C E
1. Hey, hey, hey,
F C G
why do you treat me like you do ?
C E
Hey, hey, hey,
F C G
why do you treat me like you do ?
C C7
There's just as many geese and they're flyin' down South,
F G
as there are lies just pouring out of your mouth.
C E F C
Hey, hey, hey, why do you treat me like you do ?
C E F C - G
2. You say that you're young, girl, I guess that's your big excuse,
C E F G
but sometimes I get so low down, I wanna shout out, what's the use ?
C C7
When you've been a lovin' someone else, you don't try to hide,
F G
you take me for a fool then you take me for a ride.
C E F C
Hey, hey, hey, why do you treat me like you do ?
C E F C - G
4. Ah, you seen my face, gal, with the tears all down my mouth,
C E F G
you came up, you held my hand, gal, you don't know what it's all about.
C C7
I seen you goin' out, there was nothin' I could say,
F G
I hung around your house till the very break of day.
C E
And you came a-laughing down the bright highway,
F C
now, why do you treat me like you do ?
C E
3. My mornings, they're all empty now,
F C - G
my evenings, they're just the same.
C E
Now, maybe I been thinkin' wrong about you, gal,
F G
and you ain't really the one to blame.
C C7
Keep on lovin' someone else, now don't you try to hide,
F G
you take me for a fool, if it keeps you satisfied.
C E
'Cause I ain't gonna be the one to ask the reason,
F C
why do you treat me like you do ?