Intro: C F C G C
Verse 1
C
I've lost count of the ladies
F
That I've held in my arms
C
All shapes and sizes
G
They've come and they've gone
Verse 2
C
I've found one thats a keeper
F
And she's keeping every vow
C
I've never held a lady
G C
Like the one I'm holding now
chorus
G
She's younger and prettier
F C
Than any one I've known
C
The kind of a lady
G
That makes a man come home
Vers 3
C
I'm mighty close to heaven
F
As close as god allows
C
I've never held a lady
G C
Like the one I'm holding now
Lead Break
On the streets she's a lady
But when she's in my arms
The lady is a woman
She's all I ever want
And loving comes so natural
But when she's in my arms
I've never held a lady
Like the one I'm holding now
Chorus
I'm mighty close to heaven
As close a god allows
I've never held a lady
Like the one I'm holding now
F C
I've never held a lady
G C
Like the one I'm holding now
End: C F C G C
This song was written 58 years ago by Ray Sawyer. It has now been revived and
recorded by Benny Woodley in Perth Western Australia which he has sung it in
the country style way.