{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2110035,"song":"She Got The Gold Mine","artist":"Jerry Reed","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11458151-she-got-the-gold-mine-chords-by-jerry-reed/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2110035?type=chord","rating":4.69587,"votes":30,"content":"She Got the Gold Mine (I Got the Shaft)\r\nWritten by   Jerry Reed\r\nKey Of ?E?\r\n\r\n[Intro]Stum the ?E?\r\nDRUM  VERSES (Chords shown, strike once..then drums only until riff)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] \r\nWell, I guess it was back in '63[/tab]\r\n\r\nWhen eatin' my cookin' got the better of me                 lead guitar\r\n[tab]                                                       [ch]E[/ch]  (E [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] E)\r\nSo I asked this little girl I was goin' with to be my wife[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, she said she would...So I said,'I do'[/tab]\r\n\r\nBut I'da said, 'I wouldn't'.If I'da just knew how sayin' 'I do'\r\n[tab]                           [ch]E[/ch]   (E [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] )\r\nWas gonna screw up all o' my life[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, the first few years weren't all that bad[/tab]\r\n\r\nI'll never forget the good times we had\r\n[tab]                                                             [ch]E[/ch]  (E [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] E)\r\nCause I'm reminded every month when I send her the child sup port[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, it wasn't too long til the lust all died[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd I'll admit I wasn't too surprised\r\n[tab]                                                       [ch]E[/ch]    (E [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] E)\r\nThe day I came home and found my suitcase sittin'out on the porch[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, I tried to get in, she changed the lock[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n....Then I found this note taped on the mailbox that said[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                                             [ch]E[/ch]  (E [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] E)         \r\n....'Goodbye, turkey...My attorney will be in touch'[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nSo I decided right then and there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n...I was gonna do what's right...Give 'er her fair share[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                                                               [ch]E[/ch]   (E [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] )\r\n...But, brother, I didn't know her share was gonna be that much[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe got the gold mine (She got the gold mine)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI got the shaft (I got the shaft)[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey split it right down the middle[/tab]\r\n              (stop)                     B(Bass Note)\r\nAnd then they  give   her the better half\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, it all sounds sorta funny[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut it hurts too much to laugh[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShe got the gold mine,..I got the shaft[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow listen up...you ain't heard nothin' yet[/tab]\r\n\r\nWhy, they give 'er the color televison set\r\n[tab]                                                   [ch]E[/ch]   (E [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] E)      \r\nThen they give 'er the house, the kids and both of the cars[/tab]\r\nSee\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, then they started talkin' about child support,[/tab]\r\n \r\nalimony..And the costs to the court\r\n[tab]                                                          [ch]E[/ch]  (E [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] E)\r\nDidn't take me long to figure out how far in the toilet I was[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm tellin' ya, they have made a mistake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n..'Cause it adds up to more than this cowboy makes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                                                            [ch]E[/ch]  (E [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] E)\r\n..Besides, everythin' I ever had worth takin'they've already took[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhile she's livin' like a queen on alimony[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n...I'm workin' two shifts, eatin' baloney[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                                              [ch]E[/ch]   (E [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] E)\r\n...Askin' myself, 'Why didn't you just learn how to cook?'[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey give her the gold mine (She got the gold mine)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey give me the shaft (I got the shaft)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey said they splittin? it all down the middle[/tab]\r\n   (stop)                  B(Bass Note)\r\nBut she got the better half\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, it all sounds sorta funny[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut it hurts too much to laugh[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]    \r\nShe got the gold mine,..I got the shaft[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, She got the gold mine (She got the gold mine)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]               \r\nI got the shaft (I got the shaft)[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey split it all down the middle[/tab]\r\n        (stop)                    B (Bass Note)  \r\nBut they give  her the better half\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, it all sounds mighty funny(Ooh, ooh, ha ha ha)[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut it hurts too much to laugh[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShe got the gold mine,.I got the shaft[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYea, I ain?t kiddin..I got the shaft[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n...But I don't have to worry about totin' a billfold anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\n....Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                        [ch]B[/ch]\r\n....I let my wife tote it...I'm gonna be carryin' food stamps[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou get it, judge...I'm gonna be indebted[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n...That's not funny....Huh...                 [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                   \r\n...Contempt of court.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch] (fade)\r\nWhat do you mean..I'm in contempt of court[/tab]","plain_text":"She Got the Gold Mine (I Got the Shaft)\nWritten by   Jerry Reed\nKey Of ?E?\n\n[Intro]Stum the ?E?\nDRUM  VERSES (Chords shown, strike once..then drums only until riff)\n\n\n\nWhen eatin' my cookin' got the better of me                 lead guitar\n\n\n\n\nBut I'da said, 'I wouldn't'.If I'da just knew how sayin' 'I do'\n\n\n\n\nI'll never forget the good times we had\n\n\n\n\nAnd I'll admit I wasn't too surprised\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n              (stop)                     B(Bass Note)\nAnd then they  give   her the better half\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\nWhy, they give 'er the color televison set\n\nSee\n\n\n \nalimony..And the costs to the court\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n   (stop)                  B(Bass Note)\nBut she got the better half\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n        (stop)                    B (Bass Note)  \nBut they give  her the better half\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["E","G","A","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}