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Better Off Without A Wife

Tom Waits

Ton : DEnglish
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G D7/F# Em7 Am7 D7 
AGll my friends are maD7/4rried--
Ev'ry TGom and Dick and HD7/4arry--
It must be stroGng of yD7/F#ou to goEm it aloAmne-- D 
Here's to the bGachelors and the D7/4Bow'ry bums--
GThose who feel that thD7/4ey're the ones that are
BeGtter OEmff WithoAmut aD WifGe- C/G G 
I been sleCepin' until the craDck of noon--
MiGdnight hD7/F#owlin' aEmt the moon-- and I been
GoAmin' out when I waDnt to (and I'm)
CoGmin' home when I pleG7ase--
Don't haCve to ask permDission
If I waGnna gD7/F#o out fiEmshin'--
NAm7ever have to ask for the kD7/4eys-- D7 
Well I neGver been no VaD7/4lentino--
But I hGad a girl who lD7/4ived in Reno--
LeGft me fD7/F#or a truEmmpet player but it Amdidn't get me downD--
He was wGanted for assD7/4ault and though he
SGaid it weren't his faultD7/4--
You know the coGppers rEmode him rAmight outDa tGown-C/G- G 
I been sleCepin' until the craDck of noon--
MiGdnight hD7/F#owlin' aEmt the moon-- and I been
GoAmin' out when I waDnt to (and I'm)
CoGmin' home when I pleG7ase--
Don't haCve to ask permDission
If I waGnna gD7/F#o out fiEmshin'--
NAm7ever have to ask for the kD7/4eys-- D7 
_Ah_yu'_Gsee_I'm_kinda_selD7/4fish_about_my privacy_G-- D7/4 
Now as loGng as D7/F#I can beEm with me _we_get_aloAmng_so_well_I_can_
_haDrdly_believe_it_--
LGove to chew the fD7/4at with folks--
I been lGist'nin' to all your D7/4dirty jokes--
I'm so thaGnkful foEmr these friAmends I dDo receGive-C/G G 
I been sleCepin' until the craDck of noon--
MiGdnight hD7/F#owlin' aEmt the moon-- and I been
GoAmin' out when I waDnt to (and I'm)
CoGmin' home when I pleG7ase--
Don't haCve to ask permDission
If I waGnna gD7/F#o out fiEmshin'--
NAm7ever have to ask for the kD7/4eys-- D7 

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