beginnin' of (C)time (Bm) (Am) (G)
We're be-(Am)hind the wheel (Bm) but just along for the (C)ride (D)
(Chorus)
But don't ask me about a (C)woman, all I (G)know is, boy, they're somethin'
They're (Am)tender and they're tough, can break it (D)down and lift you up
Don't ask me about (C) a woman, that's some (G) compli-(F#m)cated (Em)stuff
They ain't (Am)made to figure (D)out, they're just made to love (G)
Fast (C)forward ten years it's Saturday night
She's (Bm)changed three times, says her hair ain't right
My (C)mind reels back to the time and place
When I (Am)heard my grandpa (D)say
Don't ask me about (C) a woman, boy, that's some (G) compli-(F#m)cated (Em)stuff
They ain't (Am)made to figure (D)out, they're just made to love (G)
Now I know what he's (Am)talkin' about, (D) they're just made to love
Outro.: | (G) | (G) | (A) | (A) | (C) | (D) | (G) -----
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