Chords for Thomas Hampson - My wife is a most knowing woman - Stephen Foster
Tempo:
84.125 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
F
Ab
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
My wife is a most knowing woman.
She [Ab] always is [Eb] finding me out.
She never will hear explanations, [F]
but instantly [Bb] puts me to rout.
There's no use to try [Eb] to deceive her if out [F] with my [Bb] friends night or day.
In the most [Eb] inconceivable manner, she knows where I've been right away.
She says that I'm mean and inhuman.
[Ab] Oh, [Bb] my wife is a most [Eb] knowing woman.
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb]
She would have been hung up for witchcraft if she had lived sooner, I know.
There's no hiding anything from her.
[Cm] She knows what I [Bb] do, where I go.
And if I come [Eb] in after midnight and [F] say I've been [Bb] to the lodge,
oh, she says, why, she [Eb] flies in a fury.
[Bb] Now, don't [Eb] think to play such a dodge.
It's all very fine, but won't do, [F] man.
Oh, [Bb] my wife is a most [Eb] knowing woman.
[Bb] [Eb]
Not often I go out to dinner and come [Ab] home a little, [Eb] so-so.
I try to reach, [Bb] but still there's a mouse on [Abm] tiptoe.
[Bb] She's sure to [Eb] be waiting up for me.
And then [F] comes a nice [Bb] little scene.
What you tell me, you're [Eb] from over here, aren't [Bb] you?
Now, don't think [Eb] that I'm so green.
My life is quite worn out with you, man.
[D] Oh, [Bb] my wife, [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
she knows me much better than I do.
Her [Ab] eyes are like [Eb] those of a lynx.
So how she discovers my secrets is [F] a riddle [Bb] with puzzles and sphinx.
On fair days when we [Eb] go out walking, if [F] ladies look [Bb] at me askance,
in the most harmless [Eb] way, I assure you, my [D] wife gives me, oh, [Eb] such a glance.
And says, all these insults, you little [Ebm] man.
Oh, [Bb] my wife is a [Eb] most knowing woman.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Yup, I must give all of my friends up.
If [Ab] I would live [Eb] happy and quiet, one might as well live near the [Cm] [F] tombstone,
as live in confusion [Bb] and riot.
This life we all know [Eb] is a short one.
Oh, some [F] comes [Bb] along, heaven knows, and a miserable life is [Eb] a husband
[Bb] who numbers his wife [Gm] with his [Eb] foes.
I'll stay at home now like a true man.
[Ab] Oh, [Bb] [Eb]
the most knowing woman.
[G]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
My wife is a most knowing woman.
She [Ab] always is [Eb] finding me out.
She never will hear explanations, [F]
but instantly [Bb] puts me to rout.
There's no use to try [Eb] to deceive her if out [F] with my [Bb] friends night or day.
In the most [Eb] inconceivable manner, she knows where I've been right away.
She says that I'm mean and inhuman.
[Ab] Oh, [Bb] my wife is a most [Eb] knowing woman.
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb]
She would have been hung up for witchcraft if she had lived sooner, I know.
There's no hiding anything from her.
[Cm] She knows what I [Bb] do, where I go.
And if I come [Eb] in after midnight and [F] say I've been [Bb] to the lodge,
oh, she says, why, she [Eb] flies in a fury.
[Bb] Now, don't [Eb] think to play such a dodge.
It's all very fine, but won't do, [F] man.
Oh, [Bb] my wife is a most [Eb] knowing woman.
[Bb] [Eb]
Not often I go out to dinner and come [Ab] home a little, [Eb] so-so.
I try to reach, [Bb] but still there's a mouse on [Abm] tiptoe.
[Bb] She's sure to [Eb] be waiting up for me.
And then [F] comes a nice [Bb] little scene.
What you tell me, you're [Eb] from over here, aren't [Bb] you?
Now, don't think [Eb] that I'm so green.
My life is quite worn out with you, man.
[D] Oh, [Bb] my wife, [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
she knows me much better than I do.
Her [Ab] eyes are like [Eb] those of a lynx.
So how she discovers my secrets is [F] a riddle [Bb] with puzzles and sphinx.
On fair days when we [Eb] go out walking, if [F] ladies look [Bb] at me askance,
in the most harmless [Eb] way, I assure you, my [D] wife gives me, oh, [Eb] such a glance.
And says, all these insults, you little [Ebm] man.
Oh, [Bb] my wife is a [Eb] most knowing woman.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Yup, I must give all of my friends up.
If [Ab] I would live [Eb] happy and quiet, one might as well live near the [Cm] [F] tombstone,
as live in confusion [Bb] and riot.
This life we all know [Eb] is a short one.
Oh, some [F] comes [Bb] along, heaven knows, and a miserable life is [Eb] a husband
[Bb] who numbers his wife [Gm] with his [Eb] foes.
I'll stay at home now like a true man.
