Trying to love two women    (video)

 

       D

1. Trying to love two women is like a ball and chain,

      A                                        A7

    trying to love two women is like a ball and chain.

       D                                    G

    Sometimes the pleasure ain't worth the strain,

                              D     - A                              D

    it's a long, old grind         and it tires your mind.

 

       D

2. Trying to hold two women is tearing me apart,

      A                                          A7

    trying to hold two women is tearing me apart.

       D                                    G

    One's got my money, the other's got my heart,

                             D     - A                               D

    it's a long old grind          and it tires your mind.

 

                      D

3. When you try to please two women, you can't please yourself,

                      A                                      A7

    when you try to please two women, you can't please yourself.

           D                                      G

    At best it's only half good, a man can't stock two shelves,

                             D     - A                               D

    it's a long old grind,         and it tires your mind.

 

+  instrumental = verse 2

 

+  repeat verse 1 (2x)

 

                             D               A       A7    D

+  It's a long old grind, and it tires your mind.

 

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Oak Ridge Boys)