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I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

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[Verse 1]
It waCs only last June when her Gold man ran aFway
She Ccouldn't stop cryin' cuz she Gknew he was gone tFo stay
It Cwas ten thirty five on a Glonely Friday Fnight
She was Cstandin' by the bar, GMmm,  she was lookin' Falright
I C5asked her if she wanted to G5dance and she said that F5all she wanted
was a good man and wanted to C5know if I G5thought I was qualiF5fied
[Chorus]
And I said Cbaby don't Gwaste your Ftime
CI know what's Gon your Fmind
FI may be qualifFmied for a Em7one night sD7tand
But I could Fmnever take the Gplace of your man
[Interlude]
 C   G   Fx2   
[Verse 2]
It Churt me so bad when she Gtold me with tears in hFer eyes
He Cwas all she ever had and Gnow she wanted Fto die
HCe left her with a baby and aGnother one on the Fway
She Ccouldn't stop cryin' cuz she Gknew he was gone tFo stay
She C5ask me if we could be G5friends and I said
Oh F5honey, baby that's a dead end, you know
I C5know that we wG5ouldn't be satisF5fied
[Chorus]
And I said Cbaby don't Gwaste your Ftime
CI know what's Gon your Fmind
FI may be qualifFmied for a Em7one night sD7tand
But I could Fmnever take the Gplace of your man

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I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

by Prince

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Em7

[Verse 1]

C G F

It was only last June when her old man ran away

C G F

She couldn't stop cryin' cuz she knew he was gone to stay

C G F

It was ten thirty five on a lonely Friday night

C G F

She was standin' by the bar, Mmm, she was lookin' alright

C5 G5 F5

I asked her if she wanted to dance and she said that all she wanted

C5 G5 F5

was a good man and wanted to know if I thought I was qualified

[Chorus]

C G F

And I said baby don't waste your time

C G F

I know what's on your mind

F Fm Em7 D7

I may be qualified for a one night stand

Fm G

But I could never take the place of your man

[Interlude]

C G F

[Verse 2]

C G F

It hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes

C G F

He was all she ever had and now she wanted to die

C G F

He left her with a baby and another one on the way

C G F

She couldn't stop cryin' cuz she knew he was gone to stay

C5 G5

She ask me if we could be friends and I said

Oh honey, baby that's a dead end, you know

C5 G5 F5

I know that we wouldn't be satisfied

[Chorus]

C G F

And I said baby don't waste your time

C G F

I know what's on your mind

F Fm Em7 D7

I may be qualified for a one night stand

Fm G

But I could never take the place of your man

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