Cheaper To Keep Her Chords by Johnnie Taylor
Tempo:
109.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Eb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[B] You're tired of you better stay [C] tired of course it's cheap to keep
This is from T.
It says it's cheaper to keep her
[F] It's cheaper to keep her
[G] When your little girl make [Cm] you mad
[F] And you get an attitude and pack your bags
[G] Five little children that you're leaving behind
[F] Son, you're gonna pay some alimony or do some time [C] that's why it's cheaper to keep her
Help me say it y'all it's cheaper to keep
[F]
[G] When you get to stand
[F] You're [C] gonna wanna cuss
[F] The whole race [C] that's why it's cheaper to keep her
[Eb]
[Cm]
[G] [Cm]
You [F] [G] didn't pay for two dollars to bring [Gm] the little girl home
[F] Now you're [Bb] about to pay two [F] thousand to leave her alone
[C] [G] See another woman out [C] there, [G] and you wanna make a change
[F] She ain't gonna want you cause you won't have a damn thing
[C]
[F]
[Fm] [C] [G] By the time you get through looking that judge in the [Gm] face [F] you're gonna wanna cuss
[G] [Bm] [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [Cm] [C]
I [F] [C] know you think [F] [C] the grass is greener
[Fm] Well on the other side
[G] When I just give you that dirty look
[Gm] You [Fm] make this well with your money and [F] mama's pocket
Cause [G] [C]
too [Eb] much
Yeah Yeah
[G] [C]
Cause [Dm] you [Eb] don't face an alimony if you leave home
[Bb]
[Fm] [C]
[Dm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Ebm] I'm [Cm] bringing the [C] message like
[Eb] She'll cause too much if you [F] let her go man, it's cheaper [Bb] to keep
[C]
You might as well [Eb] put up with your little arguments and fights
I'm gonna tell you something tonight.
[C] I'll tell you it's cheaper to keep her
Ain't it man?
[Eb] Ain't it cheaper to keep her?
Yeah, [C] by the time you get through looking at judge in the face you'll be [Eb] lucky
[C] [N]
[B] You're tired of you better stay [C] tired of course it's cheap to keep
This is from T.
It says it's cheaper to keep her
[F] It's cheaper to keep her
[G] When your little girl make [Cm] you mad
[F] And you get an attitude and pack your bags
[G] Five little children that you're leaving behind
[F] Son, you're gonna pay some alimony or do some time [C] that's why it's cheaper to keep her
Help me say it y'all it's cheaper to keep
[F]
[G] When you get to stand
[F] You're [C] gonna wanna cuss
[F] The whole race [C] that's why it's cheaper to keep her
[Eb]
[Cm]
[G] [Cm]
You [F] [G] didn't pay for two dollars to bring [Gm] the little girl home
[F] Now you're [Bb] about to pay two [F] thousand to leave her alone
[C] [G] See another woman out [C] there, [G] and you wanna make a change
[F] She ain't gonna want you cause you won't have a damn thing
[C]
[F]
[Fm] [C] [G] By the time you get through looking that judge in the [Gm] face [F] you're gonna wanna cuss
[G] [Bm] [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [Cm] [C]
I [F] [C] know you think [F] [C] the grass is greener
[Fm] Well on the other side
[G] When I just give you that dirty look
[Gm] You [Fm] make this well with your money and [F] mama's pocket
Cause [G] [C]
too [Eb] much
Yeah Yeah
[G] [C]
Cause [Dm] you [Eb] don't face an alimony if you leave home
[Bb]
[Fm] [C]
[Dm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Ebm] I'm [Cm] bringing the [C] message like
[Eb] She'll cause too much if you [F] let her go man, it's cheaper [Bb] to keep
[C]
You might as well [Eb] put up with your little arguments and fights
I'm gonna tell you something tonight.
[C] I'll tell you it's cheaper to keep her
Ain't it man?
[Eb] Ain't it cheaper to keep her?
