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It’s her (Bb)first night on the town
since (Dm7)she was just eight een,
a (Eb)la dy down on love to a and (F)out of hope and dreams.
The (Bb)ties asked that once bound her and she (Dm7)now are broke a way,
And and (Eb)she’s an like a ba by, just (F)learn ing how to (Bb)play.
She (Bb)nev er thought that love
could (Dm7)ev er end so soon.
Her (Eb)mind drifts back in time to a and (F)mid of sum mer moon
when (Bb)he asked her to mar ry and she (Dm7)glad ly said O.
K.
And a (Eb)wom an came to be from the (F)girl of yes ter (Bb)day.
She
Now (Bb)she’s
a la dy
(Eb)down
on (Bb)love.
(Bb)She
needs some (Dm7)bod y
to (Eb)gen
tly pick her (Bb)up.
(Gm)She’s
got her (Dm7)free dom,
but she’d (Eb)rath er
be (Bb)bound
to a (Cm)man who would love her
and nev er let her (Bb)down.
Well, (C)I know the la dy that’s (Em7)down on her love, ’cause (F)I used to hold her and (G)have that spe cial touch.
But (C)work took me a way
from (Em7)home late at nights, and (F)I was n’t there when (G)she turned out the lights.
Then (C)both of us got lone ly and (Em7)I gave in to lust,
and (F)she just could n’t live with a man she could n’t (C)trust.
Now (C)she’s
a la dy
(F)down
on (C)love.
(C)She
needs some (Em7)bod y
to (F)gen
tly pick her (C)up.
(Am7)She’s
got her (Em7)free dom,
but she’d (F)rath er
be (C)bound
to a (Dm7)man who would love her
and nev er let her (C)down.
Now (C)she’s
a la dy
(F)down
on (C)love.
This page shows “Lady Down On Love” by Alabama in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 80 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.