Beast of Burden — Bette Midler
Chords and lyrics for Beast of Burden by Bette Midler (key of G).
Intro
[D] [A/C#] [Bm] [G]
[D] [A/C#] [Bm] [G]
[D] [A/C#] [Bm] [G]
[D] [A/C#] [Bm] Now write [G]this dowm
Verse
[D]I'll never [A/C#]be your [Bm]beast of [G]burden
[D]My back is [A/C#]broad [Bm] but it's [G]a hurting
[D]All I [A/C#]want is for [Bm]you to make[G] love to [D][A/C#]me[G][Bm]
Verse
[D]I'll never [A/C#]be your [Bm]beast of [G]burden
[D]I've walked for [A/C#]miles, [Bm] my feet [G]are hurting
[D]All I [A/C#]want is for [Bm]you to make [G]love to [D]me; [A/C#] [Bm] what's the matter with[G]
me babe?
Chorus
Ain't I [G]hard enough Ain't I [D/F#]rough enough Ain't I [G]rich enough
I'm [D/F#]not too [G]blind to [A]see oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Verse
[D]I'll never [A/C#]be your [Bm]beast of [G]burden
[D]So lets go [A/C#]home [Bm] and draw [G]the curtains
put some [D]music on the [A/C#]radio, [Bm]come on baby [G]make some love to me
[D] [A/C#] Oh, [Bm] what's the matter with [G]me?
Chorus
Ain't I [G]hard enough Ain't I [D/F#]rough enough Ain't I [G]rich enough
I'm [D/F#]not too [G]blind to [A]see oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Verse
[D]My little [A/C#]sister is a [Bm]pretty pretty [G]girl
[D]My little [A/C#]sister is a [Bm]pretty pretty [G]girl
[D]She loves to [A/C#]ride, she [Bm]loves to crawl[G]
[D]they love to [A/C#]take her out [Bm] behind the [G]garden wall
[D]and when they're [A/C#]done they just [Bm] throw her [G]away
[D]and she don't [A/C#]have an awful [Bm]lot to [G]say
[D]It hurts her [A/C#]so bad it [Bm]comes to the [G]end
[D]I remember all [A/C#]about Ya baby, [Bm]please[G]
Chorus
Ain't I [G]hard enough Ain't I [D/F#]rough enough Ain't I [G]rich enough
I'm [D/F#]not too [G]blind to [A]see...no, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Instrumental
[D] [A/C#] [Bm] [G]
[D] [A/C#] [Bm] [G]
[D] [A/C#] [Bm] [G]
[D] [A/C#] [Bm] [G]
Verse
[D]I'll never [A/C#]be your [Bm]beast of [G]burden
[D]My back is [A/C#]broad, baby, [Bm] but it's a [G]hurting
And [D]all I [A/C#]want is [Bm]you to make [G]love to [D]me; [A/C#] what's the [Bm]matter, what's the
matter with [G]me
Outro
Ain't I [D]hard enough [A/C#] [Bm] ooh [G]yeah;
Ain't I [D]rough enough [A/C#] [Bm] ooh [G]yeah
Ain't I [D]rich enough, [A/C#]rich enough, [Bm]rich enough[G] too blind to see
[D] Too [A/C#]blind, [Bm]too blind [G] oh
[D]I'll never [A/C#]be your [Bm]beast of [G]burden
[D]I've walked for [A/C#]miles, honey, [Bm] my feet are [G]hurting
And [D]all I [A/C#]want is for [Bm]you to make [G]love to [D]me; [A/C#] [Bm] what's the matter
with [G]me? (fade)
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