G D7
Don't trifle on your sweetheart the one who wears your wedding ring
G
Keep in mind the vows you made her should mean more than anything
D7
And the minutes stolen pleasure may break both your hearts into
G
Don't trifle on your sweetheart or she may start cheatin' too
C G
Take the word of one who knows just what a trifling life will do
C
Or you'll be like the wind that blows
A7 D7
And you won't care just why or who
G D7
The minute that you trifle you can never be the same
G
Don't trifle on your sweetheart cause you can't live down the shame
D7
Don't trifle on your sweetheart she's the one who wears your brand
G
And the flappers who may chase you ain't the measure of a man
D7
It's the things you do that matter not the things you think you do
G
Don't trifle on your sweetheart or she may start cheatin' too
C G
Take the word of one who knows of one who's been a trifling man
C A7 D7
You'll end up like some faded rose in some back alley garbage can
G D7
Don't trifle on your sweetheart you'll be sorry if you do
G
If you trifle on your sweetheart she's got the right to trifle too