Intro: Hey ay ay ay etc
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You get a lot of girl singers obsessed with Aretha
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You get a lot of little swingers wishin' they could be her
Em D
Some of those sisters can rock and roll
C Am
All God's children gotta little bit of soul
Em D C Am
But not that much no no no not that much
You get a lot of fat Christians you want to throw to the lions
Put em in a barrel, roll em off the top of Mount Zion
Ignorant acceptance is their only aim
With Jesus your life'll be better they claim
But not that much no no no not that much
Instrumental verse
D C
Yeah but when you hear Aretha singing on some adver tise ment
D C
Or with a big fussy band on some rock'n'roll museum concert
Em D
She's still got the lungs and the dress and the stole
C Am
You might even say the girl's still got soul
Em D C Am
But not that much no no no not that much
You get a lot of little monkeys swingin' from the treetops
You get a lot of little flunkeys singin' on Top of the Pops
Some of them appear in the gutter press Tellin' you their lives are a mess
But not that much no no no not that much
You get a lot of little stringers pullin' out their penknives
Cuttin' up history Jugglin' with lives
Bein' a reporter is a glamorous trade
You don't even have to tell the truth to get paid
Well not that much no no no not that much
Yeah but when you hear Aretha singing on some adver tise ment
Or with a big fussy band on some hall of faLook at us baby, up all night
Tearing our love apart
Aren't we the same two people who live
through years in the dark?
Ahh...
Every time I try to walk away
Something makes me turn around and stay
And I can't tell you why
When we get crazy,
it just ain't to right,
(try to keep you head, little girl)
Girl, I get lonely, too
You don't have to worry
Just hold on tight
(don't get caught in your little world)
'Cause I love you
Nothing's wrong as far as I can see
We make it harder than it has to be
and I can't tell you why
no, baby, I can't tell you why
I can't tell you why
No, no, baby, I can't tell you why
I can't tell you why
I can't tell you why