Intro: C
verse 1:
I had a girlfriend, she called me her boyfriend
G
On me she did depend and that was okay
C
I called her my sweetheart, right from the very start
G
Now we are apart, I'm walking away
F C
She says, "Take the freedom and get the variety
G C
That's two steps ahead of the blues
F C
And when you ain't got no permanent company
G C
I know a man you can use"
verse 2:
She married some other man, he came from a foreign land
G
He could write a fine hand and his money was clean
C
He took me aside like he'd something to hide
G
He said, "I won the bride, well, ya know what I mean"
F C
I said, "Take the money and get the variety
G C
That's two steps ahead of the blues
F C
And when you ain't got no permanent company
G C
I know a man you can use"
verse 3:
Some times are romantic, some times are fantastic
G
Some times are drastic, of that there's no doubt
C
Some people are lawless, some people are flawless
G
I become them all as I put myself out
F C
I say, "Take the cure and get the variety
G C
That's two steps ahead of the blues
F C
But when you ain't got no permanent company
G C
I know a man you can use"
F C
"Take the money and get the variety
G C
That's two steps ahead of the blues
F C
And when you ain't got no permanent company
G C F C
I know a man you can use____"