If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It chords by Jerry Reed

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Verse 1
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Me and my sweetheart Thelma
had been dating for so long
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that we started getting bored.
Some of that old fire was gone
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and I decided I was going to fix it.
What I needed was a plan
to shake things up
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and get them old juices flow
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ing again.
Then I got to watching this TV soap,
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a show about this guy that
got bored with his lover,
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so one day he just told her goodbye.
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His plan was to leave
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and go away for a while
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and let her sit there all alone
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so that she could see
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how lonely she'd be
when she saw that he
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was gone.
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Well it left her devastated
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but it worked like a charm
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be     cause she walked the floor
and longed once more
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to take him in her arms
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That cli   max was something I
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couldn't wait to see.
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Then, they come and repossess
my TV. know?
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Verse 2
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But I already knew what
old Jerry was gonna do.
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So we were sittin' there alone
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one night on Thelma's Dalvinette
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when I told her good -bye.
And I'll never forget.
She cried and screamed
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and  pitched a fit.
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It was plain to see
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that she couldn't bear the
thought of losing me.
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Then, when I got home, my brother Hank said,
What is going on?
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He  told me that Thelma called
just squalling on the phone.
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I said, Well, it's simple, Hank.
I think you'll understand.
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You see, tonight I brought
our romance to an end.
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Then I just let her stew for a week or two,
and I knew it was tough.
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Then I decided I'd let poor
Thelma suffer long enough
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So I called to tell her
that she could finally quit crying to blues
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And her code of phone said she
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was gone on a Caribbean cruise
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If it ain't broke,
you better believe it ain't long
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Don't try to fix it,
cause you might fix it wrong
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Instead of fooling with it,
sometimes it's best
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Not to mess with things,
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you might get things all in a mess
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Why waste time puttin'
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your mind all in a bind?
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If it's workin'  fine, then fine
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it
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Hit this, son! Awesome!
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on!
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Well, then I  decided I'd go see
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Thelma one night after work.
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Tell her I was sorry
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that I acted like such a jerk.
Then I was gonna ask her
if she would be my wife.
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But friends, when I walked in,
I got the shock of my life.
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There she sat on the davenit
hugging my brother Hank.
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I said, Thelma,
I don't know what to think.
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She said, well, it's really simple, Jerry.
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I think you'll understand, you see.
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One day you walked out on me
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and I just walked right in.
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If it ain't broke,
it's better to leave it alone.
Thelma!
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Don't try to fix it,
cause you might Thelma!
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Instead of fooling with it, it's
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It might be best not to mess with things.
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You might get things wrong, it ain't best.
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Why waste time puttin'
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your mind all in a bind
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if it's workin'  fine and fine?
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If it ain't broke, then brother,
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don't fix it.
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If it ain't broke,
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just leave it ain't alone.