She Got The Goldmine I Got The Shaft Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Well, I guess it was back
in '63
When eatin' my cookin'
got the better of me
So I asked this little girl
I was goin' with to be my wife
[G]Well, she said she wou[D]ld, so I said "I do"
But I'da said I wouldn't
if I'da just knew
How sayin' "I do" was gonna
screw up all of [G]my life!

[Verse 2]
Well, the [D]first few years
weren't all that bad
I'll never forget the good times we had
Cause I'm reminded every month when
I send her the child [G]support.
Well, it [D]wasn't too long
till the lust all died
And I'll admit I wasn't too surprised
The day I come home and found my suitcase
sittin' out on the [G]porch.

[Verse 3]
Well, [D]I tried to get in
she changed the locks!
Then [G]I found this note taped
on the mailbox
That said, [D]"Goodbye,
turkey! [A]My attorney will be [D]in touch!"[G]
So I [D]decided right then and there
I's gonna [G]do what's right
give her her fair share
But [D]brother I didn't know her
share's gon' be THAT much!
[G]She got the gold

[Verse 4]
mine!
She got the gold mine!
I got the [D]shaft. I got the shaft
They [G]split it right down
the middle
And then they give her the [E]better [A]half
Well, it [D]all sounds sorta funny
But it [G]hurts too much to laugh
She got the [D]gold [A]mine
- I got the [D]sha- a- aft

[Verse 5]
Now, [D]listen you ain't
heard nothin' yet
Why, they give her the color
television set
Then they give her the house, the kids,
and both [G]of the cars! See?
Well, [D]then they start talkin'
'bout child support
Alimony, and the cost of the court
Didn't take me long to figure out
how far [A]in the toilet [D]I w[G]as!

[Verse 6]
I'm [D]tellin' ya,
they have made a mistake
Cause it adds up to [G]more
than this cowboy makes!
[A]Besides; everything I ever had worth takin',
they've already [D]took![G]
[D]While she's livin' like
a queen on alimony
I'm [G]workin' two shifts
eatin' baloney
Askin' myself,
[A]"Why didn't you jus[D]t learn how to cook?!?!"
[G]They give her the

[Verse 7]
gold mine!
She got the gold mine!
They give me the [D]shaft. I
got the shaft
They said they're split[G]tin'
it all down the middle
But she got the [A]better half
Well, it [D]all sounds mighty funny
But it [G]hurts too much to laugh
She got the [D]gold [A]mine - I got the
[D]sha- a- aft

[Interlude 1]
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[D][G][D][A][D]

[Verse 8]
Well, she got [G]the gold mine!
She got the gold mine!
I got [D]the shaft. I got the shaft
They [G]split it all down the middle
And then they give her the [A]better half
Well, [D]I guess it all sounds funny, Hoo, hoo, hoo,
ha- ha- ha- ha- ha!
[G]But it hurts too much to laugh
She got the [D]gold [A]mine - I got
the [D]sha- a- aft[A]
(They ain't kiddin' me
I got [D]the [A]shaft)

[Verse 9]
Well, I don't have to worry [D]'bout totin'
[A]a billfold [D]n'more
Hahahahaha
I let my wife tote it; I'
[A]mon' be carryin' food stamps
You get [D]it, judge? I'mon' be...
Just... Hahahaha

[Verse 10]
[A]Ah, it's not funny, [D]huh? Huh? Huh
Con[A]tempt of court? Whaddaya mean?
[D]Listen, judge: I's just kiddin'!
[A]