Yeah, [C] by the time you get through looking at judge in the face you'll be [Eb] lucky
[C] [N]
Key:
C
F
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Eb
Cm
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_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[B] You're tired of you better stay [C] tired of course it's cheap to keep
_ This is from T.
It says it's cheaper to keep her _ _ _
_ [F] It's cheaper to keep her _ _
_ _ [G] When your little girl make [Cm] you mad
_ _ [F] _ And you get an attitude and pack your bags
[G] _ _ Five little children that you're leaving behind
[F] _ Son, you're gonna pay some alimony or do some time [C] that's why it's cheaper to keep her
Help me say it y'all it's cheaper to keep
_ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] When you get to stand _ _
_ [F] You're [C] gonna wanna cuss
[F] The whole race [C] that's why it's cheaper to keep her _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
You _ [F] _ [G] didn't pay for two dollars to bring [Gm] the little girl home
[F] _ Now you're [Bb] about to pay two [F] thousand to leave her alone
[C] _ [G] See another woman out [C] there, [G] and you wanna make a change
_ [F] She ain't gonna want you cause you won't have a damn thing
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [C] [G] By the time you get through looking that judge in the [Gm] face [F] you're gonna wanna cuss _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C]
I _ [F] _ [C] know you think [F] [C] the grass is greener
_ [Fm] Well on the other side
_ [G] _ When I just give you that dirty look
[Gm] You [Fm] make this well with your money and [F] mama's pocket
Cause [G] _ _ _ [C] _
too [Eb] much
_ _ Yeah Yeah
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Cause [Dm] you [Eb] don't face an alimony if you leave home
[Bb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Ebm] I'm [Cm] bringing the [C] message like _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ She'll cause too much if you [F] let her go man, it's cheaper [Bb] to keep
_ [C] _
You might as well [Eb] put up with your little arguments and fights
I'm gonna tell you something tonight.
[C] I'll tell you it's cheaper to keep her _
Ain't it man?
[Eb] Ain't it cheaper to keep her? _
Yeah, _ [C] by the time you get through looking at judge in the face _ you'll be [Eb] lucky _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[B] You're tired of you better stay [C] tired of course it's cheap to keep
_ This is from T.
It says it's cheaper to keep her _ _ _
_ [F] It's cheaper to keep her _ _
_ _ [G] When your little girl make [Cm] you mad
_ _ [F] _ And you get an attitude and pack your bags
[G] _ _ Five little children that you're leaving behind
[F] _ Son, you're gonna pay some alimony or do some time [C] that's why it's cheaper to keep her
Help me say it y'all it's cheaper to keep
_ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] When you get to stand _ _
_ [F] You're [C] gonna wanna cuss
[F] The whole race [C] that's why it's cheaper to keep her _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
You _ [F] _ [G] didn't pay for two dollars to bring [Gm] the little girl home
[F] _ Now you're [Bb] about to pay two [F] thousand to leave her alone
[C] _ [G] See another woman out [C] there, [G] and you wanna make a change
_ [F] She ain't gonna want you cause you won't have a damn thing
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [C] [G] By the time you get through looking that judge in the [Gm] face [F] you're gonna wanna cuss _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C]
I _ [F] _ [C] know you think [F] [C] the grass is greener
_ [Fm] Well on the other side
_ [G] _ When I just give you that dirty look
[Gm] You [Fm] make this well with your money and [F] mama's pocket
Cause [G] _ _ _ [C] _
too [Eb] much
_ _ Yeah Yeah
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Cause [Dm] you [Eb] don't face an alimony if you leave home
[Bb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Ebm] I'm [Cm] bringing the [C] message like _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ She'll cause too much if you [F] let her go man, it's cheaper [Bb] to keep
_ [C] _
You might as well [Eb] put up with your little arguments and fights
I'm gonna tell you something tonight.
[C] I'll tell you it's cheaper to keep her _
Ain't it man?
[Eb] Ain't it cheaper to keep her? _
Yeah, _ [C] by the time you get through looking at judge in the face _ you'll be [Eb] lucky _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _