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Put Me In My Place

Joe Purdy
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
022033
200033
320033
xx0232
x32033
(x4)
He  was just a  child, when  she left him there  alone
He  was just too wild,  she was  just too  young
Too  much to  handle  he was always  asking  why
She  didn't know  the  answers, she'd just  hang her head and  cry
 He said, "Mama  I'm afraid  that no  one will calm me  down
 And I'm  just  scared that no  one will know  how
To  put me in  my  place
To  put me in  my  place
Put  me in  my  place
To  put me in  my  place
 Where  do I  belong?"
Father  never  forgave  him, for making mother leave
 "You could up and die, boy, it wouldn't bother me"
 Sent him off to school, somewhere up north
 Way too many rules to follow, didn't have a choice
 He said, "I'm afraid that no one can calm me down
 And I'm just scared that no one will know how
 To put me in my place
 Oh to put me in my place
 To put me in my place
 To put me in my place
 Where do I belong?"
 He's all grown up, got a wife of his own
 But he started a family now he's never home
 She says, "How am I suppose to love, you're always out on the town
 How's your daughter gonna know you if you won't come around?"
 Goes to tuck her in, he can never see
 And she turns to him, but it was only me
 She says, "I'm afraid that no one can calm me down"
 He said, "Baby I can't believe this, I think we finally found out how
 To put me in my place
 Oh to put me in my place
 Oh won't you just put me in my place
 Come on and put me in my place
 Where we belong"

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Readable chord sheet for Put Me In My Place by Joe Purdy

[Em7]
022033
[F#] [G]
200033
[G]
320033
[D]
xx0232
[Cadd9]
x32033

[Em7](x4)[F#]   [G]     [G]

[Em7]He was ju[F#]st [G]a chi[G]ld, [Em7]when she left h[F#]im [G]there[G] alone
[Em7]He was just t[F#]oo [G]wil[G]d, she [Em7]was just [F#]too[G] youn[G]g
[Em7]Too mu[F#]ch [G]to ha[G]ndle he was [Em7]always aski[G]ng wh[G]y
[Em7]She didn't [F#]kno[G]w the[G] answers, she'd [Em7]just hang h[F#]er [G]head [G]and cr[F#]y  [G]

[Em7]  [F#] [G]  [G]  [F#] [G]

[Em7]  [F#] [G]  [G]

He said, "M[D]ama I'm [Em7]afraid that [Cadd9]no one will calm me[G] down
And [D]I'm just[Em7] scared that n[Cadd9]o one will kn[D]ow how
[G]To put me in[F#] my[G] pl[Cadd9]ace      [D]
[G]To put me in[F#] my[G] pl[Cadd9]ace      [D]
[G]Put me in[F#] my[G] pl[Cadd9]ace      [D]
[G]To put me in[F#] my[G] pl[Cadd9]ace      [D]
W[Em7]here do [F#]I b[G]elon[G]g?"  [F#]     [G]

[Cadd9]  [F#] [G]  [G]  [F#] [G]

[Cadd9]  [F#] [G]

[Em7]Father ne[F#]ver[G] forgave[G] him, for making mother leave

"You could up and die, boy, it wouldn't bother me"

Sent him off to school, somewhere up north

Way too many rules to follow, didn't have a choice

He said, "I'm afraid that no one can calm me down

And I'm just scared that no one will know how

To put me in my place

Oh to put me in my place

To put me in my place

To put me in my place

Where do I belong?"

He's all grown up, got a wife of his own

But he started a family now he's never home

She says, "How am I suppose to love, you're always out on the town

How's your daughter gonna know you if you won't come around?"

Goes to tuck her in, he can never see

And she turns to him, but it was only me

She says, "I'm afraid that no one can calm me down"

He said, "Baby I can't believe this, I think we finally found out how

To put me in my place

Oh to put me in my place

Oh won't you just put me in my place

Come on and put me in my place

Where we belong"

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