She Got The Gold Mine chords by Jerry Reed

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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             Am
She got the gold mine - I got the sha-a-aft.
             Em
(They ain't kiddin' me I got the shaft.)
         Am                                           Bm
Well, I don't have to worry 'bout totin' a billfold n'more.
Am      Em
Hahahahaha...
          Am             Bb                      Em
I let my wife tote it; I'mon' be carryin' food stamps

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             Am                               Em
You get it, judge? I'mon' be... Just... Hahahaha...
              Am               Bm
Ah, it's not funny, huh? Huh? Huh?
             Am               Em       Am
Contempt of court? Whaddaya mean?
         Bm              Em
Listen, judge: I's just kiddin'!