Bobbie Gentry - He made a woman out of me

^FI was born on a levy, a ^Fmlittle bit south of Montgomery. ^FMama worked in the big house and, daddy, he ^Fmworked for the county. I ^Bbnever had no ^Fmlearning, ^Bbuntil I turned ^Fmsixteen. When Joe Henry come up the river, ^BbLord, made a woman out of me (^Fyes, he did) ^AbLord, he made a ^Bbwoman out of ^Fme..(ye^Ebaaaah.)

I used to ^Fmtease Joe Henry, I guess it served me right. ^FWasn't long till he left ^Bbme, ^Fcrying out in the ^Fmnight. ^BbJoe ^EbHenry ^Fmhad his say, ^Bbhe wouldn't ^Ebset me ^Ffree. ^BbI'm ^Fmhere to ^Abtell everybody that the ^Bbman made a woman out of ^Fme, ^AbLord, he made a ^Bbwoman out of ^Fme..(yeeeeaaah.)

^BbWhen I think back to that ^Ebday, ^Fmso long ^Bbago, ^CI ^Abget a little ^Fmfeeling on my ^Fmind. ^BbAlthough it hurt me, there's ^Fmone thing I know, ^Cwhen he left, he left him a woman be^Fmhind.^Eb...^{C Ab F Eb Dm F}

^BbWhen I meet ^Fanother young ^Fmman wanting to love and run (yeah) my mind goes back to ^AbJoe Henry James and the ^Fmheck of a ^Fjob he

^BbAin't no other ^Fmman let me down, you ^Bbsee I been set ^Fmfree. Ever since ^Abway back yonder when ^BbJoe made a woman out of ^Fme. (Yes, he did.)

^AbLord, he made a ^Bbwoman out of ^Fme (he made a woman.) ^AbLord, he made a ^Bbwoman out of ^Fmme ( yeeeeaaah.) ^AbJoe made a ^Bbwoman ^About of ^Fme. ^AbLord, he made a ^Bbwoman out of ^Fme (yes, he did.) ^AbJoe made a ^Bbwoman out of ^Fme (he made a woman.) ^AbOh, he made a ^Bbwoman out of ^Fme..(Fade.)