[Verse 1]
C G
I once met a country gentleman's wife
Am Em C Am
who told me of ev'rything she owned.
C G
Show showed me her diamond bracelets
Am D7 G7
and talked about her stately home.
F G C Am
And all thru the conversation
F Dm G7
her hand was on my knee,
Am F C D7
but oh no country gentleman's wife
F G C
is gonna get possession of me.
[Verse 2]
C G
She told me her country gentleman
Am Em C Am
was hardly ever at home
C G
and if I would like to call on her
Am D7 G7
she'd make sure we were alone.
F G C Am
And if I liked we could have supper
F Dm G7
with sparkling champagne,
Am F C D7
but oh no country gentleman's wife
F G C
is gonna get me for game.
[Verse 3]
C G
She told me her country gentleman
Am Em C Am
was sixty five years old,
C G
and as she was only thirty one
Am D7 G7
her bed at night was cold.
F G C Am
And if I would like to warm it up
F Dm G7
she'd shower me with gratitude,
Am F C D7
but oh no country gentleman's wife
F G C
is gonna get me in the nude.
[Verse 4]
C G
I said I was a man with principles
Am Em C Am
and respected the marriage vows,
C G
but if she really wanted to
Am D7 G7
she might persuade me somehow
F G C Am
for one square meal of every day
F Dm G7
an unlimited supply of booze,
Am F C D7
and any old country gentleman's wife
F G C
can do anything they choose,
Am F C D7
and any old country gentleman's wife
F G C
can do anything they choose,