Key: G
Introduction:
D A
who told me of ev'rything she owned.
Bm F#m D Bm
Show showed me her diamond bracelets
D A
and talked about her stately home.
Bm E7 A7
And all thru the conversation
G A D Bm
her hand was on my knee,
G Em A7
but oh no country gentleman's wife
Bm G D E7
is gonna get possession of me.
G A D
2.)
She told me her country gentleman
D A
was hardly ever at home
Bm F#m D Bm
and if I would like to call on her
D A
she'd make sure we were alone.
Bm E7 A7
And if I liked we could have supper
G A D Bm
with sparkling champagne,
G Em A7
but oh no country gentleman's wife
Bm G D E7
is gonna get me for game.
G A D
3.)
She told me her country gentleman
D A
was sixty five years old,
Bm F#m D Bm
and as she was only thirty one
D A
her bed at night was cold.
Bm E7 A7
And if I would like to warm it up
G A D Bm
she'd shower me with gratitude,
G Em A7
but oh no country gentleman's wife
Bm G D E7
is gonna get me in the nude.
G A D
4.)
I said I was a man with principles
D A
and respected the marriage vows,
Bm F#m D Bm
but if she really wanted to
D A
she might persuade me somehow
Bm E7 A7
for one square meal of every day
G A D Bm
an unlimited supply of booze,
G Em A7
and any old country gentleman's wife
Bm G D E7
can do anything they choose,
G A D
and any old country gentleman's wife
Bm G D E7
can do anything they choose,