[Ab] Oh, [Bb] [Eb]
the most knowing woman.
[G]
Key:
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Bb
F
Ab
Cm
Eb
Bb
F
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ My wife is a most knowing woman.
She [Ab] always is [Eb] finding me out.
She never will hear explanations, [F]
but instantly [Bb] puts me to rout.
There's no use to try [Eb] to deceive her if out [F] with my [Bb] friends night or day.
In the most [Eb] inconceivable manner, she knows where I've been right away.
She says that I'm mean and inhuman.
[Ab] Oh, [Bb] my wife is a most [Eb] knowing woman.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She would have been hung up for witchcraft if she had lived sooner, I know.
There's no hiding anything from her.
[Cm] She knows what I [Bb] do, where I go.
And if I come [Eb] in after midnight and [F] say I've been [Bb] to the lodge,
oh, she says, why, she [Eb] flies in a fury.
[Bb] Now, don't [Eb] think to play such a dodge.
It's all very fine, but won't do, [F] man.
Oh, [Bb] my wife is a most [Eb] knowing woman.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Not often I go out to dinner and come [Ab] home a little, [Eb] so-so.
I try to reach, _ [Bb] but still there's a mouse on [Abm] tiptoe.
[Bb] _ She's sure to [Eb] be waiting up for me.
And then [F] comes a nice [Bb] little scene.
What you tell me, you're [Eb] from over here, aren't [Bb] you?
Now, don't think [Eb] that I'm so green.
My life is quite worn out with you, man.
[D] Oh, _ [Bb] my wife, _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ she knows me much better than I do.
Her [Ab] eyes are like [Eb] those of a lynx.
So how she discovers my secrets is [F] a riddle [Bb] with puzzles and sphinx.
On fair days when we [Eb] go out walking, if [F] ladies look [Bb] at me askance,
in the most harmless [Eb] way, I assure you, my [D] wife gives me, oh, [Eb] such a glance.
And says, all these insults, you little [Ebm] man.
Oh, [Bb] my wife is a [Eb] most knowing woman.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ Yup, _ _ I must give all of my friends up.
If [Ab] I would live [Eb] happy and quiet, one might as well live near the [Cm] [F] tombstone,
as live in confusion [Bb] and riot.
This life we all know [Eb] is a short one.
Oh, some [F] comes [Bb] along, heaven knows, and a miserable life is [Eb] a husband
[Bb] who numbers his wife [Gm] with his [Eb] foes.
_ I'll stay at home now like a true man.
[Ab] Oh, _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
the most _ knowing woman.
_ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ My wife is a most knowing woman.
She [Ab] always is [Eb] finding me out.
She never will hear explanations, [F]
but instantly [Bb] puts me to rout.
There's no use to try [Eb] to deceive her if out [F] with my [Bb] friends night or day.
In the most [Eb] inconceivable manner, she knows where I've been right away.
She says that I'm mean and inhuman.
[Ab] Oh, [Bb] my wife is a most [Eb] knowing woman.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She would have been hung up for witchcraft if she had lived sooner, I know.
There's no hiding anything from her.
[Cm] She knows what I [Bb] do, where I go.
And if I come [Eb] in after midnight and [F] say I've been [Bb] to the lodge,
oh, she says, why, she [Eb] flies in a fury.
[Bb] Now, don't [Eb] think to play such a dodge.
It's all very fine, but won't do, [F] man.
Oh, [Bb] my wife is a most [Eb] knowing woman.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Not often I go out to dinner and come [Ab] home a little, [Eb] so-so.
I try to reach, _ [Bb] but still there's a mouse on [Abm] tiptoe.
[Bb] _ She's sure to [Eb] be waiting up for me.
And then [F] comes a nice [Bb] little scene.
What you tell me, you're [Eb] from over here, aren't [Bb] you?
Now, don't think [Eb] that I'm so green.
My life is quite worn out with you, man.
[D] Oh, _ [Bb] my wife, _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ she knows me much better than I do.
Her [Ab] eyes are like [Eb] those of a lynx.
So how she discovers my secrets is [F] a riddle [Bb] with puzzles and sphinx.
On fair days when we [Eb] go out walking, if [F] ladies look [Bb] at me askance,
in the most harmless [Eb] way, I assure you, my [D] wife gives me, oh, [Eb] such a glance.
And says, all these insults, you little [Ebm] man.
Oh, [Bb] my wife is a [Eb] most knowing woman.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ Yup, _ _ I must give all of my friends up.
If [Ab] I would live [Eb] happy and quiet, one might as well live near the [Cm] [F] tombstone,
as live in confusion [Bb] and riot.
This life we all know [Eb] is a short one.
Oh, some [F] comes [Bb] along, heaven knows, and a miserable life is [Eb] a husband
[Bb] who numbers his wife [Gm] with his [Eb] foes.
_ I'll stay at home now like a true man.
[Ab] Oh, _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
the most _ knowing woman.
_ [G] _