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Born A Woman

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words and music by Martha Sharp
1965
I:
It Cmakes no Gdifference
If you're G7rich or Cpoor
Or Fif you're Gsmart or Cdumb
A Fwoman's place in Cthis old world
Is Dunder some man's Gthumb
Chorus I:
And if you're born a GwomanG7  
You're born to be Churt
You're born to be Fstepped on, lied to, 
cheated on and treated like Cdirt
Ah, if you're born a Dmwoman
GYou're born to be Churt
II:
A Cwoman's Glot is to G7give and Cgive
FAnd Ggo on Cgiving
A Fwoman's got to Clove and lose
DAnd go on Gliving
Chorus II:
Well, I was born a GwomanG7  
I didn't have no Csay
And when my man finally Fcomes home
He makes me glad it happened that Cway
Because to be his Dmwoman
GNo price is too great to Cpay
Yes, I was born a Dmwoman
GI'm glad it happened that Cway
Oh, I was born a Dmwoman
GI'm glad it happened that Cway

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Born A Woman

by Sandy Posey

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words and music by Martha Sharp

1965

C G

It makes no difference

G7 C

If you're rich or poor

F G C

Or if you're smart or dumb

F C

A woman's place in this old world

D G

Is under some man's thumb

Chorus I:

G G7

And if you're born a woman

You're born to be hurt

You're born to be stepped on, lied to,

cheated on and treated like dirt

Ah, if you're born a woman

G C

You're born to be hurt

II:

C G G7 C

A woman's lot is to give and give

F G C

And go on giving

F C

A woman's got to love and lose

D G

And go on living

Chorus II:

G G7

Well, I was born a woman

I didn't have no say

And when my man finally comes home

He makes me glad it happened that way

Because to be his woman

G C

No price is too great to pay

Yes, I was born a woman

G C

I'm glad it happened that way

Oh, I was born a woman

G C

I'm glad it happened that way

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