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"Guide For The Married Man"
(Williams-Bricusse)
Intro:
G  C6/G  
/ / / / / / / / [3X]
Verse 1:
G   C/G   G  C/G  
What we need in the world today
Is a gGuide for the mEbarried mGan
G   C/G   G  C/G  
Some simple thing that in every way
Would provGide for the hB7arried mEan
DmHelp him not to wEmorry
AssDmist him to relEmax
HDmelp him slow his heCart rate
And sF#pare him cardiDacs
Verse 2:
Such a guide would in many ways
Turn the tide for the married man
Enable husbands to fill their days
As only the married can
DmEvery man would prEmaise it
It's sFuch a splendid pD7lan
G   C/G   G  C/G  
Someday soon we shall point with pride
Eb   G   C/G   G  C/G  
To the guide for the married man
Vocal interlude:
Eb/ / Ab/ / Eb/ / Ab/ / Eb/ / Ab/ / Eb/ / / /
D/ / G/ / D/ / G/ / D/ / A7/ / D/ / / /
Verse 3 [chords as per verse 1]:
By the side of the married man
'Tis the lady who shares his life
You help the bride of the married man
By removing the husband's strife
Every wife who's truthful
Who treasures married bliss
Must keep her husband youthful
What better way than this?
[key change to B]
Verse 4:
BEach and eEvery devBice we kEnow
Must be trBied for the mGarried mBan
B   E/B   B  E/B  
But who can question the debt he'll owe
To the gBuide for the D#7married G#man
F#mList things uniG#mversal
From PF#mittsburgh to JaF#pan
BEvery mEan can be sBatisfiEed
By the gGuide for the married mBan
Coda:
B/ / E/ / [repeat to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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