Chords for HELEN REDDY - "Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady" (1975)
Tempo:
80.55 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] I guess it was yourself you [Eb] were involved with
I [Bb] would have sworn it [Eb] was me
[Ebm] I [Bb] might have [F] found out sooner [Gm] if you'd only [Bb] let me close enough [Eb] to see
[Cm] That ain't [F] no way to treat [Bb] a lady
No [Gm] way to treat [Cm] your baby [F] or woman, my [Bb] friend
[Eb]
That ain't [F] no way to [Bb] treat a [Eb] lady
No way [Cm] to treat your baby or woman, my friend
But maybe it's a way for [Bb] us to end
[Eb] I [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] was only being [Eb] a picture
[Bb] With all the [D] [Eb] colors I [Ebm] know
[Bb] While you were [F] busy looking [Gm] into white [Bb] blue [Eb] mirrors
Loving the [Gm] show
[Cm]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
[Eb] No way to [Cm] treat your baby [F] or woman, [Bb] your friend
[Eb]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady [Eb] No way
[Cm] But maybe it's a way for [Bb] us to end
[D] [Gm] There's a funny kind of [Gb] [Bb] consolation in [E] your saying
[F] And I'd really like to share it [Bb] while I'm thinking [Bbm] my way
[F]
See the [C] times you never [Dm] felt me loving [F] you or needing [Bb] you
So leaving you now
[C] You still won't know how to [F] heal the [Gm] pain
[F] [Bb] I was looking out [Eb] for my happiness
[Bb] While you were looking [Eb] within
[Ebm] And [Bb] before you [F] know your own [Gm] reflection always [Bb] starts to tire
[Eb] It's happened again
[Cm]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
[Eb] [Cm] No way to treat your baby [F] or woman, [Bb] your friend
[Eb]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
[Eb] No way
[Cm] But maybe [Eb] it's a way for [Bb] us to end
[Ab] [Bb] That [Eb]
[F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
No [Eb] way to treat [Cm] your baby [F] or woman, your [Bb] friend
[Eb] That ain't [F] no way to [Bb] treat a [Eb] [Cm] lady
But
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] I guess it was yourself you [Eb] were involved with
I [Bb] would have sworn it [Eb] was me
[Ebm] I [Bb] might have [F] found out sooner [Gm] if you'd only [Bb] let me close enough [Eb] to see
[Cm] That ain't [F] no way to treat [Bb] a lady
No [Gm] way to treat [Cm] your baby [F] or woman, my [Bb] friend
[Eb]
That ain't [F] no way to [Bb] treat a [Eb] lady
No way [Cm] to treat your baby or woman, my friend
But maybe it's a way for [Bb] us to end
[Eb] I [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] was only being [Eb] a picture
[Bb] With all the [D] [Eb] colors I [Ebm] know
[Bb] While you were [F] busy looking [Gm] into white [Bb] blue [Eb] mirrors
Loving the [Gm] show
[Cm]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
[Eb] No way to [Cm] treat your baby [F] or woman, [Bb] your friend
[Eb]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady [Eb] No way
[Cm] But maybe it's a way for [Bb] us to end
[D] [Gm] There's a funny kind of [Gb] [Bb] consolation in [E] your saying
[F] And I'd really like to share it [Bb] while I'm thinking [Bbm] my way
[F]
See the [C] times you never [Dm] felt me loving [F] you or needing [Bb] you
So leaving you now
[C] You still won't know how to [F] heal the [Gm] pain
[F] [Bb] I was looking out [Eb] for my happiness
[Bb] While you were looking [Eb] within
[Ebm] And [Bb] before you [F] know your own [Gm] reflection always [Bb] starts to tire
[Eb] It's happened again
[Cm]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
[Eb] [Cm] No way to treat your baby [F] or woman, [Bb] your friend
[Eb]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
[Eb] No way
[Cm] But maybe [Eb] it's a way for [Bb] us to end
[Ab] [Bb] That [Eb]
[F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
No [Eb] way to treat [Cm] your baby [F] or woman, your [Bb] friend
[Eb] That ain't [F] no way to [Bb] treat a [Eb] [Cm] lady
But
