Cheaper to Keep Her Johnnie Taylor
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:40:42 -0400
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: t/taylor_johnnie/cheaper_to_keep_her.crd
"Cheaper To Keep Her"
(Mack Rice)
Intro:
C9 Db9 C9 Db9 [2X]
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
(spoken:) You tied up, you better stay tied up, 'cause it's cheaper
to keep her - this is from T, who says:
It's c[C7]heaper to keep her
It's c[F7]heaper to keep her
Verse 1:
W[C7]hen your little girl makes you mad
A[F7]nd you get an attitude and pack your bags
F[G7]ive little children that you're leavin' behind
S[F7]on, you're gonna pay some alimony or do some time
Chorus:
That's why it's ch[C7]eaper to keep her (1: help me say it, y'all)
F7 (2: everybody sing along with me)
It's cheaper to keep her (it's cheaper to keep her)
[1: WG7]hen you get through starin'] that judge in the face
[2: By tbe time you get tbrougb lookin']
You're g[F7]onna want to cuss the whole human race
That's why it's ch[C7]eaper to keep her (it's cheaper to keep her)
[Eb7] [2: Its cbeaper to keep ber] (it's cheaper to keep her)
(It's ch[C7]eaper, it's cheaper, it's cheaper, it's cheaper)
(It's cheaper to keep her)
Verse 2:
You didn't pay but two dollars to bring the little girl home
Now you're about to pay two thousand to leave her alone
You see another woman out there and you want to make a change
She ain't gonna want you 'cause you won't have a damn thing
[repeat cborus]
Verse 3:
I know you think the grass is greener
Way over on the other side
When that judge gives you that dirty look
You may as well put your money in mama's pocketbook
Coda [background voices continue to fade]:
That's why it's ch[C7]eaper to keep her (it's cheaper to keep her)
It costs too much to l[Eb7]eave her alone, yeah
I know it's c[C7]heaper to keep her
'Cause you're gonna pay some [Eb7]alimony if you leave home
I tell y'all - it's c[C7]heaper to keep her - all the fellows I know
are talkin' about it
It's c[Eb7]heaper to keep her, I gotta tell you
[continue to fade]
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers
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