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Just like a man


Intro A D A A D A E
A D A D E
Just like a man, flexing his muscle and not really usin' it
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Just like a fool, making her suffer And stuffing her feelings with cotton wool
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Well, forgive him, forgive him

A D E
Just like a man, carrying a picture but seeing in the negative
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Just like a fool, all double standards baby do this but never do that
D A F#m D A F#m D A F#m E
Well, forgive him, forgive him, forgive him

BRIDGE
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He makes her fall, face down into the pillow
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Climbing the wall, weeping like a weeping willow
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Hands her a tissue he's already used

Just like a man, just like a man
Dragging her under for everything he'll never be
Ripping her asunder, said he didn't really love her anyway
Well, forgive him, forgive him

Instrumental section

Just like a man, thrashing out blindly way out of his depth
Just like a fool, there's no device he won't employ
He even cries like a little boy
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Well, forgive him, forgive him Forgive him
D A D A
Just like a man, just like a man
Just like a man, just like a man


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