A E A E A E

[Verse]
    A                                                    D
I wonder if you realize how good it is to be loved by a woman
    E                                                        A     E
A woman you can count on even though she knows you done her wrong
    A                                                                   D
The one who worships you in spite of that old rowdy ground you used to walk on
        E                                                                  A
Who'll stay awake to give you help and thank the Lord you find the native home.

A                            D                                      A
But it's that woman there behind you, the one who makes you who you are
                                 B                                E
She's not the president's first lady she ain't no motion picture star
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But she's the one who keeps you goin' when you'd swear the hope is gone
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She's the mother of your children thank God she won't leave you alone.

A                                                                       D
So if your thinkin' how you'd like to shuck it all and get on down the highway
        E                                                                   A  E
Well, buddy let me tell you, there ain't nothing left but leaving from then on
      A                                                                  D
You better wrap her in your arms and strap some good fashioned love and honor
    E                                                                       A
Or else you'll stagger in some night and find an empty house that was your home

A                        D                                      A
It's that woman there behind you, the one who makes you who you are
                                 B                                E
She's not the president's first lady she ain't no motion picture star
                                 D                                  A
But she's the one who keeps you goin' when you'd swear the hope is gone
                            E                                    A
She's the mother of your children thank God she won't leave you alone.