Charlene - Never been to me

^FHey lady, ^D#you lady, c^A#ursing at your li^Ffe ^Gm You're a ^D#discontented mother an^Fd a ^Gmregimented wife ^D#I've no doubt you dre^Fam about the ^A#things you'll ^Fnever do^Gm But, I wi^Csh someone had talked to me Like I wa^D#nna talk to you. ^F

Oh, I've ^A#been to Georgia and ^FCalifornia and^Gm anywhere I could ^Dmrun ^D#I took the hand of a ^A#preacher man and we ^Cmmade love in the ^Fsun But I ran^A# out of places and f^Friendly faces ^Gmbecause I had to b^Dme free ^D#I've been to ^A#paradise but I've^Cm never been to ^A#me

^FPlease lady, ^D#please lady, ^A#don't just ^Fwalk a^Gmway 'Cause I ^D#have this need to tell^F you why I'm all ^Gmalone today ^D#I can see so ^Fmuch of me still ^A#living ^Fin your ^Gmeyes Won't you ^Cshare a part of a weary heart that has ^D#lived million lies. ^F

Oh, I've ^A#been to Nice and the ^Fisle of Greece where I ^Gmsipped champagne on a ^Dmyacht I ^D#moved like Harlow in ^A#Monte Carlo and ^CmShowed them what I've ^Fgot I've been un^A#dressed by kings and ^FI've seen some things that^Gm a woman ain't supposed to ^Dmsee ^D#I've been to ^A#paradise but I'v^Cme never been to ^A#me.

Sometimes I've ^A#been to crying for ^Funborn children that^Gm might have made me comp^Dmlete But I..^D# I took the sweet life ^A#I never knew I'd be ^Cmbitter from the ^Fsweet I spent my ^A#life exploring the ^Fsubtle whoring that^Gm cost too much to be ^Dmfree, hey lady... ^D#I've been to ^A#paradise but I've^Cm never been to ^A#me.