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Willing To Forgive Chords

Music by: Aretha Franklin
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[Verse 1]
[D]I r[G]ead[Edim][F#m][Bm][G][F#m][Asus4]
her [D]letters and I saw her [F#m]picture
[D]And I smelled her [G]cheap perfume, hmm
It must [Asus4]have come from you

[Verse 2]
How could you [D]touch her
Lay down [F#m]beside her
[D]Well, there just ain[G]'t no excuse
You [Asus4]should n't have been so loose

[Verse 3]
[F#m]I saw the telephone bill[Bm]
You must be [Em]out of your [Asus4]mind
[G]If you thi[F#m]nk you can smooth it ove[Bm]r
Then you're [C]wasting your [Bm]time[Asus4]

[Verse 4]
Well, I'm [D]willing to forgive you
but I [G]cant [Edim]forget
'Cause you [F#m]really, really, really,
really [Bm]hurt me this [G]time
[F#m]And I [G]gue[D]ss I can go on
although I [G]must [Edim]admit
[Em]Ive been b[F#m]usy, busy, busy, busy
[Bm]Thinkin' that I'm gonna
[Em]mess around [F#m]some time
[Asus4]You're such a

[Verse 5]
[D]liar
You took her and her [F#m]chil dren
[D]Out for the aft[G]ernoon
While I was [Asus4]sit tin' waitin' on you

[Verse 6]
How could you [D]do it
You should've [F#m]been here with me
[D]You just [G]couldn't do it
You had to [Asus4]be in the streets, uh

[Verse 7]
[F#m]Well, I heard through the grapev[Bm]ine
You've [Em]been messin' [Asus4]around
[G]When you tho[F#m]ught you
were [Bm]gettin' over
Thats when my [C]baby [Bm]I found, oh[G]

[Verse 8]
Well, I'm [D]willing to forgive
you but I [G]cant forget
[Edim]'Cause you really,[F#m] really, really,[Bm]
really hurt me this [G]time
[F#m](You really [G]hurt me)
And I [D]guess I can go on
although I [G]must admit
[Edim]I've bee[Em]n busy,[F#m]
busy, busy, busy
[Bm]Thinkin' that I'm gonna mess
[Em]around [F#m]some time
[Asus4]I

[Verse 9]
[D]gave [F#m]my heart, gave my time
[Em]Gave my [G]soul cause [Asus4]love was blind
[G]I can[F#m]t explai[F]n this poor excuse
Of a [Em]man of a [G]boy who was [Asus4]born to lose

[Verse 10]
I [D]paid the [F#m]rent, washed your clothes
[Em]Cooked your food and I
[Asus4]only God know[G]s
[F#m]Only God k[F]nows why I stay with you
I [G]guess, [Asus4]guess I I'm in love

[Verse 11]
[D]Well, I'm willing to forgive you
but I [G]can't forget
(Oh, baby, I'm [Edim]in love, I'm in [Em]love,
I'm in love, [F#m]I'm in love)
'Cause you really, [Bm]really, really,
really hurt me [D]this [G]time
[F#m](Ooh, you really [Asus4]hurt me this time,
baby)
And I [D]guess I can go on although
I [G]must admit
(Although I [Edim]must ad [Em]mit)
I've been [F#m]busy, busy, busy, busy
[Bm]Thinkin' that I'm gonna mess
[Em]around some time
(I'm gonna [F#m]mess around s[Asus4]ome time)

[Verse 12]
I [D]gave my heart, gave my time
[G]Gave my soul 'cause [Edim]love was blind
I [F#m]can't explain this poor [Bm]excuse
[D]Of a [G]man of a [A]boy who was [Asus4]born to lose
[G]I

[Verse 13]
[D]paid the rent, I washed your clothes
[G]Cooked your food [Edim]and I only God [Em]knows
[F#m]Only God knows why I s[Bm]tay with you
I guess [Em]guess [F#m]I I'm [G]in love

[Verse 14]
Well, I'm [D]willing to forgive you
[G]but I cant for[Edim]get
'Cause you [F#m]really, really,
really, really hurt [Bm]me this time
[G](Ooh, oh, [F#m]baby,
you [Asus4]hurt me, you hurt me)
And I [D]guess I can go on
although I [G]must [Edim]admit
[Em]I've been [F#m]busy, busy, busy, busy
[Bm]Thinkin' that I'm gonna
mess [Em]around [F#m]some t[Bm]ime

[Verse 15]
I'm [D]willing to forgive
you but I [G]cant forget
[Em](I'm willin', I'm willin' and
able)
'Cause you really, really, really
Really hurt me this time
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