The Box

C F C C F C C If you put a woman in a box F C And a man right there beside her Am G Tell them both to play the leader C Who you think would take the lead? C Which of them will get their point across F C Am G C And which of them would just have to yes, indeed? C If you put a man in a box F C And a woman right beside him Am G Tell them, make the thing you're made for C And you'll make it out okay C Which of them you think is sticking out F C Am G C And which of them is kicking out the same damn day? Fmaj7 Ah, we are gathered here today to C C6 Cmaj7 C6 Learn about our own race Fmaj7 Let us refrain from any bias Am Am/G G G6add11 G As the observations take place C If you put a woman in a box F C And a man right there beside her: Am G C It's important that I spend tonight alone, is that okay? C Which of them you think will understand F C Am G C Which of them is standing in the other one's way, hey? C If you put a woman in a box: F C Am G Oh, what does it mean to be a woman in a box C What is it like to be a man C F C Which of them you think is standing in the other one's way Am G C And who would understand Fmaj7 Ah, he sees her putting her dress on C C6 Cmaj7 C6 Letting her hair out (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh) Fmaj7 He takes a head full of high hopes C C6 Cmaj7 C6 To the porch where it can air out Fmaj7 Oh, she's got a half a mind to think it'll C C6 Cmaj7 C6 Never be the right time (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh) Fmaj7 Oh, maybe. but they got a hell a lot of thinking Am Am/G G G6add11 G To do before nighttime Woah, they come together, they say C F C Woah, oh, oh Am G C Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh And we sing it again C F C Woah, oh, oh Am G C Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ah C C We put a woman in a box F C And a man right there beside her Am G And they took care of each other C And they don't ask for too much C The woman and the man discover F C Am G C Better ways to talk, like through song and touch Fmaj7 Ah, she's having a happy box morning C C6 Cmaj7 C6 Cooking with no pants on (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh) (come here, baby) Fmaj7 He clears a little bit of living room floor C C6 Cmaj7 C6 For them to dance on (ah, get your dance on) (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh) Fmaj7 And we are gathered here today to C C6 Cmaj7 C6 Learn about our own selves (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh) Fmaj7 We are them little tiny children Am Am/G G G6add11 G Learning from our grown selves Ah, we come together, we say C F C Woah, oh, oh Am G C Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh C F C Woah, oh, oh Am G C Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ah