Better Off Without A Wife
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GAll my friends are D7/4married--
Ev'ry GTom and Dick and D7/4Harry--
It must be Gstrong of D7/F#you to go Emit aAmlone-- D
Here's to the Gbachelors and the D7/4Bow'ry bums--
GThose who feel that D7/4they're the ones that are
GBetter EmOff WithAmout a D GWife- C/G G
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I been Csleepin' until the Dcrack of noon--
GMidnight D7/F#howlin' Emat the moon-- and I been
AmGoin' out when I Dwant to (and I'm)
CoGmin' home when I G7please--
Don't Chave to ask perDmission
If I Gwanna D7/F#go out fiEmshin'--
Am7Never have to ask for the D7/4keys-- D7
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Well I neGver been no VaD7/4lentino--
But I Ghad a girl who D7/4lived in Reno--
GLeft me D7/F#for a Emtrumpet player but it Amdidn't get me down-- D
He was Gwanted for asD7/4sault and though he
GSaid it weren't his fault-- D7/4
You know the Gcoppers Emrode him Amright ouDta Gtown-- C/G G
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I been Csleepin' until the Dcrack of noon--
GMidnight D7/F#howlin' Emat the moon-- and I been
AmGoin' out when I Dwant to (and I'm)
CoGmin' home when I G7please--
Don't Chave to ask perDmission
If I Gwanna D7/F#go out fiEmshin'--
Am7Never have to ask for the D7/4keys-- D7
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Ah yu' Gsee I'm kinda selD7/4fish about my privacy G-- D7/4
Now as Glong as D7/F#I can be Emwith me we get aAmlong so well I can Dhardly believe it --
GLove to chew the D7/4fat with folks--
I been Glist'nin' to all your D7/4dirty jokes--
I'm so Gthankful Emfor these Amfriends I Ddo reGceive- C/G G
Refrain
I been Csleepin' until the Dcrack of noon--
GMidnight D7/F#howlin' Emat the moon-- and I been
AmGoin' out when I Dwant to (and I'm)
CoGmin' home when I G7please--
Don't Chave to ask perDmission
If I Gwanna D7/F#go out fiEmshin'--
Am7Never have to ask for the D7/4keys-- D7