My Baby Don't Tolerate — Lyle Lovett
Chords and lyrics for My Baby Don't Tolerate by Lyle Lovett (key of G).
Intro
[C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Bb] [C]
Verse 1
[G]A friend of mine, he said to me, a [C]skinny girl is a misery
[G]I shook my head because I knew he couldn't be right
[F]That's [Gm]when I thought back [F]to just [Bb]last night [C]when I got home
[G]It was maybe a little late
[G]There was never a crumb on the plate
[G]There was no [C]martini, [G]no glass of grape
[F][C]But it was then I sought to [Bb]contemplate [C]some things
Chorus
[G]My baby don't tolerate, no
[G]My baby don't tolerate, no
[G]My baby don't tolerate [Bb][C]from me
Verse 2
[G]I said hello honey, how have you been?
[C]She said what could [Bb]you possibly [Gm]be doing until half past ten?
[C]And not being [Gm]completely insensitive
[G]I could tell my ship had run aground
[G]Because when I [Gm]puckered up she puckered down
Chorus
[G]My baby don't tolerate, no
[G]My baby don't tolerate, no
[G]My baby don't tolerate [Bb][C]from me
Solo
[Gm] [C] [Gm] [F] [Dm] [F] [Gm] [C]
Verse 3
[G]Now a small more ordinary man might not appreciate the guidance of a good woman that truly [Em]loves [C]him
[C]He might drift [F]in despair during the ignorant, dumb misdoings [Fm]of his dirty daily existence
[G]But that's not me nosiree
[G]I'm proof that true love will [Bb]set you free
Chorus
[G]My baby don't tolerate, no
[G]My baby don't tolerate, no
[G]My baby don't tolerate [Bb][C]from me
Chorus
[G]My baby don't tolerate, no
[G]My baby don't tolerate, no
[G]My baby don't tolerate [Bb][C]from me
Outro
[C] [Gm] [Bb] [C] [Bb]m [Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [C] [G]