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From the album "Playing to win"
[INTRO]
E         C#m
E         C#m
E         C#m
E      B  E
[VERSE]
EWhenever you find a mC#man
Who lAoves every woman he Esees
There's always some kind of woC#mman
That's puAttin' him up a tBree
Now that kind of C#mman he 'aint gEot
As mAuch sense as a mEule
You kAnow everyone can love it
Just plBayin' you for a fool
[CHORUS]
MmmEm, oh Bno, it's not haArd for you to undersEtand
True lAove can be such a sC#mweet harmony
If you Bdo the best that you canE  
E         C#m
E      B  C#m
[VERSE]
If you mEarry the wrong kinda C#mwoman
And you gAet where you can't aEgree
Just damn well forget yourself
And F#mlet that  G#mwoman beA  B  
A man oughC#mt to be a good huEsband
Quit trAyin' to lead a fast lEife
Goin' abAout dressin' up other women
Won't puBt clothes on his own wife
[CHORUS]
MmmEm, oh Bno, it's not haArd for you to undersEtand
True lAove can be such a sC#mweet harmony
If you Bdo the best that you canE  
[INSTRUMENTAL]
A              E
E              B
A       E
[VERSE]
Well there's a lEot's of good women wanna marry
They waAnna live well at hEome
Afraid they might get hold of a rowdy man
Who cF#man't let G#mother women aloneA  B  
Well there's a lot's of good C#mmen who wanna maErry
They wannAa live well at hEome
But eveArytime they turn around there's a man there
Sayin' "DaBrlin' is he gone?"
[CHORUS]
MmmEm, oh Bno, it's not haArd for you to undersEtand
True lAove can be such a sC#mweet harmony
If you Bdo the best that you canE  
True lAove can be such a sC#mweet harmony
If you Bdo the best that you canE  
E        C#m
E        C#m
E        C#m
E        C#m
END...

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Do The Best You Can

by Ricky Nelson

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C#m

F#m

G#m

From the album "Playing to win"

[INTRO]

E C#m

E B E

[VERSE]

E C#m

Whenever you find a man

A E

Who loves every woman he sees

C#m

There's always some kind of woman

A B

That's puttin' him up a tree

C#m E

Now that kind of man he 'aint got

A E

As much sense as a mule

You know everyone can love it

Just playin' you for a fool

[CHORUS]

E B A E

Mmmm, oh no, it's not hard for you to understand

A C#m

True love can be such a sweet harmony

B E

If you do the best that you can

E C#m

E B C#m

[VERSE]

E C#m

If you marry the wrong kinda woman

A E

And you get where you can't agree

Just damn well forget yourself

F#m G#m A B

And let that woman be

C#m E

A man ought to be a good husband

A E

Quit tryin' to lead a fast life

Goin' about dressin' up other women

Won't put clothes on his own wife

[CHORUS]

E B A E

Mmmm, oh no, it's not hard for you to understand

A C#m

True love can be such a sweet harmony

B E

If you do the best that you can

[INSTRUMENTAL]

A E

E B

A E

[VERSE]

Well there's a lot's of good women wanna marry

A E

They wanna live well at home

Afraid they might get hold of a rowdy man

F#m G#m A B

Who can't let other women alone

C#m E

Well there's a lot's of good men who wanna marry

A E

They wanna live well at home

But everytime they turn around there's a man there

Sayin' "Darlin' is he gone?"

[CHORUS]

E B A E

Mmmm, oh no, it's not hard for you to understand

A C#m

True love can be such a sweet harmony

B E

If you do the best that you can

A C#m

True love can be such a sweet harmony

B E

If you do the best that you can

E C#m

END...

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