Better Off Without A Wife Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4

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G D7sus4 G | G D7sus4 G

G D7/F♯ Em Am D

Verse 1

  GAll my friends are mD7sus4arried--

  Ev'ry TGom and Dick and HD7sus4arry--

  It must be strGong of D7/F♯you to Emgo it alAmone-- D

  Here's to the bGachelors and the D7sus4Bow'ry bums--

  G Those who feel that tD7sus4hey're the ones that are

  BGetter EmOff WithAmout D a Wife--G C G G

Chorus

  I been slCeepin' until the crDack of noon--

  MGidnight D7/F♯howlin' Emat the moon-- and I been

  GAmoin' out when I wDant to, (and I'm)

  CGomin' home when I plG7ease--

  Don't hCave to ask perDmission

  If I wGanna D7/F♯go out fEmishin'--

  NAm(7)ever have to ask for the kD7sus4eys-- D7

VERSE 2 [!!]:

  Well, I nGever been no VD7sus4alentino--

  But I hGad a girl who lD7sus4ived in Reno--

  LGeft me D7/F♯for a tEmrumpet player, but itAm didn't get me dowDn--

  He was wGanted for assD7sus4ault, and though he

  SGaid it weren't his faultD7sus4--

  You know the cGoppers Emrode him Amright ouDta town-G- C G G

CHORUS

Verse 3

[_underlined_phrases_are_spoken_, ad-lib style]

  _Ah,_yu'G_see,_I'm_kinda_sD7sus4elfish_about_my privacy_G-- D7sus4

  Now as lGong asD7/F♯ I can Embe with me, _we_get_alAmong_so_well,_I_can_

  _hDardly_believe_it_--

  LGove to chew the fD7sus4at with folks--

  I been lGist'nin' to all your D7sus4dirty jokes--

  I'm so thGankful fEmor these frAmiends I Ddo receive-G- C G G

CHORUS

[...recording ends (& begins) with some "Here Comes the Bride" piano!]

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