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Cm
Gm
Bb
Eb
F
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] I guess it was yourself you [Eb] were involved with
I [Bb] would have sworn it [Eb] was me
[Ebm] I _ [Bb] might have [F] found out sooner [Gm] if you'd only [Bb] let me close enough [Eb] to see
[Cm] That ain't [F] no way to treat [Bb] a lady
No [Gm] way to treat [Cm] your baby [F] or woman, my [Bb] friend
_ _ _ [Eb]
That ain't [F] no way to [Bb] treat a [Eb] lady
No way [Cm] to treat your baby or woman, my friend
But maybe it's a way for [Bb] us to end
[Eb] I [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] was only being [Eb] a picture
_ [Bb] With all the [D] [Eb] colors I [Ebm] know
[Bb] While you were [F] busy looking [Gm] into white [Bb] blue [Eb] mirrors
Loving the [Gm] show
[Cm]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
[Eb] No way to [Cm] treat your baby [F] or woman, [Bb] your friend
_ _ [Eb]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady [Eb] No way
[Cm] But maybe it's a way for [Bb] us to end
_ [D] [Gm] There's a funny kind of [Gb] [Bb] consolation in [E] your saying
[F] And I'd really like to share it [Bb] while I'm thinking [Bbm] my way
[F]
See the [C] times you never [Dm] felt me loving [F] you or needing [Bb] you
So leaving you now
[C] You still won't know how to [F] heal the [Gm] pain
[F] [Bb] I was looking out [Eb] for my happiness
_ [Bb] While you were looking [Eb] within
[Ebm] And _ [Bb] before you [F] know your own [Gm] reflection always [Bb] starts to tire
[Eb] It's happened again
_ [Cm]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
[Eb] _ [Cm] No way to treat your baby [F] or woman, [Bb] your friend
_ _ [Eb]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
[Eb] No way
[Cm] But maybe [Eb] it's a way for [Bb] us to end
[Ab] [Bb] That [Eb] _
[F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
No [Eb] way to treat [Cm] your baby [F] or woman, your [Bb] friend
_ [Eb] That ain't [F] no way to [Bb] treat a [Eb] _ _ [Cm] lady
But
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] I guess it was yourself you [Eb] were involved with
I [Bb] would have sworn it [Eb] was me
[Ebm] I _ [Bb] might have [F] found out sooner [Gm] if you'd only [Bb] let me close enough [Eb] to see
[Cm] That ain't [F] no way to treat [Bb] a lady
No [Gm] way to treat [Cm] your baby [F] or woman, my [Bb] friend
_ _ _ [Eb]
That ain't [F] no way to [Bb] treat a [Eb] lady
No way [Cm] to treat your baby or woman, my friend
But maybe it's a way for [Bb] us to end
[Eb] I [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] was only being [Eb] a picture
_ [Bb] With all the [D] [Eb] colors I [Ebm] know
[Bb] While you were [F] busy looking [Gm] into white [Bb] blue [Eb] mirrors
Loving the [Gm] show
[Cm]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
[Eb] No way to [Cm] treat your baby [F] or woman, [Bb] your friend
_ _ [Eb]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady [Eb] No way
[Cm] But maybe it's a way for [Bb] us to end
_ [D] [Gm] There's a funny kind of [Gb] [Bb] consolation in [E] your saying
[F] And I'd really like to share it [Bb] while I'm thinking [Bbm] my way
[F]
See the [C] times you never [Dm] felt me loving [F] you or needing [Bb] you
So leaving you now
[C] You still won't know how to [F] heal the [Gm] pain
[F] [Bb] I was looking out [Eb] for my happiness
_ [Bb] While you were looking [Eb] within
[Ebm] And _ [Bb] before you [F] know your own [Gm] reflection always [Bb] starts to tire
[Eb] It's happened again
_ [Cm]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
[Eb] _ [Cm] No way to treat your baby [F] or woman, [Bb] your friend
_ _ [Eb]
That [F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
[Eb] No way
[Cm] But maybe [Eb] it's a way for [Bb] us to end
[Ab] [Bb] That [Eb] _
[F] ain't no way to [Bb] treat a lady
No [Eb] way to treat [Cm] your baby [F] or woman, your [Bb] friend
_ [Eb] That ain't [F] no way to [Bb] treat a [Eb] _ _ [Cm] lady
But