She Got The Gold Mine chords by Jerry Reed

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
     DbDb         Bb majorBb
Well, I guess it was back in sixty three
        A augmentedA            A minorAm
When eatin' my cookin' got the better of me,
         A minorAm                  E minorEm
So I asked this little girl I was goin' with to be my wife.

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E MajorE|-----------------|

Verse 2:
          Bb majorBb
Well, she said she would, so I said "I do".
               A minorAm
But I'da said I wouldn't if I'da just knew
      Bb majorBb        E minorEm         A minorAm
How sayin' "I do" was gonna screw up all of my life!

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Verse 3:
                 Bb majorBb
Well, the first few years weren't all that bad
              A minorAm
I'll never forget the good times we had
      Bb majorBb             E minorEm          A minorAm
Cause I'm reminded every month when I send her the child support.

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Verse 4:
                  Bb majorBb
Well, it wasn't too long till the lust all died,
                A minorAm
And I'll admit I wasn't too surprised
        Bb majorBb                E minorEm     A minorAm
The day I come home and found my suitcase sittin' out on the porch.

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Verse 5:
                 Bb majorBb
Well, I tried to get in, she'd changed the locks!
                     A minorAm
Then I found this note taped on the mailbox
         Bb majorBb              E minorEm   A minorAm
That said, "Goodbye, turkey! My attorney will be in touch!" Mm-hmm...

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Verse 6:
               Bb majorBb
So I decided right then and there
                       A minorAm
I's gonna do what's right give her her fair share.
      Bb majorBb         E minorEm          A minorAm
But brother I didn't know her share's gon' be THAT much!

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Chorus:
       A minorAm
She got the gold mine! (She got the gold mine!)
      E minorEm
I got the shaft. (I got the shaft.)
    A minorAm
They split it right down the middle
                  B minorBm
And then they gave her the better half.
       A minorAm
Well, it all sounds sorta funny,
    E minorEm
But it hurts too much to laugh.
       A minorAm    B minorBm       E minorEm
She got the gold mine -- I got the sha-a-aft.

Verse 7:
              Bb majorBb
Now listen, you ain't heard nothin' yet:
                    A minorAm
Why, they give her the color television set,
      Bb majorBb                E minorEm     A minorAm
Then they give her the house, the kids, and both of the cars! See?

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Verse 8:
           Bb majorBb
Well, then they start talkin' 'bout child support,
               A minorAm
Alimony, and the cost of the court
        Bb majorBb                E minorEm    A minorAm
Didn't take me long to figure out how far in the toilet I was!

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Verse 9:
         Bb majorBb
I'm tellin' ya, they have made a mistake
                     A minorAm
Cause it adds up to more than this cowboy makes!
     Bb majorBb             A minorAm            E minorEm
Besides; everything I ever had worth takin', they've already took!

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Verse 10:
              Bb majorBb
While she's livin' like a queen on alimony,
                  A minorAm
I'm workin' two shifts eatin' baloney,
           Bb majorBb          A minorAm   E minorEm
Askin' myself, "Why didn't you just learn how to cook?!?!"

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Chorus:
       A minorAm
She got the gold mine! (She got the gold mine!)
      E minorEm
I got the shaft. (I got the shaft.)
    A minorAm
They split it right down the middle
                  B minorBm
And then they gave her the better half.
       A minorAm
Well, it all sounds sorta funny,
    E minorEm
But it hurts too much to laugh.
       A minorAm    B minorBm       E minorEm
She got the gold mine -- I got the sha-a-aft.

Outro:
       A minorAm
She got the gold mine! (She got the gold mine!)
      E minorEm
I got the shaft. (I got the shaft.)
    A minorAm
They split it right down the middle
                  B minorBm
And then they gave her the better half.
     A minorAm
Well, I guess it all sounds funny,
E minorEm       A minorAm
Hoo, hoo, hoo, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
    Bb majorBb        E minorEm
But it hurts too much to laugh.

Outro:
       A minorAm
She got the gold mine - I got the sha-a-aft.
       E minorEm
(They ain't kiddin' me I got the shaft.)
     A minorAm                      B minorBm
Well, I don't have to worry 'bout totin' a billfold n'more.
A minorAm   E minorEm
Hahahahaha...
     A minorAm       Bb majorBb           E minorEm
I let my wife tote it; I'mon' be carryin' food stamps

Outro:
       A minorAm                E minorEm
You get it, judge? I'mon' be... Just... Hahahaha...
       A minorAm        B minorBm
Ah, it's not funny, huh? Huh? Huh?
       A minorAm        E minorEm    A minorAm
Contempt of court? Whaddaya mean?
     B minorBm       E minorEm
Listen, judge: I's just kiddin'!