Tina Turner

Songwriter: Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson

[Verse 1]
A long time forgotten
Are dreams that just fell by the way
And the good life he promised
Ain't what she's living today
But she never complains
Of the bad times or the bad things he's done, Lord
She just talks about the good times they've had, baby
And all the good times to come

[Chorus]
For she's a good-hearted woman
In love with a good-timing man
(Good-hearted woman, good-hearted woman)
And she loves him in spite of his wicked ways
That she don't understand
(Loves a good-timing man, she loves a good-timing man)
Her teardrops and laughter
They'll pass through this world hand in hand
A good-hearted woman
Lovin' a good-timing man
(Good-hearted woman, good-hearted woman)

[Verse 2]
He likes the night life
Bright lights and good-timing friends
And when the party's all over
She welcomes him back home again
Lord knows she don't understand him
But she does the best that she can
For she's a good-hearted woman
Loving a good-timing man
(Good-hearted woman, good-hearted woman)

[Chorus]
She's a good-hearted woman
In love with a good-timing man
(Good-hearted woman, good-hearted woman)
She loves him in spite of his wicked ways
That she don't understand
(Loves a good-timing man, she loves a good-timing man)
Her teardrops and laughter
They'll pass through this world hand in hand, Lord
Good-hearted woman
Lovin' a good-timing man
(Good-hearted woman, good-hearted woman)
Oh, she's a good-hearted woman (Good-hearted woman)
Lovin' a, a good-timing man (Good-hearted woman)
(Loves a good-timing man, loves a good-timing man)
And she loves him in spite of his ways (Good-hearted woman)
That she don't understand (Good-hearted woman)
(Loves a good-timing man, she loves a good-timing man)
And her teardrops and laughter (Good-hearted woman)
They'll pass through this world hand in hand, Lord (Good-hearted woman)
(Loves a good-timing man, she loves a good-timing man)
She's a good-hearted woman (Good-hearted woman)
But she loves a good-timing man, oh yeah (Good-hearted woman)
(Loves a good-timing man, she loves a good-timing man)

Often dubbed the Queen of Rock & Roll, Tina Turner is arguably among the most iconic of female divas in history, with her prolific career and memorable personality as a performer and a public figure. Hailing from a small town in Tennessee, and born Anna Mae Bullock, Turner has cemented herself as one of music’s greatest entertainers.

Turner’s career in music arose from her frequenting of nightclubs near St. Louis, where she would meet her soon-to-be husband Ike Turner, who would also give her the alias “Tina”. With Ike, she would form the famous Ike And Tina Turner Revue. A dynamic, explosive R&B ensemble, the two became the definition of the genre in the late 60s and early 70s, where R&B/Soul had only tiptoed into the realms of the mainstream. A particularly influential act in popularizing the genre, the Revue went on to release some of music’s most memorable and iconic tracks – a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary”, the Phil Spector-penned “River Deep – Mountain High”, and the electric “Nutbush City Limits”. After a host of drug and abuse problems on Ike’s part, with the male Turner eventually engaging in a violent altercation with his wife, Tina decided to leave her husband for the solo life – and it worked.

As a solo artist, with the help of fellow artists like glam rocker David Bowie, Turner tumbled into mainstream success in the 80s with the only number-one hit of her career – the unconquerable love ballad “What’s Love Got To Do With It” as part of her debut solo album, Private Dancer.

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