The Woman Before Me

ucscb.ucsc.edu THE WOMAN BEFORE ME (by Jude Johnstone; sung by Trisha Yearwood) -------------------------------------------- (Actually in D; capo 2.) (Each chord is half a measure, except chords joined by a hyphen (e.g., "Bm - A") are half a measure _total_.) G AmC (intro) F F G C G I can see you turn away when I ask what for F F G C -G You say it isn't anything, but I'm not sure F F G CG Something underneath the skin won't let you be F F G - F C And you try to keep it in, but I can see G - Am - G/B -C C F C The wo - man be - fore me must have been hard on you F C G G 'Cause that hurt in your eyes, I never put you through G - Am - G/B- C C F C Sometimes I think you must be talking to G Am - G C C The woman before me and you Sometimes in an argument, it will show When you go a little farther than you meant to go I know you don't mean the things that you say I just wanna ease the pain that's in your way But the woman before me must have been hard on you 'Cause that hurt in your eyes, I never put you through Sometimes I think you must be talking to The woman before me and you Am G - F C F If there are sorrows that bring back a tear Am G - F C Don't let them keep us apart Am G - F C F You oughta know you've got nothing to fear Am G G Here in my heart 'Cause you and I will never be like the past Whatever kind of memories that you have Nothing's gonna hurt me how, can't you see I already made it a vow that I can keep But the woman before me must have been hard on you 'Cause that hurt in your eyes, I never put you through Sometimes I think you must be talking to The woman before me and you Sometimes I think you must be talking to G Am - G C - G7sus C. The woman before me and you ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-== Adam Schneider indigo@ucscb.ucsc.edu U.C. Santa Cruz Mail me if you want guitar chords for Indigo Girls, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Lucinda Williams, etc. ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-==