Woman Up (And Take It Like a Man)
Recorded by Dolly Parton
Album: Run, Rose, Run (2022)

(No Capo)

(Intro.)
|(G) / / / |(G) / / / |(C) / / / |(C) - - -

(Verse)
Is it (C)easy? No, it ain't
Can I (F)fix it? No, I can't
But I (C)sure ain't gonna take it lyin' (G)down
Will I (C)make it? Maybe so
Will I (F)give up? Oh no
I'll be (C)fightin' till I'm (G)six feet under-(C)ground

(Chorus)
I'm gonna (C) woman up and (F)take it like a (C)man
I'm gonna (C) buckle up, be tough enough (F)(C/E)
To (D)take control and (G)make demands
It (C)looks like a woman, (Dm)thinks like a man
(F)Be as good as or (D/F#)better than
Gotta (C) woman up and (G)take it (F)like a man (C)

(Verse)
Do I (C)want to? No, I don't
Will I sur-(F)render? No, I won't
It's a long (C) hard life for a gal but I gotta (G)live it
And it's a (C)dang shame, If you ask me
Workin' (F)so hard, Just to be free
What-(C)ever it takes then (G)I'm more than glad to (C)give it

(Chorus)
So I'm gonna (C) woman up and (F)take it like a (C)man
Gotta (C) buckle up, be tough enough (F)(C/E)
To (D)give 'em hell and (G)take command.
(C)Soft like a woman, (Dm)strong like a man
(F)Stick to my guns and (D/F#)have a plan
Gotta (C) woman up and (G)take it (F)like a man (C)

(Break)
A (G)rough road, we'll (C)walk it
Never (G)give up, we'll (C)talk it
Soon e-(G)nough we can (C)chalk it
Up (D)to experience and payin' (G)dues
And I'll speak my (G)truth (Sing it, girls)

(Chorus)
(C) Woman (F)up and take it like a (C)man
And I'm gonna (C) buckle up, be tough enough (F)(C/E)
To (D)take control and (G)make demands
It (C)looks like a woman, (Dm)thinks like a man
(F)Be as good as or (D/F#)better than
Gonna (C) woman up and (G)take it (F)like a man (C) (I (D)am, I (C/E)am)
(F) I'm gonna (C) woman up and (G)take it (F)like a man (C) (I (D)am, I (C/E)am)
(F) I'm gonna - - - (G) woman up and - - - take it like - - - a (F)man (C/E) (D) - - -
(C) - - - So woman up - - - - -