Pre>   Intro a d a a d a e   A d a d e   Just like a man, flexing his muscle and not really usin' it   A d a d e f#m   Just like a fool, making her suffer and stuffing her feelings with cotton wool   D a f#m d a f#m e   Well, forgive him, forgive him      A d e   Just like a man, carrying a picture but seeing in the negative   A d e f#m   Just like a fool, all double standards baby do this but never do that   D a f#m d a f#m d a f#m e   Well, forgive him, forgive him, forgive him      Bridge   E f#m e f#m   He makes her fall, face down into the pillow   E f#m e f#m   Climbing the wall, weeping like a weeping willow   E f#m e   Hands her a tissue he's already used      Just like a man, just like a man   Dragging her under for everything he'll never be   Ripping her asunder, said he didn't really love her anyway   Well, forgive him, forgive him      Instrumental section      Just like a man, thrashing out blindly way out of his depth   Just like a fool, there's no device he won't employ   He even cries like a little boy   E c#m a   Well, forgive him, forgive him forgive him   D a d a   Just like a man, just like a man   Just like a man, just like a man /pre>