C F C I stood and saw the judge's gavel fall G7 C And much to my dismay these words I've heard him say F C I've listened to your story boy and it seems to me G7 C You'd be better off if you'll set her free F C But I love her I love her down on my knees I cry G7 C And I don't wanna lose her heaven knows I try F C To make her happy but she wants more than me G7 C And I'll take her like she is before I'll set her free F C Judge I know she loves me in her own kind of way G7 C Even though she hurts me a hundred times a day F C You tell me that it's better that I should set her free G7 C But judge what would you do if you were me F C You see I love her I love her in spite of all she's done G7 C And I'll keep right on hopin' someday that time will come F C When she'll decide that she wants only me G7 C And I'll take her like she is before I'll set her free