This is a great ballad orginally done by Mel McDaniel in the
mid-1970's. It has been recently recorded by Alan Jackson in his
tribute album, Under the Influence released in 1999. Κ Right in the
Palm of Your Hand
Written by: Bob McDill
Performed by Mel McDaniel/Alan Jackson Κ Capo 3rd fret Κ
DΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ A
A willing woman, a willing man
DΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ GΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ DΚΚΚΚ GΚΚΚ AΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
A five room house, and a wedding band, believers, believers
DΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ A
Once it begins, you know it won't take long
DΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ G
Til you're like two people in a heartbreak song
ΚΚΚΚΚ DΚΚΚ GΚΚΚΚ AΚΚ D
And I wonder, I wonder Κ
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AΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
Well ain't it just like a woman
GΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
And ain't it just like a man
AΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
Chasin a rainbow, looking for love
ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ GΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ AΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
When its right in the palm of your hand
ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ GΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ AΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
When its right in the palm of your hand Κ
DΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ A
We can't take back the those things we said
DΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ GΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ DΚΚΚΚ GΚΚ AΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
So we watch it pass in seperate beds, changing, we're changing
DΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ A
Too little love and too much pride
DΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ GΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ DΚΚΚΚΚ GΚΚ AΚΚΚΚ D
You won't give in and neither will I, like children, like children Κ
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AΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
Well ain't it just like a woman
GΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
And ain't it just like a man
AΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
Chasin a rainbow, looking for love
ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ GΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ AΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
When its right in the palm of your hand
DΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ A
Feet on the floor, holding my head Κ
DΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ GΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ DΚΚΚΚ GΚΚΚ AΚΚΚ D
Sitting alone on our double bed, I've been thinking, thinking
DΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ A
Trying to find out where we went wrong
DΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ GΚΚΚΚ DΚΚΚΚ GΚΚΚ AΚΚΚ D
I just turned around and you were gone, its over, its over Κ
AΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
Well ain't it just like a woman
GΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
And ain't it just like a man
AΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
Chasin a rainbow, looking for love
ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ GΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ AΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ D
When its right in the palm of your hand
