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Intro: D
G
Boy meets girl it's a delicate thing
G
So much time spent wondering
D
If what you see is what you get
G
I keep looking for a friend and a lover
G
When I find one he ain't the other
D
Sometimes, I just want to quit
A
One wants a maid one needs his mother
A
They either want space or they want to smother me
G A
And my poor heart needs somebody who
D
Can take it like a man, steady and strong
D
Not a lot of fuss and carrying on
G D
True to a promise I can ride in a storm
D
Take it like a man who knows about love
D
And every little thing that a girl dreams of
G A
Someone wise enough to understand
Em D G
If you want this woman's heart
D
Take it like a man
G
I met somebody the other night
G
Started thinking he was Mr. Right
D
Wrong, I might have never known
G
If a friend hadn't brought it to my attention
G
He's got a wife he forgot to mention
D
Girl, leave that fool alone
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I keep hoping and telling myself
A
Somewhere there's one good one left
G A
Cause my poor heart needs somebody who
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Instumental: D G D
D G A
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D
Take it like a man
D
Well honey if you want my heart you gotta
G D
Take it like a man
G D
Take it like a man