The Love Of a Man

    D                   F#m
I didn't want to hurt myself
       A                      E
I didn't want to hurt anyone else
     D                      F#m
I just wanted the love of a man
   D                          A
And that's where my trouble began

    D                  F#m
I didn't want to be in pain
      A                    E
I didn't want to throw it away
    D                    F#m
I didn't want to feel so insane
    D                               E
I didn't want things to end up this way

    D                         F#m
I just wanted him to hold my hand
      A                      E
I just wanted to be in his plans
    D                    F#m
I just wanted him to understand
      D                      A
I just wanted the love of a man
      D                      A
I just wanted the love of a man

    D                    F#m
I didn't think it all through
      A                         E
I just wanted to feel close to you
    D                F#m
I was so numb to the core
      A                    E
I just wanted to open the door

     D                        F#m
I didn't mean to give so much away
       A                     E
I didn't want to feel this shame
     D                       F#m
I didn't want to be in this place
        D                           E
I didn't want things to end up this way

     D                       F#m
I just wanted him to hold my hand
       A                    E
I just wanted to be in his plans
      D                 F#m
I just wanted him to understand
       D                          A
I just wanted the love love of a man

  D          F#m             E
I just wanted to feel something
  D           F#m             E
I didn't want it to burn or sting
 C
I thought I could drink from this cup
  D
But the poison is tearing me up
 F#m       E       D      F#m      E
     It's tearing me up, uuuhuhup

    D                        F#m
I just wanted him to hold my hand
      A                     E
I just wanted to be in his plans
    D                     F#m
I just wanted him to understand
    D                       A
I just wanted the love of a man

    D                   F#m
I didn't want to hate myself
       A                      E
I didn't want to hate anyone else
        D                       F#m
I didn't want to throw so much away
    D                        A
I just wanted the love of a man
    D                        A
I just wanted the love of a man