written by Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein
performed by Waylon Jennings
tab transcribed by Collins Crapo
[D] [/] [/] [/] [2] [/] [A7] [/] [D] [/] [/]
He's a giver and he'll give her
The kind of attention that she's never [A]known
He's a helper and he'll help her
Open the [A7]doors that she [D]can't on her own
He's a lover and he'll love her
In ways that she's never [G]been loved before
He's a [A7]getter and he'll get her
Gettin' her into the world she's been hungryin' [D]for
Verse 2:
He's a charmer and he'll charm her
With money in manners that I've never learned
He's a leader and he'll lead her
Across many bridges he's plannin' to burn
He's a talker and he'll talk her
Right off of her feet, but he won't talk for long
'Cause he's a doer and he'll do her
In and I'll be damned if he won't do her wrong
CHORUS (repeat and fade):
He's a [G]taker, he'll take her
To places and make her fly
Higher than she's ever [A]dared to
He'll take his time before takin' advantage
Takin' her [A7]easy and [D]slow
And [G]after he's taken the body and soul
That she gives him, he'll take her for [A]granted
Take off and leave her
Takin' all of her [A7]pride when he [D]goes
performed by Waylon Jennings
tab transcribed by Collins Crapo
[D] [/] [/] [/] [2] [/] [A7] [/] [D] [/] [/]
He's a giver and he'll give her
The kind of attention that she's never [A]known
He's a helper and he'll help her
Open the [A7]doors that she [D]can't on her own
He's a lover and he'll love her
In ways that she's never [G]been loved before
He's a [A7]getter and he'll get her
Gettin' her into the world she's been hungryin' [D]for
Verse 2:
He's a charmer and he'll charm her
With money in manners that I've never learned
He's a leader and he'll lead her
Across many bridges he's plannin' to burn
He's a talker and he'll talk her
Right off of her feet, but he won't talk for long
'Cause he's a doer and he'll do her
In and I'll be damned if he won't do her wrong
CHORUS (repeat and fade):
He's a [G]taker, he'll take her
To places and make her fly
Higher than she's ever [A]dared to
He'll take his time before takin' advantage
Takin' her [A7]easy and [D]slow
And [G]after he's taken the body and soul
That she gives him, he'll take her for [A]granted
Take off and leave her
Takin' all of her [A7]pride when he [D]goes
