Asked my Daddy when I was thirteen D "Daddy can you tell me what love really means?" G His eyes went glassy, not a word was said D (riff) He poured another beer and his face turned red G C Asked my mother, she acted the same G D She never looked up, she seemed so ashamed G C Asked my teacher, he reached for the cane G D He said "don't mention that subject again" CHORUS: Em C So I read about love, I read it in a magazine Em C Read about love, cosmo and seventeen Em C Read about love, in the back of a hustler, hustler, hustler G GG/E G/Eb G G/Eb So I know what makes girls sigh G GG/E G/Eb G G/Eb And I know why girls cry G Em C D So don't tell me I don't understand G Em C D What makes a woman and what makes a man G Em Am D C D I've never been to heaven but at least I've read about love My big brother told me when I was fourteen "It's time I showed you what love really means Girls like kissing and romance too But a boy's got to know what a man's got to do" He gave me a book, the cover was plain Written by a doctor with a German name It had glossy pictures, serious stuff I read it seven time then I knew it well enough CHORUS #2; Read about love, now I've got you Read about love, where I want you Read about love, I got you on the test-bed, test-bed, test-bed So why, don't you moan and sigh? And why do you sit there and cry? I do everything I'm supposed to do If something's wrong than it must be you I know the ways of a woman I've read about love Well well well, when I touch you there it's supposed to feel nice That's what it said in reader's advice I've never been to heaven but at least I've read about love RIFF: G/F: x x 3 0 0 3 E ------------------| G/E: x x 2 0 0 3 B -1p0--------------| G/Eb: x x 1 0 0 3 G -----2p0---2------| D ---------4---0----| NOTE: I figured this out on my own so I may be wrong. I think it(from Rumour and Sigh, 1991) (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)