Intro: F   Bb   C   F 
 
F 
I guess you think it's fun 
Bb 
To laugh at her expense 
C 
And point out each mistake she makes 
F 
I front of all your friends 
Bb         C 
You figure she'll let it go by 
           Bb 
Cause she loves you so 
Bb       C 
But, you know 
 
 
F 
Every time you throw dirt on her 
 
You loose a little ground 
 
She slips a little farther away 
                C 
Each time that you put her down 
F 
A lady like that can come here and get 
Bb 
Somebody who knows what he's found 
F           C 
Every time you throw dirt on her 
C       Bb          F 
You loose a little ground 
 
 
F 
It's hard to bite my lip 
Bb 
But, I ain't saying a word 
C 
I give you all the rope to hang yourself 
F 
That you deserve 
Bb        C              Bb  
You might be ahead of me in her heart today 
Bb       C       F 
But, that's okay 
 
F 
Every time you throw dirt on her 
 
You loose a little ground 
 
She slips a little farther away 
                C 
Each time that you put her down 
F 
A lady like that can come here and get 
Bb 
Somebody who knows what he's found 
F           C 
Every time you throw dirt on her 
C       Bb          F 
You loose a little ground 
 
Key: F# 
 
F# 
Every time you throw dirt on her 
 
You loose a little ground 
 
She slips a little farther away 
              C# 
Each time that you put her down 
F# 
A lady like that can come here and get 
B 
Somebody who knows what he's found 
F#          C# 
Every time you throw dirt on her 
C#        B        F# 
You loose a little ground 
 
Key: G 
 
G 
Every time you throw dirt on her 
 
You loose a little ground 
 
She slips a little farther away 
                     D 
Each time that you put her down 
G 
A lady like that can come here and get 
C 
Somebody who knows what he's found 
G           D 
Every time you throw dirt on her 
D                C            G 
You loose a little ground