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		     "My Wife"
		             (M.Mull)
Verse 1:
	ESome of thAem were short, and some of them were tall,
	I slept wEith a few of tE7hem, tried with them all,
	ASome were sweeA7t and kind, and some paid me no mind
	Cuz some oEf them had no mind Db7at all.
Chorus:
	But F#7in the end, it B7was you  my friend
	Who broEught that Db7true, true love into my life,
	And to prove it, IF#7'll go B7sleep with another,
	But CI'm B7stilEl B7gonna dream about my wife.,
Verse 2:
	Some of them were small - I should say "petite",
	All and all they all was awful sweet.
	Some were sweet and gentle, others they were mental-
	ly inclined, the kind that never leave their feet.
Chorus
	But in the end, it was you  my friend
	 Who brought that true, true love into my life,
	 And to prove it, I'll go sleep with a couple more,,
	 But I'm still gonna dream about my wife., (E7)
Bridge; 					      A  A7  
	 All those other girls, just brought me trouble and tears,
	EHow dE7id I make it through those awful, awful years
	I Awas seaA7rching for perfection, but I'd only find pain,
	I fCound a B7brain without a body - or a body without a brain
	 It EwB7as awful.
Verse 3.  Now some I don't remember, others I still recall,
	I'm only human, after all.
	 Just cuz they're left behind, it  don't mean they've left my mind,
	Cuz I mean my, we did it all.
Chorus:
	And in the end, it was you  my friend
	Who brought that true, true love into my life,
	And to prove it, I might go sleep with a fella,
	But I'm still gonna dream about my wife,
	F#7might evB7en go to a nudist colony with  Bud Collier,
	BEut IDb7'm still gonna dream about my wife,
	AF#7llen LuddenB7, Arlene Francis, Bring 'em all on I'm not proud,
	cEuz IDb7'm still gonna dream about my wife,
	F#7Still gonB7na dream CaboB7ut my Ewife.

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My Wife

by Martin Mull

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F#7

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"My Wife"

(M.Mull)

Verse 1:

E A

Some of them were short, and some of them were tall,

E E7

I slept with a few of them, tried with them all,

A A7

Some were sweet and kind, and some paid me no mind

E Db7

Cuz some of them had no mind at all.

Chorus:

F#7 B7

But in the end, it was you my friend

E Db7

Who brought that true, true love into my life,

F#7 B7

And to prove it, I'll go sleep with another,

C B7 E B7

But I'm still gonna dream about my wife.,

Verse 2:

Some of them were small - I should say "petite",

All and all they all was awful sweet.

Some were sweet and gentle, others they were mental-

ly inclined, the kind that never leave their feet.

Chorus

But in the end, it was you my friend

Who brought that true, true love into my life,

And to prove it, I'll go sleep with a couple more,,

But I'm still gonna dream about my wife., (E7)

A A7

Bridge;

All those other girls, just brought me trouble and tears,

E E7

How did I make it through those awful, awful years

A A7

I was searching for perfection, but I'd only find pain,

C B7

I found a brain without a body - or a body without a brain

E B7

It was awful.

Verse 3. Now some I don't remember, others I still recall,

I'm only human, after all.

Just cuz they're left behind, it don't mean they've left my mind,

Cuz I mean my, we did it all.

Chorus:

And in the end, it was you my friend

Who brought that true, true love into my life,

And to prove it, I might go sleep with a fella,

But I'm still gonna dream about my wife,

F#7 B7

might even go to a nudist colony with Bud Collier,

E Db7

But I'm still gonna dream about my wife,

F#7 B7

Allen Ludden, Arlene Francis, Bring 'em all on I'm not proud,

E Db7

cuz I'm still gonna dream about my wife,

F#7 B7 C B7 E

Still gonna dream about my wife.

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