Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
G+G
Verse:
C majorC
She’s got three kids and no husband
G+G
She’s two weeks late on last month’s rent
G+G
She’s waiting on child support, he keeps swearing that it’s coming
C majorC G+G
But if she knows him, she knows where it went
D MajorD C majorC G+G
And those bills ain’t gonna pay themselves
Verse:
G+G
It’s been a forty hour week and it’s only Tuesday
C majorC G+G
And there’s homework and dinner to make
G+G
And somebody wants a lullaby, somebody wants a different channel
C majorC G+G
Somebody’s dealing with their first heartbreak
D MajorD C majorC G+G
Those dishes in the sink ain’t gonna wash themselves
Bridge:
C majorC G+G
She lights a cigarette out on the balcony
E minorEm C majorC
When she gets a couple minutes to herself
G+G
There’s how you plan it out and how it turns out to be
E minorEm G+G
And a broken home ain’t no fairytale
Verse:
G+G
She’s got three kids and no husband
C majorC G+G
And a hairnet job at a diner down on Main
G+G
She knows damn well she don’t make the best cup of coffee
C majorC G+G
But she’s quick with a smile and she's good at names
D MajorD C majorC G+G
But those lunch tickets ain’t gonna tip themselves
Bridge:
C majorC G+G
She smokes a cigarette out by the loading dock
E minorEm C majorC
And tries not to pick the polish off her nails
G+G
She’s thinking about a guy who’s been coming in a lot
E minorEm G+G
She starts to dream and then she stops herself
Verse:
G+G
She’s got three kids and no husband
C majorC
She’s a mom and a dad and a taxi driver
G+G
When the baby’s sick she’s an up-all-nighter
G+G
A augmentedA hand and a shoulder and a referee
G+G
A augmentedA real life hero, if you ask me
D MajorD C majorC G+G
And those kids ain’t gonna raise themselves