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Topic: It Takes a Lot to Love a Good Woman

I started writing this years ago and finished this morning. I will try and get a recording up soon.

It Takes a Lot to Love a Good Woman Jeff Gilpin


bluesy 4/4 time


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Intro Picking E


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[E]Met my baby years ago though it seems like yesterday


I didn’t know it at the time that she’d [E7] swept my heart away


Took a [A]lot of hard work to win her heart but I’m [A7] glad I finally know


It takes a [E]lot to love a good woman but [E7] nothing to let her go


Yeah, it takes a [B7]lot to love a good woman but [B7] nothing to let her go [A] [A7] [E]


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[E]Bumps and curves and dips in the road I sure have seen my share


Seemed difficult at the times but [E7] not too tough to bear


When you’ve [A]made it through the hard times, I [A7] guess it goes to show


It takes a [E]lot to love a good woman but [E7] nothing to let her go


Yeah, it takes a [B7]lot to love a good woman but [B7] nothing to let her go [A] [A7] [E] [E7]



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Bridge


Now if [A]you do nothing for your woman, expect her to [A7]do it all for you


You’re [E]setting yourself up for a beheading or a [E7] fall that you’ll rue


You [A]don’t have to wait on her hand and foot it’s [A7] little things that mostly matter


[B7] Thoughtful actions go a long, long way much [A7] longer than words that flatter


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Solo on verse chords


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I am [E]thankful I’ve learned my lessons on the matters of the heart


Bit of a rocky road at first but [E7] now we’ll never part


Like [A]broke in shoes you wear outside on [A7] sunny days or snow


It takes a [E]lot to love a good woman but [E7] nothing to let her go


Yeah, it takes a [B7]lot to love a good woman but [B7] nothing to let her go [A] [A7] [E7]



 

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Re: It Takes a Lot to Love a Good Woman

now them some true words , it takes a lot to love a good woman but nothing to let her go     

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Re: It Takes a Lot to Love a Good Woman

That's a cracking hook; "It takes a lot to love a good woman, but nothing to let her go." Wise words indeed. I got the impression it was played relatively fast? with a kind of oompah beat? Looking forward to hearing it.     

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Re: It Takes a Lot to Love a Good Woman

Thanks, you two - Phill I play it fairly fast but not too fast since there are a lot of words to get in.     

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Re: It Takes a Lot to Love a Good Woman

Jeff that's got a good flow to it  and lyrically bang on.

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Re: It Takes a Lot to Love a Good Woman

Thanks, Pete - I meant to get it recorded this weekend but never got it quite how I wanted it to sound. I'll keep trying.     

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