G
She longed to be a lady,
C G
When she was just a child;
C G Em
But where the grass was greener, Lord
A7 D Dsus4 D
She done her growin' wild.
G
Then she tried to spread her tender wings,
C G
And never left the ground;
C D G Em
So she turned to dreams at sweet sixteen
C D G
And woke up coming down.
[Chorus]
C G Gsus4 G
But she tries in her way climbing higher,
A7 D Dsus4 D
And she dies each time she fails;
C G Em
So give her a home, or leave her alone;
C D
The lady's not for sale.
[Interlude]
Gsus4 G C x2
[Verse 2]
G
She ain't ashamed to show her soul,
C G
She'll sell it for a song.
C G Em
But free don't mean she's easy
A7 D
Or right for going wrong.
G
So let her be the lady, Lord,
C G
She wants so bad to be;
C D G Em
And let her win the gentle man
C D G
That she was born to please.
[Chorus]
C G Gsus4 G
'Cause she tries climbing higher,
A7 D
And she dies each time she fails;
C G Em
So give her a home, or leave her alone;
C D
The lady's not for sale.
