Alabama – Lady Down On Love (Guitar)

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Written by Randy Owen Track 2 on "The Closer You Get" 1983 [Intro] G Bm C D C D C [Verse 1]
         G                              Bm
It's her first night on the town, since she was just 18.

  C                      D
A lady down on love, and out of hope and dreams.

    G                         Bm
The ties that once bound her, now are broke away.

    C                       D               G      C   D   C
And she's like a baby, just learning how to play.

    G                              Bm
She never thought that love, could ever end so soon.

    C                              D
Her mind drifts back in time, to a mid-summer moon.

     G                              Bm
When he asked her to marry, and she gladly said “OK”.

      C                          D             G     C   D   C
And a woman came to be, from the girl of yesterday.
[Chorus]
    G       Bm    C       G
Now she's a lady, down on love.

G             Bm       C               G
She needs somebody, to gently pick her up.

Em            Bm                 C         G
She's got her freedom, but she'd rather be bound,

     Am                     D                  G         E
To a man who would love her, and never let her down.
--------------------- Key Change (full step up) ---------------- [Verse 2]
     A                       C#m
Well I know the lady, that's down on her love.

      D                       E
Cause I used to hold her, and have that special touch.

    A                       C#m
But work took me away, from home late at nights.

    D                    E
And I wasn't there, when she turned out the lights.

     A                          C#m
Then both of us got lonely, and I gave into lust.

    D                              E                A    D   A   D
And she just couldn't live, with a man she couldn't trust.
[Chorus]
    A       C#m   D       A
Now she's a lady, down on love.

A             C#m      D               A
She needs somebody, to gently pick her up.

F#m           C#m                D         A
She's got her freedom, but she'd rather be bound,

     Bm                          E             A    D   A   D
To a man who would love her, and never let her down.
[Outro]
    A       C#m       D       A       A    C#m    D    A
Now she's a lady,     Down on love.