Bobby Bare – Alimony (Guitar)

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Alimony, alimony..work till my fingers are 

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bloody and bony.

G               E                  A
Me, oh, my, oh, goodness sake, I'm paying

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for my mistake.

G                            C
Alimony, I call it alimoney, you married men 

    A
may think it funny.

     G                E
Till one fine day you awake, and find you're

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paying for your mistake.

D                   G      D
Every Friday when I get my pay, I put in an

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I put it in an envelope and mail it away.

D                    G
Same old song with a little more blues in it.

A                       D
I'm paying for it while someone else's using it.

G        D          C
Alimony, alimony, I thought I bought steak and it 

    A
was all baloney.

G               E                  A
Me, oh, my, oh, goodness sake, I'm paying

    D     G    
for my mistake.

A        G  A       D
Alimony, alimony, I thought I bought steak and it 

    B
was all baloney.

A               Gb                 B
Me, oh, my, oh, goodness sake, I'm paying

    E     A  
for my mistake.

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every payday..paying for my mistake, yes, I am..(Fade.)