Written by Martha Sharp
C G G C It makes no difference if you?re rich or poor F G C or even if you're smart or dumb F C A woman?s place in this whole world D G is under some man?s thumb C G G C It must be heavy and it must be hard F G C trying to make a little dent in life F C A breeding feeling by your feet D G while loathsome wrestles light G G C ?Cause if you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt F C You were born to be lied to, stepped on, cheated on and treated like dirt Dm G C If you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt C G G C A woman?s place is to give and give F G C and then to give some more F C And it?s so hard to understand D G what she?s giving for C G G C The break of day to the dead of night F G C at someone?s beck and call F C A woman?s place in this whole world D G ain?t no place at all G G C ?Cause if you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt Solo G G C ?Cause if you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt F C You were born to be lied to, stepped on, cheated on and treated like dirt Dm G C If you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt Born to be hurt Born to be hurt Born to be hurt Born to be hurt