D G

       D
I came staggerin' in, in the middle of the night
         G
I got my alibi sewed up nice and tight
            D
Cracked the bedroom door, I tried to keep it from squeakin'
         G
'Cause I know there's a wildcat in there sleepin'
        D                    G
But the light was on and the bed was made
          D                        G
There's a dear john written on the pillow case

[Chorus]
               D
She said, I've gone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the drama
        G
Time to get out of town, I'm just slowin' you down
            D                                                  A
She said, I found somebody that likes the things that you used to
               D
Yeah, and he's got a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunny
    G                   E
And baby, he's a looker too
                   D                    A
She said, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to do

[Solo]
D G D G

           D
Oh yeah, I woke up this mornin' in a terrible mess
          G
I had the telephone ringin' and her cat on my chest
    D
I'm wipin' the sleep out of my bloodshot eyes
         G
Oh, it's gotta be her callin' to apologize
    D                              G
She must be feelin' bad 'cause she done me wrong
        D                        G
Then I, I pushed the button on a Code-A-Phone

[Chorus]
               D
She said, I've gone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the drama
        G
Time to get out of town, I'm just slowin' you down
            D                                                  A
She said, I found somebody that likes the things that you used to
               D
Yeah, and he's got a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunny
    G                   E
And baby, he's a looker too
                   D                    A                           D D
She said, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to do 

[Solo]
E E A A E E G A

[Bridge]
        D
Oh, and I got the stereo and she got the music
          G                       G#dim
Yeah, and I got this washer but I don't know how to use it

[Chorus]
               D
She said, I've gone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the drama
        G
Time to get out of town, I'm just slowin' you down
            D                                                  A
She said, I found somebody that likes the things that you used to
               D
Yeah, and he's got a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunny
    G                   E
And baby, he's a looker too
                   D                    A
She said, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to do

[Outro]
                  D                    A                      D  G
Oh yeah, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to do
A                                D
Maybe, you can come get this cat