I Had A Girlfriend

C 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" 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" 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____"