C        G                    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            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                       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           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          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                       G                        C
‘Cause if you’re born a woman, you’re born to be hurt

[Solo]
C G G C F G C F C D G

G                       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