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Alimony:Bobby Bare.
#18 on BB Hot Country on RCA Records
in 1975.
INTRO: G  
#1.
GAlimony, Dalimony..Cwork till my fingers are 
Abloody and bony.
GMe, oh, my, oh, Egoodness sake, I'm Apaying
for Dmy misGtake.C  D  G  
#2.
GAlimony, I call it alimoney, Cyou married men 
may Athink it funny.
Till Gone fine day you Eawake, and find you're
Apaying for Dyour misGtake.Bm  Em  
BRIDGE:
DEvery Friday when I Gget my Dpay, I put in an
I Dput it in an envelope and Gmail it aEmway.
DSame old song with a Glittle more blues in it.
AI'm paying for it while Dsomeone else's using it.
CHORUS:
GAlimony, Dalimony, I Cthought I bought steak and it 
was Aall baloney.
GMe, oh, my, oh, Egoodness sake, I'm Apaying
for Dmy misGtake.
INTERLUDE:  G   E   A   D   G  E  
CHORUS:
AAlimony, GaliAmony, I Dthought I bought steak and it 
was Ball baloney.
AMe, oh, my, oh, Gbgoodness sake, I'm Bpaying
for Emy misAtake.
OUTRO:
every Gbpayday..Epaying for my misAtake, yes, I am..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Alimony

by Bobby Bare

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Alimony:Bobby Bare.

#18 on BB Hot Country on RCA Records

in 1975.

INTRO:

#1.

G D C

Alimony, alimony..work till my fingers are

bloody and bony.

G E A

Me, oh, my, oh, goodness sake, I'm paying

D G C D G

for my mistake.

#2.

G C

Alimony, I call it alimoney, you married men

may think it funny.

G E

Till one fine day you awake, and find you're

A D G Bm Em

paying for your mistake.

BRIDGE:

D G D

Every Friday when I get my pay, I put in an

D G Em

I put it in an envelope and mail it away.

D G

Same old song with a little more blues in it.

A D

I'm paying for it while someone else's using it.

CHORUS:

G D C

Alimony, alimony, I thought I bought steak and it

was all baloney.

G E A

Me, oh, my, oh, goodness sake, I'm paying

D G

for my mistake.

G E A D G E

INTERLUDE:

CHORUS:

A G A D

Alimony, alimony, I thought I bought steak and it

was all baloney.

A Gb B

Me, oh, my, oh, goodness sake, I'm paying

E A

for my mistake.

OUTRO:

Gb E A

every payday..paying for my mistake, yes, I am..(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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