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DRUM VERSES (Chords shown, strike once..then drums only until riff)
EWell, I guess it was back in '63
When eatin' my cookin' got the better of me lead guitar
So I asked this little girl I was goin' with to be my wEife E G A B A G E
EWell, she said she would...So I said,'I do'
But I'da said, 'I wouldn't'.If I'da just knew how sayin' 'I do'
Was gEonna EscGreAw BupA aGllE o' my life
EWell, the first few years weren't all that bad
I'll never forget the good times we had
Cause I'm reminded every month when I send her the child sup-EportE G A B A G E
EWell, it wasn't too long til the lust all died
And I'll admit I wasn't too surprised
The day I came homeE and fEouGndA mBy AsuGitEcase sittin'out on the porch
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EWell, I tried to get in, she changed the lock
A....Then I found this note taped on the mailbox that said
B....'Goodbye, turkey...My attorney will be in EtoucEh'G A B A G E
ESo I decided right then and there
A...I was gonna do what's right...Give 'er her fair share
B...But, brother, I didn't know her share was gonEna beE tGhaAt BmuAchG E
She got the gAold mine (She got the gold mine)
I got the Eshaft (I got the shaft)
They sAplit it right down the middle
(stop) B(Bass) Note
And then they give her the better half
Well, it Eall sounds sorta funny
But it Ahurts too much to laugh
She got the gEold mine,B..I got the Eshaft
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ENow listen up...you ain't heard nothin' yet
Why, they give 'er the color televison set
Then they give E'er tEheG hAouBseA, GthEe kids and both of the cars
See
EWell, then they started talkin' about child support,
alimony..And the costs to the court
Didn't take me long to figure out how far in the toilet I Ewas E G A B A G E
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EI'm tellin' ya, they have made a mistake
A..'Cause it adds up to more than this cowboy makes
B..Besides, everythin' I ever had worth takin'they've aElreaEdyG tAooBk A G E
EWhile she's livin' like a queen on alimony
A...I'm workin' two shifts, eatin' baloney
B...Askin' myEself,E 'GWhAy BdiAdnG'tE you just learn how to cook?'
They give her the Agold mine (She got the gold mine)
They give me the Eshaft (I got the shaft)
They said they sAplittin' it all down the middle
(stop) B(Bass Note)
But she got the better half
Well, it Eall sounds sorta funny
But it hAurts too much to laugh
She got the gEold mine,B..I got the sEhaft
EWell, She got the Agold mine (She got the gold mine)
I got the Eshaft (I got the shaft)
They Asplit it all down the middle
(stop) B (Bass Note)
But they give her the better half
Well, it Eall sounds mighty funny(Ooh, ooh, ha ha ha)
But it Ahurts too much to laugh
She got the gEold mineB,.I got the Eshaft
BYea, I ain't kiddin..I got the Eshaft
B...But I don't have to wEorry about totin' a billfold anymore
B....Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
E....I let my wife tote it...I'm gonna be Bcarryin' food stamps
You get it, judge.E..I'm gonna be indebted
B...That's not funny.E...Huh...
B...Contempt of court.
What do you mean..I'm Ein contempt of courtB E
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