Tom: D
Introdução: D G
D
I came staggerin' in, in the middle of the night
G
I got my alibi sewed up nice and tight
D
Cracked the bedroom door, I tried to keep it from squeakin'
G
'Cause I know there's a wildcat in there sleepin'
D G
But the light was on and the bed was made
D G
There's a dear john written on the pillow case
D
She said, I've gone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the drama
G
Time to get out of town, I'm just slowin' you down
D A
She said, I found somebody that likes the things that you used to
D
Yeah, and he's got a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunny
G E
And baby, he's a looker too
D A
She said, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to do
Solo
D
Oh yeah, I woke up this mornin' in a terrible mess
G
I had the telephone ringin' and her cat on my chest
D
I'm wipin' the sleep out of my bloodshot eyes
G
Oh, it's gotta be her callin' to apologize
D G
She must be feelin' bad 'cause she done me wrong
D G
Then I, I pushed the button on a Code-A-Phone
D
She said, I've gone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the drama
G
Time to get out of town, I'm just slowin' you down
D A
She said, I found somebody that likes the things that you used to
D
Yeah, and he's got a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunny
G E
And baby, he's a looker too
D A D
She said, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to do
Solo
E A E GA
Bridge
D
Oh, and I got the stereo and she got the music
G G#º
Yeah, and I got this washer but I don't know how to use it
D
She said, I've gone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the drama
G
Time to get out of town, I'm just slowin' you down
D A
She said, I found somebody that likes the things that you used to
D
Yeah, and he's got a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunny
G E
And baby, he's a looker too
D A
She said, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to do
Outro
D A D G
Oh yeah, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to do
A D
Maybe, you can come get this cat