D-I-V-O-R-C-E chords by Tammy Wynette (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
 (D major) Our little boy is four years old
G 
A7 
D 
 (G major) and  (A7) quite a  (D major) little man
So we spell out the words we don't
E7 
A7 
want  (E7) him to under (A7) stand
D 
G 
A7 
D 
Like  (D major) T-O-Y or maybe S-U-R- P- (G major) R- (A7) I-S- (D major) E
G 
D 
But the  (G major) words we're hiding  (D major) from him now
A7 
D 
Tear the heart right  (A7) out of  (D major) me

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Chorus 1

Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E becomes final today

Me and little J-O-E will be goin' away

I love you both and this will be

pure H-E double L for me

Oh, I wish that we could stop this

D-I-V-O-R-C-E

Verse 2
E 
 (E major) Watch him smile, he thinks it Christmas
A 
B7 
E 
 (A major) Or his  (B7) fifth birth (E major) day
F#7 
And he thinks C-U-S-T-O-D- (F sharp7) Y
B7 
spells fun or  (B7) play
E 
I  (E major) spell out all the hurtin' words
A 
B7 
E 
And  (A major) turn my  (B7) head when  (E major) I  speak
A 
E 
'Cause  (A major) I  can't spell a (E major) way this hurt
B7 
E 
That's drippin' down  (B7) my  (E major) cheek

Chorus 2
E 
A 
B7 
E 
Our  (E major) D-I-V-O-R-C-E  (A major) becomes  (B7) final to (E major) day
F#7 
B7 
Me and little J-O-E  (F sharp7) will be goin' a (B7) way
E 
I  (E major) love you both and this will be
A 
B7 
E 
pure H-E  (A major) double L  (B7) for  (E major) me
A 
E 
Oh, I  (A major) wish that we could  (E major) stop this
B7 
E 
D-I-V-O- (B7) R-C- (E major) E
E 
E 
 (E major)  (E major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D majorBPM: 100

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of D-I-V-O-R-C-E by Tammy Wynette, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn D-I-V-O-R-C-E the way Tammy Wynette intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.