Beautiful ballad about a love that cannot last. It's been covered by Barbra 
Streisand, Elvis Presley, and Neil Diamond to name just three, but for me Buffy's 
versions are always the best of all!

This transcribes a wonderful 2011 live performance from Bluesfest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXumW8pRCio

Standard tuning capo 2

Verse 1
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G (320003@1)                 G/F# (320002@1)         G/F (120003@1)E7You're (020130@1)not a dream you're not an Angel you're a man
          Am (x02210@1)        Am/maj7       Am7 (x02010@1)D/F#I'm (200232@1)not a queen I'm a woman take my hand
             G (320003@1)          G/F# (320002@1)        G/F (120003@1)    E7We'll (020130@1)make a space in the lives that we planned
               Am (x02210@1)            D/F# (200232@1)          GAnd (320003@1)here we'll stay until it's time for you to go

Verse 2
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G (320003@1)                G/F# (320002@1)             G/F (120003@1) E7Yes (020130@1)we're different worlds a-part we're not the same
               Am (x02210@1)          Am/maj7         Am7 (x02010@1)D/F#We (200232@1)laughed and played at the start like in a game
               G (320003@1)               G/F# (320002@1)           G/F (120003@1) E7 (020130@1) 
You could have stayed outside my heart but in you came 
                Am (x02210@1)            D/F# (200232@1)          GAnd (320003@1)here you'll stay until it's time for you to go

Refrain 1
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Ab (xx1114@1)F (133211@1)        G (320003@1)    Don't ask why
Ab (xx1114@1)F (133211@1)        G (320003@1)    Don't ask how
B7 (x21202@1)           E (022100@1)    Don't ask forever
Am (x02210@1)         D (xx0232@1)    Love me now

Verse 3
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G (320003@1)            G/F# (320002@1)            G/F (120003@1)E7This (020130@1)love of mine had no be-ginning it had no end
         Am (x02210@1)          Am/maj7          Am7 (x02010@1)D/F#I (200232@1)was an oak now I'm a willow now I can bend
                G (320003@1)         G/F# (320002@1)         G/F (120003@1) E7 (020130@1) 
And though I'll never in my life see you a-gain
           Am (x02210@1)            D/F# (200232@1)          GStill (320003@1)I'll stay until it's time for you to go

Refrain 2
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Ab (xx1114@1)F (133211@1)        G (320003@1)    Don't ask why love me
Ab (xx1114@1)F (133211@1)        G (320003@1)    Don't ask how love me
B7 (x21202@1)           E (022100@1)    Don't ask forever of me
Am (x02210@1)                 D (xx0232@1)    Love me love me now

Verse 4
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G (320003@1)                 G/F# (320002@1)         G/F (120003@1)E7You're (020130@1)not a dream you're not an Angel you're a man
          Am (x02210@1)        Am/maj7       Am7 (x02010@1)D/F#I'm (200232@1)not a queen I'm a woman take my hand
             G (320003@1)          G/F# (320002@1)        G/F (120003@1)    E7We'll (020130@1)make a space in the lives that we planned
               Am (x02210@1)            D/F# (200232@1)          GAnd (320003@1)here we'll stay until it's time for you to go
               Am (x02210@1)            D/F# (200232@1)          GAnd (320003@1)here we'll stay until it's time for you to go

Refrain / End
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Ab (xx1114@1) F (133211@1) Goooh (320003@1)ooh oohhh



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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
October 2011

watfordkev@gmail.com