Country Gentleman's Wife chords by Lindisfarne

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I once

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met a coun
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try gentleman's wife
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Who told me of everything she owned
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She showed me her
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diamond bracelet
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Talked about her stately home
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And all through the conversation
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Her hand was on  my knee
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But oh  no, country gentleman's wife
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It's gonna get possession of me
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She told me her country gentleman
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Was sixty -five years old
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And  as she was only thirty -one,
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her bed at night was cold
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And if I  wouldn't like
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to warm it up,
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she'd shower me with gratitude
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But oh, no country gentleman's wife
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is gonna get me in the nude
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She told me her country gentleman
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was hardly ever at home
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And if I would like to call on her,
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she'd make sure we were alone
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And if I liked we could
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have supper,
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with sparkle and   champagne
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But oh, no country gentleman's wife
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is gonna get me for games
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I told her I was a man with principles
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And respected the marriage vows
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But if she really wanted to,
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she might just persuade me somehow
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For one square meal of  every day,
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an unlimited supply of booze
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And any old country gentleman's wife
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Can do anything they choose
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Any old country gentleman's wife
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Can do anything they choose
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