Intro:

   G - A - C - D - G 


Verse 1:
      G                      
I was sittin' with him on his front porch swing
A
Soakin' up wisdom and Grandma's sweet tea
C                                               G
Listenin' to his stories; man, he'd done it all

His tour in the army in his wilder days
A
Raisin' my daddy and bailin' his hay
   C                                                  G
He cut off a twist of tobacco and stuck it in his jaw
Am                         Bm                        C        G    
Cocked back his hat with a sideways grin and gave me that old wink
          Am             Bm                   C        D
He said, "I can tell you somethin' 'bout most anything

Chorus:
                        C
But don't ask me 'bout a woman
      G
All I know is boy, they're somethin'
        Am           
They're tender and they're tough
              D
Can break you down and lift you up
                    C
Don't ask me 'bout a woman
            G   F#m     Em
That's some complicated stuff
           Am             D
They ain't made to figure out
                      G
They're just made to love"

Verse 2:
          G     
He said, "Boy, I've lived nearly eighty years
          A 
There's a lot of know-how between these ears
            C                                     G
But when it comes to your grandma, I'm still your age
                          
It took me a long, long time to learn
A
Lovin' a woman is full of left turns
    C                                            G
The more they change, the more they stay the same
          Am            Bm                     C    Bm  Am  
Son, it's been that way since the beginning of time
                        Bm                      C    D
We're behind the wheel, but just along for the ride"

Chorus:
                        C
But don't ask me 'bout a woman
      G
All I know is boy, they're somethin'
        Am
They're tender and they're tough
              D
Can break you down and lift you up
                    C
Don't ask me 'bout a woman
            G   F#m     Em
That's some complicated stuff
           Am             D
They ain't made to figure out
                      G
They're just made to love"

Bridge:
     C
Fast forward ten years, it's Saturday night
      Bm
She's changed three times, says her hair ain't right
   C
My mind reels back to the time and place
       Am               D
When I heard my grandpa say


                    C
Don't ask me 'bout a woman
      G
All I know is boy, they're somethin'
        Am
They're tender and they're tough
              D
Can break you down and lift you up
                    C
Don't ask me 'bout a woman
            G   F#m     Em
That's some complicated stuff
           Am             D
They ain't made to figure out
                      G
They're just made to love"

                     Am            D
Now I know what he's talkin' about