Ry Cooder - Why Dont You Try Me Chords

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If your man has got you on the run why don't you try me ?  
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If you wanna have a little fun, oh baby, why don't you try me ?  
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If you got more than you can bear, if your troubles been more than your share  
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And if things are not going just right why don't you try a man like me tonight ?  
 

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Why don't you try me tonight ?  
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Why don't you try me ?  
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Why don't you try me tonight ?  
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Why don't you try me ?  

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Last night while I was trying to sleep
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I heard a racket from the room next door, hum  
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And that was you and your man havin' a fight 
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Like you've done so many nights before  
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"Woman, I'll turn you every which way but loose"  
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Is what I heard him shout, uh-oh, look out!  
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So I jumped out of the bed and I opened the door  
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Just as you came runnin' out  

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And I hollered: why don't you try me tonight ?  
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Why don't you try me ?  
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Why don't you try me tonight ?  
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Why don't you try me ?  




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I ain't saying I'm all that you need 
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And I won't tell you, honey, you will be free
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But all night, well, I will keep trying  
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And when I say I want ya, girl, you know I'm not lyin' 
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You see a good woman out on the streets these days, friends
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Ah, a bad old man can't be hard to find, no, no  
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Kind of man who'd steal your heart  
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And call true love a crime  

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That's why I keep asking ya, baby
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Why don't you try me tonight ?
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Do yourself a favor  
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Why don't you try me ? 
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Regular man ain't treatin' you right  
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Why don't you try a man like me tonight ?
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Why don't you try me ?  
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Why don't you try a man like me tonight ?  
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Why don't you try me ?