A Stitch In Time Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: D G A D D G A D Verse 1: D G A husband came home drunk each night, A D And he thrashed her black and he thrashed her white, G He thrashed her to within an inch of her life, A D Then he slept like a log, did her husband. Verse 2: D G As he lay and snored in bed, A D A strange idea came into her head, G She went for the needle and she went for the thread, A D And straight to her sleeping husband.

Interlude: D G A D D G A D Verse 3: D G She started to stitch with a girlish thrill, A D With a woman's art and a seamstress' skill, G She pinned and tucked with an iron will, A D All around her sleeping husband. Verse 4: D G Husband awoke with a pain in his head, A D He found he could not move in bed, G "Sweet Christ I've lost the use of me legs!", A D Wife just smiled at her husband. Interlude: D G A D D G A D Verse 5: D G She thrashed him black, she thrashed him blue, A D With a frying pan and a colander, too, G With a rolling pin just a stroke or two, A D A battered and bleeding husband. Verse 6: D G Isn't it true what small can do, A D With a thread and a stitch and a thought or two, G He's wiped his slate, his boozing's through, A D Goodbye to a drunken husband. Outro: D G A D