BETTER OFF WITHOUT A WIFE TOM WAITS
D7sus4 = x00213
D7sus4/G = 3x0213
D7/F# = 2x0212
C/G = 3x2013
G D7sus4/G G D7sus4/G
G D7/F# Em7 Am7 D7
G D7sus4
All my friends are married
G D7sus4
Ev'ry Tom and Dick and Harry
G D7/F# Em Am D
It must be strong of you to go it alone
G D7sus4
Here's to the bachelors and the Bow'ry bums
G D7sus4
Those who feel that they're the ones that are
G Em Am D G C G G
Better Off Without a Wife
CHORUS:
C D
I been sleepin' until the crack of noon
G D7/F# Em
Midnight howlin' at the moon and I been
Am D
Goin' out when I want to, (and I'm)
G G7
Comin' home when I please
C D
Don't have to ask permission
G D7/F# Em
If I wanna go out fishin'
Am D7sus4 D7
Never have to ask for the keys
G D7sus4
Well, I never been no Valentino
G D7sus4
But I had a girl who lived in Reno
G D7/F# Em Am D
Left me for a trumpet player, but it didn't get me down
G D7sus4
He was wanted for assault, and though he
G D7sus4
Said it weren't his fault
G Em Am D G C/G G
You know the coppers rode him right outa town
Chorus
G D7sus4 G D7sus4
Ah, ya see, I'm kinda selfish about my privacy
G D7/F# Em Am
Now as long as I can be with me, we get along so well, I can
D
hardly believe it
G D7sus4
Love to chew the fat with folks
G D7sus4
I been list'nin' to all your dirty jokes
G Em Am D G C G G
I'm so thankful for these friends I do receive
Chorus
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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