All Time Woman
Written by John Stewart
'All-Time Woman' is from "Cannons in the Rain", 1973,
re-released by
Bear Family Records together with "Wingless Angels."
(originally 1975) in 1990.
John plays this one in C. G suits my voice better.
So: capo 5th
(G) (D) (Em) (G7) (C) (D) (G) (D)
(G)Mother Out(D)lawīs been (Em)giving me (G7)jaw,
Saying (C)"Why donīt you (D)marry the (G)girl?(D)
(G)I know (D)youīve been (Em)living in (G7)sin,
Got your (C)backside (D)out to the (G)world."(G7)
But an (C)all-(D)time (G)woman,(Em)
Ah, you (C)donīt need a (Bm)preacher to (A)know(D)
That an (C)all-(D)time (G)woman(Em)
Keeps you (A)ready for the (C)rockīn (G)roll,(G/F#)(Em)(hold)
Oh, (C)ready for the (D)rockīn (C)roll.
Now a (G)one-night (D)stand for a (Em)guitar (G7)man
Is (C)easy when the (D)road gets (G)boring,(D)
But (G)Holiday (D)Inns and the (Em)two-dollar (G7)gin
Can (C)sure look (D)bad in the (G)morning.(G7)
Oh, an (C)all-(D)time (G)woman(Em)
Is the (C)best damn (Bm)friend I (A)know,(D)
Oh, an (C)all-(D)time (G)woman(Em)
keeps you (A)for the (C)rockīn (G)roll,(G/F#)(Em)(hold)
Oh, (C)ready for the (D)rockīn (C)roll.
(G)Miss A(D)merica, I (Em)got your (G7)game,
Itīs a (C)Christian (D)burlesque (G)show,(D)
(G)Feeding their (D)eyes on your (Em)sweet young (G7)thighs
Pre(C)tending, yeah, that (D)you donīt (G)know.(G7)
But an (C)all-(D)time (G)woman,(Em)
Oh, she (C)ainīt selling (Bm)nothing but (A)soul,(D)
Oh, an (C)all-(D)time (G)woman(Em)
Keeps you (A)ready for the (C)rockīn (G)roll,(G/F#)(Em)(hold)
Oh, (C)ready for the (D)rockīn (C)roll. -Instr. verse-
Yeah, an (C)all-(D)time (G)woman(Em)
With her (C)good love (Bm)feeding your (A)soul,(D)
Oh, an (C)all-(D)time (G)woman(Em)
Keeps you (A)ready for the (C)rockīn (G)roll,(G/F#)(Em)
Keeps you (C)ready for the (D)rockīn (G)roll.
Oh, an (C)all-(D)time (G)woman(Em)
With her (C)good love (Bm)feeding your (A)soul,(D)
Oh, an (C)all-(D)time (G)woman(Em)
Keeps you (A)ready for the (C)rockīn (G)roll,(G/F#)(Em)(hold)
Oh, (C)ready for the (D)rockīn (C)roll.(G)
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