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Good Hearted Woman

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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
DA long time forgotten the D7dreams that just fell by the Gway
The A7good life he Apromised ain't what she's A7livin' toDday
But she never complains of the bad times
Or the D7bad things he's Gdone, lord
She just A7talks about the Agood times they've had
And all the A7good times to Dcome
[Chorus]
(She's a Dgood hearted woman in love with a D7good timin' Gman)
She A7loves him in spite of his Aways she A7don't underDstand
(Through teardrops & laughter they'll pass through this D7world hand in Ghand)
(A A7good hearted Awoman, A7lovin' a Agood timin' Dman)
[Verse 2]
DHe likes the bright lights and D7night life and good time Gfriends
And A7when the party's all Aover she'll welcome him A7back home aDgain
Lord knows she don't understand him but she does the D7best that she Gcan
(A A7good hearted Awoman, A7lovin' a Agood timin' Dman)
[Chorus]
(She's a Egood hearted woman in E7love with a Egood timin' Aman)
(She B7loves me in spite of my wicked ways that she don't underEstand)
(Through teardrops & laughter they'll E7pass through this Eworld hand in Ahand)
B7A good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' EmanE7  
(She's a Egood hearted woman in E7love with a Egood timin' Aman)
(She B7loves me in spite of my wicked ways that she don't underEstand)
(fade out)
Capo II
  D= C  
 D7= C7  
  G= F  
  A= G  
 A7= G7  
  E= D  
 E7= D7  
 B7= A7  

All chords in this song (12)

The story behind the song

This song began when Waylon Jennings saw an advertisement describing Tina Turner as a "good hearted woman loving two-timing men." Inspired by the phrase, he approached Willie Nelson, who was in the middle of a poker game, and together they developed the lyrics. Nelson's wife, Connie Koepke, wrote down the words as they came up with them. The song paints a picture of a woman whose generous and forgiving nature leads her to stand by a man who may not always deserve her devotion. It captures the bittersweet reality of unwavering love in the face of imperfection.

AI-written from these sources:Good Hearted Woman (song) — Wikipedia ↗Waylon Jennings — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Good Hearted Woman

by Waylon Jennings

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Good Hearted Woman chords

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

D D7 G

A long time forgotten the dreams that just fell by the way

A7 A A7 D

The good life he promised ain't what she's livin' today

But she never complains of the bad times

D7 G

Or the bad things he's done, lord

A7 A

She just talks about the good times they've had

A7 D

And all the good times to come

[Chorus]

D D7 G

(She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man)

A7 A A7 D

She loves him in spite of his ways she don't understand

D7 G

(Through teardrops & laughter they'll pass through this world hand in hand)

A7 A A7 A D

(A good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' man)

[Verse 2]

D D7 G

He likes the bright lights and night life and good time friends

A7 A A7 D

And when the party's all over she'll welcome him back home again

D7 G

Lord knows she don't understand him but she does the best that she can

A7 A A7 A D

(A good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' man)

[Chorus]

E E7 E A

(She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man)

B7 E

(She loves me in spite of my wicked ways that she don't understand)

E7 E A

(Through teardrops & laughter they'll pass through this world hand in hand)

B7 E E7

A good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' man

E E7 E A

(She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man)

B7 E

(She loves me in spite of my wicked ways that she don't understand)

(fade out)

Capo II

D C

D7 C7

G F

A G

A7 G7

E D

E7 D7

B7 A7

About Good Hearted Woman Chords by Waylon Jennings

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