[D]Way Back home where the [C]cypress grew
In a [G]clapboard shack on the [D]black bayou
Live a [C]woman and a man that [G]I call Mom and [D]Dad
And [D]times were hard and [C]times were tough
We [G]barely had nothin' but we [D]didn't need much
Ex[C]cept for the love of a [G]woman and a [D]man
[C]Daddy worked his fingers to the [D]bone
But I [C]know my mamma was the [G]reason he was [D]strong[C][G]
[D]Everybody knows if the [C]cold wind blows
The [G]seeds don't sprout and the [D]crops won't grow
[C]Even though you've [G]done the best you [D]can
And when you're livin' in a house that [C]you don't own
And the [G]money in the bank is [D]almost gone
The [C]only thing in life I [G]know that [D]st[G]ands
Is the [C]love between a [G]woman and a [D]man
[D]Well, I grew up workin' like my [C]daddy did
Broke the [G]land with my hands and the [D]money rolled in
But it [C]wasn't enough and I [G]did not under[D]stand
You see, the only thing that matters [C]money can't buy
And when it [G]gets down the [D]bottom line
It's the [C]love you find between a [G]woman and a [D]man
[C]Everything [G]Daddy said to me was [D]true
'Cause my [C]life was not com[G]plete until I found [D]you
Repeat chorus 2X
[C]Only thing in [G]life that [D]st[G]ands
Is the [C]love between a [G]woman and a [D]man
In a [G]clapboard shack on the [D]black bayou
Live a [C]woman and a man that [G]I call Mom and [D]Dad
And [D]times were hard and [C]times were tough
We [G]barely had nothin' but we [D]didn't need much
Ex[C]cept for the love of a [G]woman and a [D]man
[C]Daddy worked his fingers to the [D]bone
But I [C]know my mamma was the [G]reason he was [D]strong[C][G]
[D]Everybody knows if the [C]cold wind blows
The [G]seeds don't sprout and the [D]crops won't grow
[C]Even though you've [G]done the best you [D]can
And when you're livin' in a house that [C]you don't own
And the [G]money in the bank is [D]almost gone
The [C]only thing in life I [G]know that [D]st[G]ands
Is the [C]love between a [G]woman and a [D]man
[D]Well, I grew up workin' like my [C]daddy did
Broke the [G]land with my hands and the [D]money rolled in
But it [C]wasn't enough and I [G]did not under[D]stand
You see, the only thing that matters [C]money can't buy
And when it [G]gets down the [D]bottom line
It's the [C]love you find between a [G]woman and a [D]man
[C]Everything [G]Daddy said to me was [D]true
'Cause my [C]life was not com[G]plete until I found [D]you
Repeat chorus 2X
[C]Only thing in [G]life that [D]st[G]ands
Is the [C]love between a [G]woman and a [D]man
