Chords with lyrics
Rab Noakes - I Had A augmentedA Girlfriend
CAPO: 4th Fret
[INTRO:] C majorC
[VERSE 1:]
I had a girlfriend, she called me her boyfriend
G+G
On me she did depend and that was okay
C majorC
I called her my sweetheart, right from the very start
G+G
Now we are apart, I'm walking away
[CHORUS:]
FF C majorC
She says, "Take the freedom and get the variety
G+G C majorC
That's two steps ahead of the blues
FF C majorC
And when you ain't got no permanent company
G+G C majorC
I know a man you can use"
[VERSE 2:]
She married some other man, he came from a foreign land
G+G
He could write a fine hand and his money was clean
C majorC
He took me aside like he'd something to hide
G+G
He said, "I won the bride, well, ya know what I mean"
[CHORUS:]
FF C majorC
I said, "Take the money and get the variety
G+G C majorC
That's two steps ahead of the blues
FF C majorC
And when you ain't got no permanent company
G+G C majorC
I know a man you can use"
[VERSE 3:]
Some times are romantic, some times are fantastic
G+G
Some times are drastic, of that there's no doubt
C majorC
Some people are lawless, some people are flawless
G+G
I become them all as I put myself out
[CHORUS:]
FF C majorC
I say, "Take the cure and get the variety
G+G C majorC
That's two steps ahead of the blues
FF C majorC
But when you ain't got no permanent company
G+G C majorC
I know a man you can use"
[CHORUS:]
FF C majorC
"Take the money and get the variety
G+G C majorC
That's two steps ahead of the blues
FF C majorC
And when you ain't got no permanent company
G+G C majorC FF C majorC