I've Never Been A Woman Before Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]The wise ones love to [C]say
I was[Em]n't born [G]yesterday.
But the funny thing is, we always [C]are,
[G]in a matter of speaking.
And growing up can take a whole lot of time,
[C]or it can happen [G]in just one moment.
[C]I k[G]now, it seems like only yesterday,
[Em]I was st[C]anding on the co[G]rner
waiting [Em]for the bus like I do [F]every [D]morning,
[G]and I felt his eyes on [C]me,
and I looked at [Em]him,
I [F]just couldn't [F#dim]help it,[G]
and they were deep brown
[C]an d somehow full [G]of [C]sunshine.
[F]Now I don't know if [G]you've ever seen
the eyes that were full of sunshine,
[C]well his were.
And [F]he was so [G]fine, solid, busting out, and eager,
[C]and shy, and strong, and looking [F]down at [C]me.[G]
I felt, [C]I felt right then
like I'd never felt [G]before,
[Em]standing back in his s[G]eat, y 'all.
We got on the bus,
[Em]an d there w[C]as just one se[G]at left, and I sat down,
and he stood right over me,
pretending to read
[C]with those sunny, shiny [G]eyes of his.
The bus jolted
and he stepped on my foot
I said, ouch, he said [Em]he was [C]sorry
An[G]d from t[Em]hat moment on w[F]e've
never looked [G]back
Soon it was the Saturday
night movement
[C]Evenings to dance or
[Em]dream or just [G]relax
We saw flowers growing in the
cracks and dirty side[C]walks
And we heard birds singing [F]in
[D]the[G] steel and concrete walls
Me and Mr. [C]Sunshine
Some[Em]times [F]I still i[F#dim]magine
[G]I see flowers
Growing in the cracks
of [C]the dirty, dirty [F]sidewalks[C][G]
You touch me in the [D]sun[G]
I somehow knew [F#m]I'd be the
only [B]one[Ebdim][B]
[Ebdim]How wonde[Baug]rful[Em]
the mo[Baug]ment[G]
When the boy became a man
[F][Gsus4][F][G][Dm]
[C]You warned me in the [Am]night[D]
And you taught [Bm]me how to f[Em]eel
But [Am]it all would seem un[Abaug]real
[Am]To t[C]ry and g[F#dim]o back there
[F]again[C][Dsus4][D]
[Bm]We walked away from to[G]wn[C][G]
I'd like to keep [F#m]the moment
that was [B]mine[F#m][B][Ebdim][Em]
I'd like to touch the [Baug]man
[Em]I met just onc[Baug]e before I go[Dm]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, [Gsus4]whoa, whoa,
whoa, [F]whoa, [Dm]whoa.[G][C]
I've been to many [F]places and [Bm]I've opened,
I've opened every single [E]door.
[Am]I've done everything
[G]a g[C]irl coul[Dsus4]d do,
[C]and [Ebdim]believe me, I w[Em]ant you to know
I've done so much, so much,
so much, so much more.
[Eb]Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Cm]oh, oh, oh,
[Ebdim]I've neve[Dsus4]r been a [G]woman befor[Em]e.[Am][Dsus4][C][Dsus4]
[D]No,[F#m] no, n[B]o, [F#m]I neve[Ebdim]r,[G]
I'll [Em]tell you, I've never, never been a [Dsus4]woman
I ain't never had [D]nobody to love me,
hug me and hold me
[C]Before [Bm]I ain[Am]'t n[Dsus4]ever[G]
[Em]Never had nobody to lay me d[Am]own
And give me one of those good
old [D]rubdowns
Never, nev[Bm]er
Cause it's so good when
you lay me down
[Em]and give me that, oh, that rub down
You make me [G]feel just like [Am]a woman
Uh -huh
[D]You make me feel so good
And [C]I've [G]never
No, I've [Am]never been a woman [Dsus4]before yo[G]u