Faint of Heart by Sister C Capo #1
Intro: D
D
Hey little girl climbing high up in that tree
A
Muddy bare feet and scrapes on both your knees
G
Double dog dare from the boy next door
G
Anything he can do you can do more
D A
So you’re up there, trying to prove that you’re not scared
D
If things only stayed as simple as those days
A
Back when being fast meant you’re gonna win that race
Em
When a hoe was a tool in the garden shed
G
Passing home base meant you’re team was ahead
D A
At the ball game, when you grow up that’ll all change?
D
You can get knocked up, you can get knocked down
A
Yea you paint your nails and lips and eyes
G D
Suck it in and work it out
You’re uptight if you don’t go far enough
G
Easy if you go too far
D A D
Being a woman, ain’t for the faint of heart
D
So dress up pretty, and sit with your legs crossed
A
Cause the boy who copied all your tests is now your boss
Em
He makes more money than you’ll ever bring home
G
Because you gotta double x chromosome
D A
That’s the way it is, maybe time’s gonna change it
D
You can get knocked up, you can get knocked down
A
Yea you paint your nails and lips and eyes
G D
Suck it in and work it out
D
You’re uptight if you don’t go far enough
G
Easy if you go too far
D A D
Being a woman, ain’t for the faint of heart?
G
We’ll all get together and complain that it ain’t fair
D
But in the end we’ll outlive em by 15 years
A
And still have all our hair
D
You can get knocked up, you can get knocked down
A
Yea you paint your nails and lips and eyes
G D
Suck it in and work it out
You’re uptight if you don’t go far enough
G
Easy if you go too far
D A D G
Being a woman, ain’t for the faint of heart
D A G D D/A/D/
Being a woman, ain’t for the faint of heart