Charlene - Ive never been to me

^EHey lady, ^Dyou lady, ^Acursing ^E/G#at your ^F#mlife ^E You're a ^Bmdiscon^Atented ^E/G#mother and a r^F#megimented ^F#mwife ^{E/G# A D}I've no doubt you d^Eream about the ^Athings you'll ^E/G#never ^F#mdo ^E But, I ^B/D#wish someone had talked to me Like I w^Esus4anna talk to ^Eyou.

Oh, I've ^Abeen to Georgia and ^E/G#California and ^F#manywhere I could ^C#mrun ^DI took the hand of a ^Apreacher man and we ^Bmmade love in the ^Esun But I ran ^Aout of places and ^E/G#friendly faces ^F#mbecause I had to be ^C#mfree ^DI've been to ^Aparadise but I'v^Bme never ^Ebeen to ^Ame

^EPlease lady^D, please lady^A, don't just ^E/G#walk a^F#mway ^E 'Cause I ^Bmhave this n^Aeed to ^E/G#tell you why ^F#mI'm all alone t^F#moday ^{E/G# A D}I can see so ^Emuch of me still ^Aliving ^E/G#in your ^F#meyes^E Won't you ^B/D#share a part of a weary heart that has ^Esus4lived million ^Elies.

Oh, I've ^Abeen to Nice and the ^E/G#isle of Greece where I ^F#msipped champagne ^C#mon a yacht I ^Dmoved like Harlow in ^AMonte Carlo and ^BmShowed them what I've ^Esus4got ^E I've been un^Adressed by kings and I've ^E/G#seen some things that a ^F#mwoman ain't supposed to ^C#msee ^DI've been to ^Aparadise but I'v^Bme never ^Ebeen to ^Ame.

^AHey, you ^E/G#know what p^F#maradise is? It's^E/G# a lie. ^AA fantasy^E/G# we created^F#m about people an^E/G#d places as we like them to be. ^ABut you k^E/G#now what th^F#mruth is? It's th^E/G#at little baby you're holding ^Aand it's ^E/G#that man yo^F#mu fought with th^E/G#is morning. ^AThe same ^E/G#one you're ^F#mgoing to make lo^E/G#ve with tonight ^AThat's TR^E/G#UTH! That's^F#m LOVE! ^E/G#

Sometimes I've ^Abeen to crying for ^E/G#unborn children that m^F#might have made me ^C#mcomplete But I.. I t^Dook the sweet life I ^Anever knew I'd be ^Bmbitter from the ^Esus4sweet ^E I spent my ^Alife exploring the s^E/G#ubtle whoring that ^F#mcost too much to be ^C#mfree, hey lady... ^DI've been to ^Aparadise ^{D A Bm}but I've^E never been to ^Ame.

^Ahee h^E/G#ee hee! ^{F#m C#m} D A Bm Esus4 E