Intro: E A E A E A

Verse 1:
                    E           A
Don't sell yourself short, girl
     E                                  A                   D
He's gotta love you but he's gotta love Jesus just a little more, girl
                   A
It's worth waitin' for, girl
           E
Where'd he come from?
      E
Is he big city pretty or sweatin' for a dollar till the day's done?
D                    A
Is hard work what he runs from?

Pre-chorus:
       E                                D                        A
At the end of the day my mama said some flags are green and some flags are red

Chorus:
       E
He's a no go if he don't go to church
       A
Better slow down if he ain't down to earth
      B                                          E
If he don't go huntin' and don't go fishin', you might as well throw him back
E
If he don't R-E-S-P-E-C-T
    A
The stars and the stripes in the land of the free
       B
Better run away fast 'cause a boy like that
     A        E        G      A   E
Is a walkin', talkin', wavin' red flag

Post-chorus:
E
A red flag
           A   E
Oh, he's a red flag
E
A red flag

Verse 2:
E
Does it make sense, girl?
                                                    A            D
Do you see him jumpin' off a fence and buyin' you a white picked fence world?
                    A
Or just got you for rent, girl?

Chorus:
       E
He's a no go if he don't go to church
       A
Better slow down if he ain't down to earth
      B                                          E
If he don't go huntin' and don't go fishin', you might as well throw him back
E
If he don't R-E-S-P-E-C-T
    A
The stars and the stripes in the land of the free
       B
Better run away fast 'cause a boy like that
     A        E        G      A   E
Is a walkin', talkin', wavin' red flag

Post-chorus:
E
A red flag
           A   E
Oh, he's a red flag
E
Girl, he's a red flag

Bridge:
E                                        A
Some red flags don't know the golden rule
     E                               D A
Some red flags don't own a pair of boots

Chorus:
       E
He's a no go if he don't go to church
       A
Better slow down if he ain't down to earth
      B                                          E
If he don't go huntin' and don't go fishin', you might as well throw him back
E
If he don't R-E-S-P-E-C-T
    A
The stars and the stripes in the land of the free
       B
Better run away fast 'cause a boy like that
     A        E        G      A   E
Is a walkin', talkin', wavin' red flag

Outro:
E
A red flag (stay away from a)
  A   E
A red flag (Mama warned you)
E
A red flag
E
(Girl, he's a—)
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