Just Because Chords by Johnnie Taylor

Can I get a man from the beautiful ladies?
_ [Bb] Yes.
Anyway, ladies, [Ab] I walked right up and told her, I said, honey, [Db] _ just because _ I raised
a little son.
Thank you.
[Ebm] I might be tired, [Db] lady.
[Gb] Try to understand.
[Ebm] _ It doesn't mean [Gb] _
that you [Db] done something wrong.
[Bb] Most of y'all think you done did something wrong.
_ Yeah.
[Db] _ And just because _ when we have a little fight, and I walk out the door [Gb] _
[Bbm] and stick on all [Ebm] night,
it doesn't mean, don't [Ab] change the locks, honey, that I won't be [Db] coming home.
[Ab] _ Oh, _ [Bb] _ [Gb] honey, I love _ _ [Abm]
you.
_ [Fm] Oh, I love you.
[Bbm] _
_ What [Ebm] else _ [Gb] can I [Db] do to say?
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
Honey, [Gb] I love _ _ [Abm]
you.
You better believe me.
[Fm] Oh, I love _ [Bbm] you.
_ What [Ebm] would [Gb] it take [Ab] to make you want to stay?
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
[Ab] _ Yeah.
[Db] _ Just because [Db] when sometimes you want to make love, _ girl, I'll tell you not tonight.
[Gb] Try to understand.
I've got a headache.
_ [Ebm] I work hard all day.
[Gb] _
Darling, I'm doing the best that I [Db] can.
_ _ [Gb] But let me tell you [Ab] something.
_ _ [Db] _ If you want to go, [Ab]
it's up to you.
[Db] But I can tell you right now, my [Gb] whole world is going to be mystery blue.
[Ebm] _ I'm begging you, please, [Gb]
please, please, please [Db] stay.
_ [Ab] _ [Gb] Honey, don't you hear [Eb] me?
_ [Gb] Baby, I love _ [Ab] you.
_ Oh, [Fm] I love you.
[Bbm] _
_ _ [Ebm] What else can [Gb]
I do [Db] to say?
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
_ Oh, honey, I love you.
[Abm] _
_ _ [Fm] Oh, I love you.
I love you.
I love [Bbm] only you.
_ [Ebm] What would it [Gb] take [Ab] to make you want [Db] to stay?
[Ab] _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Db] Oh, I love you.
I love you.
[Ab] _ _ _
Oh, _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ we thank you.
We thank you so much.
[Bb] And we love you.
[N] What we got, fellas?