Toni Braxton - Just be a man about it

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Hey, hey hold up a minute Let me stop up here and use this pay phnoe real quick

^DHey, hey Toni, it's me, I was just call^Aing ya know Just calling to let you know, don't wait ^Bmup for me tonight ^AI mean ^DI just got a lot of things on my mind I gotta thi^Ank about, you know Just umm, I'll be over Brian's house You know, just for tonight I ^Dmean, I know things are different, but y^Aou know It's not you, it's me, you know, it's really me, you know And basically, I just think I'mma need some space

^DWhy you calling me on the ^Aphone Why you're not at ^Ahome on time ^{D A D}You say you're staying over your f^Ariends Cause you've got a lot on your m^Bmind ^A Now you're s^Dwearing up and down that it ain't ^Ame So you say that things have changed So t^Dell me what exactly does it m^Aean When you say you need your space ^BmJust don't make no excus^Des, no no

^DWhy you gotta lie to me (Just be a ^Aman about it) Baby, ^Dyou don't gotta lie to me, ^Ano (Just be a man about it) If you wanna le^Dave (Why do you wanna leave) go ^Aon (Just be a man about it) Come and grab your th^Dings (So come and get your things and leave) And go on right n^Aow, whoo (Just be a man about it) Yeah, yeah, yeah

^DI mean, you gotta understand I love you You know what I'm saying ^F#mAnd I love you enough to say t^Ahat I think I think you deserve somebody b^Detter than me, you know ^AAnd right ^Dnow, I can't give you what you need, you know I mean, I wanna l^Bmove you and I'm go^Anna love you One day but you know... ^BmI mean, you just gotta understand where I'm co^Dming from

You say ri^Dght now that you're not what I'm loo^Aking for And what you really need is time to g^Bmrow ^A You're promi^Dsing that one ^F#mday you may c^Bmome around And I'm su^Apposed to l^Bmet that g^Ao But where the h^Dell do you get off Telling me your mama said I'm not ^Awhat you need ^{Bm A} Tell you ^Dwhat, since she knows it all ^AThen that's where you need to be Just don't make no excuses, no no

^DWhy you gotta lie to me (Just be a ^Aman about it) Baby, ^Dyou don't gotta lie to me, ^Ano (Just be a man about it) If you wanna le^Dave (Why do you wanna leave) go ^Aon (Just be a man about it) Come and grab your th^Dings (So come and get your things and leave) And go on right n^Aow, whoo (Just be a man about it)

Can you tell me h^Dow You can s^Aay you're in love And then treat me so bad B^Goy, you know it j^Aust ain't r^Dight ^F#mI cannot bel^Dieve the way you handled th^Eings You want to lie If you were a ma^Dn...

^DWhy you gotta lie to me (J^Aust be a man about it) (Just be a m^Dan about it ba^Aby) You don't gotta ^Dlie to m^Ae (Just be a man about it) (You ain't gotta lie to me, no no baby) ^DWhy do you wanna leave (Just be a man about it) (If you wanna go grab your things and leave now) So c^Dome and get your things and leave (Just be a man about it) ^Bm(Don't wanna stay, don't wanna be no more l^Aying) (If you wanna ^Dgo on and l^Aeave, just be a man about it) Why you gotta lie to me (Just be a man about it) (You ain't gotta b^De here so le^Aave no) You don't gotta lie to me (Just be a man about it) (Baby just be a man whoo) ^DWhy do you wanna l^Aeave (J^Dust be a ^Aman about it) So c^Dome and get your things and leave (Just be a man about it)