[Intro]
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[Chorus 1]
E C#m
Hey darlin’ I got news for you
A B Bb
I quit all that mess you wanted me to
A B E A B
I even quit runnin’ around on you, darlin’ I swear it’s true
E C#m
I quit drinkin’ and stealin’
A B Bb
And lookin’ for fights in all night bars
A B E
And bein’ brought home in a police car, baby I swear
[Verse 1]
E A E A A
Now don’t you worry ‘bout gettin’ your picture in the paper
E A E A A
Announcin’ you as marryin’ me
E A E A A
Just wait’ll I have my first hit record
B
I’ll make you proud as can be
E A E A A
When you hear me singin’ on the hit parade
E A E A A
You can tell your friends you is my wife
E A E A A
We’ll have two cadillac cars in the driveway
B
They’ll make a movie about our lives
A E
We’ll have Sunday dinner at your parents’ house
A B
And I won’t pick a fight with your paw, naw
[Chorus 2]
E C#m
Hey darlin’ I got news for you
A B Bb
I quit all that mess you wanted me to
A B E A B
I even quit runnin’ around on you, darlin’ I swear it’s true
E C#m
I quit flirtin’ with other womerns
A B Bb
And tellin’ lies to save my own neck
A B E
And gamblin’ away your paycheck, baby I swear
[Verse 2]
E A E A A
I’ll even get my teeth fixed
E A E A A
And have my tattoos removed
E A E A A
At least the one that spells my ex-wife’s name
B
I’ll do it all for you
E A E A A
And when I’m rich we can move out to Hollywood
E A E A A
I’ll make hit records and movies all day
E A E A A
And you can call your momma long distance
B
Long as your momma pays
A E
We’ll eat supper at the Brown Derby restaurant
A B
And you can have anything you want
[Chorus 1]
E C#m
Hey darlin’ I got news for you
A B Bb
I quit all that mess you wanted me to
A B E A B
I even quit runnin’ around on you, darlin’ I swear it’s true
E C#m
I quit drinkin’ and stealin’
A B Bb
And lookin’ for fights in all night bars
A B E
And bein’ brought home in a police car, baby I swear
[Outro]
A B
I even quit runnin’ around on you
E C#m
Baby I swear it’s true
A B E