Roving Woman — Connie Converse
Chords and lyrics for Roving Woman by Connie Converse (key of C).
Verse 1
[C]People [Am]say a [Dm]roving [G]woman
[C]is likely [Am]not to be [F]better than she [G]ought to be;
[Em]so, when I [Am]stray [D]away from where I’ve got to be,
[Dm]someone always [G]takes me [C]home.
[G]A lady never [D]should [G]habituate [D]saloons,
[G]and that is where I [Am]find myself on [Bm]many [Am]afternoons.
[G]But just as I [Am]begin to [G]blow away the [C]foam,
[Bm]someone tips his [Bb7]hat to me and [D]takes me [G]home.
[C]People [Am]say a [Dm]roving [G]woman
[C]is likely [Am]not to be [F]better than she[G] ought to be;
[Em]so, when I [Am]stray [D]away from where I’ve got to be,
[Dm]someone always [G]takes me [C]home.
[G]Now, poker is a [D]game a [G]lady shouldn’t [D]play,
[G]and every floatin’ [Am]poker game just [Bm]seems to float my [Am]way.
[G]But long before I’ve [Am]lost a [G]thing besides my [C]comb,
[Bm]someone tips his [Bb7]hand to me and [D]takes me [G]home.
[C]Don’t see [Am]why they [Dm]always [G]do it
[C]can’t be [Am]vanity; [F]must be sheer [G]humanity
[Em]when some kind [Am]soul [D]remarks with great urbanity:
[Dm]'Lady, let me [G]take you [C]home.'
[G]Of course, there’s bound to [D]be some [G]little [D]aftermath
[G]that makes a pleasant [Am]ending for the [Bm]straight and narrow [Am]path.
[G]And as I go to [Am]sleep, I [G]cannot help but [C]think
[Bm]how glad I am that [Bb7]I was saved from [D]cards and [G]drink.
[C]People [Am]say a [Dm]roving [G]woman
[C]is likely [Am]not to be [F]better than she [G]ought to be;
[Em]so, when I [Am]stray, there’s [D]positively got to be
[Dm]someone there to [G]take me [C]home.
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