Written by Kenny Ascher/Paul Williams
Dm Bb 1. I was warned as a child of thirteen Not to act too strong Dm Bb Try to look like you belong but don push girl Bbm A7sus4 - A7 - A7sus4 - A7 Save your time and trouble Don mis behave Dm C - Bb C 2. I was raised in a you don world Over run with rules Dm C - Bb Memorize your lines and move as di- rected Bbm A7sus4 - A7 - A7sus4 - A7 That an age-old story Everybody knows that a worn-out songDm C - Bb C 3. I believe there a best of both worlds Mixin old and new Dm C - Bb Recognizing change is seldom ex- pected Bbm A7sus4 As I long suspected They believed strange was a word for wrong A7 A7sus4 A7 Well not in my songDmaj7 Am7 - D7 Gmaj7 - G6 Gm7 - C Ch: But you And I Are changin That tune C# Dmaj7 Am7 - D7 Gmaj7 We learnin New rhythms From the Woman G6 Gm7 C9 I said the Woman in the Moon F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Now, little sister And little brother Keep on pushin Gmaj7 D F# Bm C/D Don believe a word about things you heard about askin Too much D7 Gmaj7 Gm7 Too soon Yeah C9 F#m7 B11 Cause they can hold back the tide Em7 A7 D But they can never hold the Woman in the MoonDmaj7 Am7 - D7 Gmaj7 - G6 Gm7 - C Ch: But you And I Are changin That tune C# Dmaj7 Am7 - D7 Gmaj7 We learnin New rhythms From the Woman G6 Gm7 C9 I said the Woman in the Moon F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Now, little sister And little brother Keep on pushin Gmaj7 D F# Bm C/D Don believe a word about things you heard about askin Too much D7 Gmaj7 Gm7 Too soon Yeah C9 F#m7 B11 Cause they can hold back the tide Em7 A7 But they can never hold the Woman D - C - Bm7 - Bb - Am7 - D I said a Woman in the Moon
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