G5 A friend of mine, he said to me, a skinny girl is a misery G5 I shook my head cause I knew he couldn't be right Bb5 C5 That's when I thought back to just last night G5 When I got home, it was maybe a little late G5 There was ne'r a crumb on ne'r a plate G5 There was no martini, no glass of grape Bb5 C5 It was then I sought to contemplate *On the word "tolerate" in the chorus for the first 2 lines, it's hard to tell if there is an actual chord change or is he vocally sliding the note up.* G5 Bb5 C5 Some things my baby don't tolerate, no G5 Bb5 C5 My baby don't tolerate, no G5 Bb5 C5 G5 My baby don't tolerate from me I said hello honey, how have you been She said what could you have possibly have been doing until half past then And not being completely insensitive I could tell my ship had run aground Cause when I puckered up she puckered down Chorus Solo Now a small more ordinary man might not appreciate the guidance of a good woman that truly loves him He might drift in despair during the ignorant, dumb misdoings of his dirty daily existence But that's not me, no yessirreee I'm proof that true love will set you free Chorus Chorus