Intro/Riff: (G-D-C)
Verse 1:
(G-D-C) (C) (G-D-C)
Pain it’s only a little pain
(C) (G-D-C)
It’ll be gone in a couple of days
(C) (D)
Or maybe a life or two
(G-D-C) (C) (G-D-C)
Heart it’s only my poor heart
(C) (G-D-C)
Just that little thing you tore apart
(C) (D)
It ain’t no headline news
Chorus:
(C) (G) (C) (G)
But a grown woman should’ve known better
(D) (C) (G)
Than to treat me like some old lipstick
(D) (C)
You use up and throw away
(C) (D)
Hey, hey, hey
Verse 2:
(G-D-C) (C) (G-D-C)
Time I wish I could turn back time
(C) (G-D-C)
To when you were just a child
(C) (D)
And teach you a thing or two
(G-D-C) (C) (G-D-C)
About love it’s okay if you wanna give up
(C) (G-D-C)
But there’s a way to leave someone
(C) (D)
And you don’t have to be so cruel
Chorus:
(C) (G) (C) (G)
But a grown woman should’ve known better
(D) (C) (G)
Than to treat me like some old lipstick
(D) (C)
You use up and throw away
(C) (D)
Hey, hey, hey
Bridge:
(C)
You’re supposed to treat your lover
(Bm)
At least as good as your neighbor
(C)
So how could you, a grown woman
(D)
Not know no better
Ending:
(D) (C) (G) (D) (C)
I ain’t no old lipstick you use up and throw away
(C) (D)
Cause’ you’re ready for another shade
(D) (G-D-C)
Hey, hey, hey
(C) (G-D-C)
You should’ve known better
(C) (G)
Cause’ you’re a grown woman
