C G Am F G C C G Am F G C [Verse 1] C G Am I married Charlie when I was sixteen F G C But I didn't love him and he didn't love me C G Am Frank was sweet, sent me poetry F G C But it wasn't the same as it was on TV [Interlude] C G Am F G C x2 [Verse 2] C G Am A lonely widow with no place to go F G C For a time I settled on the Florida coast C G Am Rick and Arlie, they had to go F G C To join the rest of my family's ghosts [Interlude] C G Am F G C x2 [Chorus] Am G C And oh, oh, oh F G C I haven't been a perfect wife Am G F I'm a lonely heart F G C Looking for the real romance of my life [Interlude] C G Am F G C x2 [Verse 3] C G Am Now Sam was a hard man with a real mean streak F G C Said women don't need romance magazines C G Am But I showed him with his last coffee F G C And now they can do anything they like with me [Chorus] Am G C And oh, oh, oh F G C I haven't been a perfect wife Am G F I'm a lonely heart F G C Looking for the real romance of my life [Bridge] Dm Am Take it easy, don't worry G I'll be fine in here Dm Am I'm sure I'll find my perfect mate yet G And my conscience is clear [Interlude] C G Am F G C x2 [Verse 4] C G Am Didn't do it for the money, in truth I was bored F G C Nobody writes to me anymore C G Am Cigarettes and prison walls F G C Will keep me company till I meet the Lord And Lord knows that [Chorus] Am G C And oh, oh, oh F G C I haven't been a perfect wife Am G F I'm a lonely heart F G C Looking for the real romance of my life Am G C And oh, oh, oh F G C I haven't been a perfect wife Am G F I'm a lonely heart F G C Looking for the real romance of my life [Interlude] C G Am F G F Am [Outro] Dm Am Take it easy, don't worry G I'll be fine in here