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Cheaper To Keep Her

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Intro:
	   C9    Db9      C9    Db9[2X]
	/ / / /   / / / /
	(spoken:) You tied up, you better stay tied up, 'cause it's cheaper
	It's cC7heaper to keep her
	It's cF7heaper to keep her
Verse 1:
	WC7hen your little girl makes you mad
	AF7nd you get an attitude and pack your bags
	FG7ive little children that you're leavin' behind
	SF7on, you're gonna pay some alimony or do some time
Chorus:
	That's why it's chC7eaper to keep her (1: help me say it, y'all)
	      F7                            (2: everybody sing along with me)
	It's cheaper to keep her (it's cheaper to keep her)
	[1: WG7hen you get through starin']        that judge in the face
	[2: By the time you get through lookin']
	You're gF7onna want to cuss the whole human race
	That's why it's chC7eaper to keep her (it's cheaper to keep her)
	   Eb7[2: It's cheaper to keep her] (it's cheaper to keep her)
	(It's chC7eaper, it's cheaper, it's cheaper, it's cheaper)
	(It's cheaper to keep her)
Verse 2:
	You didn't pay but two dollars to bring the little girl home
	Now you're about to pay two thousand to leave her alone
	You see another woman out there and you want to make a change
	She ain't gonna want you 'cause you won't have a damn thing
[repeat chorus]
Verse 3:
	I know you think the grass is greener
	Way over on the other side
	When that judge gives you that dirty look
	You may as well put your money in mama's pocketbook
Coda [background voices continue to fade]:
	That's why it's chC7eaper to keep her (it's cheaper to keep her)
	It costs too much to lEb7eave her alone, yeah
	I know it's cC7heaper to keep her
	'Cause you're gonna pay some Eb7alimony if you leave home
	I tell y'all - it's cC7heaper to keep her - all the fellows I know
		are talkin' about it
	It's cEb7heaper to keep her, I gotta tell you
	[continue to fade]

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Cheaper To Keep Her

by Johnnie Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Db9

Eb7

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Intro:

C9 Db9 C9 Db9

[2X]

/ / / / / / / /

(spoken:) You tied up, you better stay tied up, 'cause it's cheaper

It's cheaper to keep her

Verse 1:

When your little girl makes you mad

And you get an attitude and pack your bags

Five little children that you're leavin' behind

Son, you're gonna pay some alimony or do some time

Chorus:

That's why it's cheaper to keep her (1: help me say it, y'all)

F7 (2: everybody sing along with me)

It's cheaper to keep her (it's cheaper to keep her)

[1: When you get through starin'] that judge in the face

[2: By the time you get through lookin']

You're gonna want to cuss the whole human race

That's why it's cheaper to keep her (it's cheaper to keep her)

Eb7

[2: It's cheaper to keep her] (it's cheaper to keep her)

(It's cheaper, it's cheaper, it's cheaper, it's cheaper)

(It's cheaper to keep her)

Verse 2:

You didn't pay but two dollars to bring the little girl home

Now you're about to pay two thousand to leave her alone

You see another woman out there and you want to make a change

She ain't gonna want you 'cause you won't have a damn thing

[repeat chorus]

Verse 3:

I know you think the grass is greener

Way over on the other side

When that judge gives you that dirty look

You may as well put your money in mama's pocketbook

Coda [background voices continue to fade]:

That's why it's cheaper to keep her (it's cheaper to keep her)

Eb7

It costs too much to leave her alone, yeah

I know it's cheaper to keep her

Eb7

'Cause you're gonna pay some alimony if you leave home

I tell y'all - it's cheaper to keep her - all the fellows I know

are talkin' about it

Eb7

It's cheaper to keep her, I gotta tell you

[continue to fade]

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