C G C
It makes no difference if you?re rich or poor
F G C
or even if you're smart or dumb
F C
A woman?s place in this whole world
D G
is under some man?s thumb
C G C
It must be heavy and it must be hard
F G C
trying to make a little dent in life
F C
A breeding feeling by your feet
D G
while loathsome wrestles light
G C
?Cause if you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt
F C
You were born to be lied to, stepped on, cheated on and treated like dirt
Dm G C
If you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt
C G C
A woman?s place is to give and give
F G C
and then to give some more
F C
And it?s so hard to understand
D G
what she?s giving for
C G C
The break of day to the dead of night
F G C
at someone?s beck and call
F C
A woman?s place in this whole world
D G
ain?t no place at all
G C
?Cause if you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt
Solo
G C
?Cause if you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt
F C
You were born to be lied to, stepped on, cheated on and treated like dirt
Dm G C
If you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt
Born to be hurt