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Read About Love

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GAsked my Daddy when I was thirteen
"Daddy can you tell me what loDve really means?"
His eGyes went glassy, not a word was said
                                              D(riff)
He poured another beer and his face turned red
GAsked my mother, she actCed the same
She nGever looked up, she seemeDd so ashamed
AsGked my teacher, he reaCched for the cane
He sGaid "don't mention that subDject again"
CHORUS:
So I reEmad about loCve, I read it in a magazine
REmead about loCve, cosmo and seventeen
ReEmad about loCve, in the back of a hustler, hustler, hustler
    G   G/F             G/E  G/          Eb    G  G/ F  G/ E  G/Eb  
So I         know what makes girls sigh
      G    G/F       G/E  G/      Eb    G  G/ F  G/ E  G/Eb  
And I         know why girls cry
So doGn't tell Emme I doCn't undeDrstand
WGhat makes a woEmman and wChat makes a mDan
I've neGver been to hEmeaven but at leAmast I've rDead about lCoveD  
My big brother told me when I was fourteen
"It's time I showed you what love really means
Girls like kissing and romance too
But a boy's got to know what a man's got to do"
He gave me a book, the cover was plain
Written by a doctor with a German name
It had glossy pictures, serious stuff
I read it seven time then I knew it well enough
CHORUS #2;
Read about love, now I've got you
Read about love, where I want you
Read about love, I got you on the test-bed, test-bed, test-bed
So why, don't you moan and sigh?
And why do you sit there and cry?
I do everything I'm supposed to do
If something's wrong than it must be you
I know the ways of a woman I've read about love
Well well well, when I touch you there it's supposed to feel nice
That's what it said in reader's advice
I've never been to heaven but at least I've read about love
RIFF:                       G/F:  x x 3 0 0 3
E ------------------|        G/E:  x x 2 0 0 3
B -1p0--------------|        G/Eb: x x 1 0 0 3
G -----2p0---2------|
D ---------4---0----|

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Read About Love

by Richard Thompson

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G/F

G/E

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Asked my Daddy when I was thirteen

"Daddy can you tell me what love really means?"

His eyes went glassy, not a word was said

(riff)

He poured another beer and his face turned red

G C

Asked my mother, she acted the same

G D

She never looked up, she seemed so ashamed

G C

Asked my teacher, he reached for the cane

G D

He said "don't mention that subject again"

CHORUS:

Em C

So I read about love, I read it in a magazine

Em C

Read about love, cosmo and seventeen

Em C

Read about love, in the back of a hustler, hustler, hustler

G G/F G/E G Eb G G F G E G Eb

/ / / /

So I know what makes girls sigh

G G/F G/E G Eb G G F G E G Eb

/ / / /

And I know why girls cry

G Em C D

So don't tell me I don't understand

G Em C D

What makes a woman and what makes a man

G Em Am D C D

I've never been to heaven but at least I've read about love

My big brother told me when I was fourteen

"It's time I showed you what love really means

Girls like kissing and romance too

But a boy's got to know what a man's got to do"

He gave me a book, the cover was plain

Written by a doctor with a German name

It had glossy pictures, serious stuff

I read it seven time then I knew it well enough

CHORUS #2;

Read about love, now I've got you

Read about love, where I want you

Read about love, I got you on the test-bed, test-bed, test-bed

So why, don't you moan and sigh?

And why do you sit there and cry?

I do everything I'm supposed to do

If something's wrong than it must be you

I know the ways of a woman I've read about love

Well well well, when I touch you there it's supposed to feel nice

That's what it said in reader's advice

I've never been to heaven but at least I've read about love

RIFF: G/F: x x 3 0 0 3

E ------------------| G/E: x x 2 0 0 3

B -1p0--------------| G/Eb: x x 1 0 0 3

G -----2p0---2------|

D ---------4---0----|

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