From: "Leon Clark" <rlclark@neocomm.net>
Subject: Right in the Palm of Your Hand
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 04:03:25 -0800

    This is a great ballad orginally done by Mel  McDaniel in the 
mid-1970's. It has been recently recorded by Alan Jackson in his  
tribute album, Under the Influence released in 1999.  Ê Right in the 
Palm of Your Hand
Written by: Bob  McDill
Performed by Mel McDaniel/Alan Jackson Ê Capo 3rd fret Ê 
DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  A
A willing woman, a willing  man
DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  DÊÊÊÊ GÊÊÊ  AÊÊÊÊÊÊ D 
A five room house, and a wedding  band, believers,  believers
DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  A
Once it begins, you know it won't take  long
DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  G
Til you're like two people in a heartbreak  song
ÊÊÊÊÊ DÊÊÊ  GÊÊÊÊ AÊÊ D
And I wonder, I wonder Ê 
Bridge
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AÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  D
Well ain't it just like a  woman
GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  D
And ain't it just like a  man
AÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  D
Chasin a rainbow, looking for love  
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  AÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ D
When  its right in the palm of your  hand
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  AÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ D
When  its right in the palm of your hand Ê 
DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  A
We can't take back the those things we  said
DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  DÊÊÊÊ GÊÊ  AÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ D
So we watch it pass in seperate  beds, changing, we're  changing
DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  A
Too little love and too much  pride
DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  DÊÊÊÊÊ GÊÊ AÊÊÊÊ D
You  won't give in and neither will I, like children, like children Ê 
Bridge
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AÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  D
Well ain't it just like a  woman
GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  D
And ain't it just like a  man
AÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  D
Chasin a rainbow, looking for love  
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  AÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ D
When  its right in the palm of your  hand
DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  A
Feet on the floor, holding my head Ê 
DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  DÊÊÊÊ GÊÊÊ AÊÊÊ D
Sitting  alone on our double bed, I've been thinking,  thinking
DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  A
Trying to find out where we went  wrong
DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  GÊÊÊÊ DÊÊÊÊ GÊÊÊ  AÊÊÊ D
I just turned around and you were gone, its over, its  over Ê 
AÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  D
Well ain't it just like a  woman
GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  D
And ain't it just like a  man
AÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  D
Chasin a rainbow, looking for love  
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ  AÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ D
When  its right in the palm of your hand