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[Verse 1] [Am]I do[F]n't [Am]want n[F]o woman [Am]Play[F]in' the races [Am]all the time[F][F#m][F#][F#m] I [F]don't want no woman [F#dim]Playin' the races[F] all the time[F#m] You know she ain't good for nothin' [F]She's too [Verse 2] broke [A]most all the time [F] [Verse 3] [F#m] [F]Dreamed her number last night, [F#m]yes, yes, [F]yes And my baby, she [A]did the same[F] [F#m][F][F#m] [F]Dreamed her number last nig[A]ht [F]And my baby did[Am] the same[A] [F] [Verse 4] [F#] [A]My bab[F]y got up this mornin' [A]And she[F] played it just the same [A]Yes, man [F][A][F#m] [Verse 5] [A]I com[F]e home every Friday Throws my check [F#dim]down on the bed [F][A][F][F#m][F][F#m][F#] [F]I come home every Friday [Verse 6] Throw my check down on the bed [F] [F#m]My baby t[F]akes all a my money [A]Put it dow[F]n on five, six [A]and two, yes, yes [Interlude 1] [A][F][Ebm][F][A] I [F]don't want no woman [Verse 7] [F][F] Play the races all the [A]time [F][A]
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