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[Verse]
A
It's the first of the Month,
     D         C
Its about that time,
A
I Step out to the Mailbox,
        D           C
Knowing what I will find.
A
Oh, Theres a note from the landlord,
C          D
Saying I'm overdue.
A
And a Bill from the Doctor,
      C             D
But i still got the Flu.
A                            C         D
Oh theres a always Electric, Water and Gas.
A                                    C          D
I can tell that my paycheck, it just aint gonna last.
C
One thing I'm sure of,
   D
My dues are paid up.
C
I'm a member in good standing,
D
Of the Blues of the Month club

[Interlude]

[Verse]
A
I got a letter this morning,
        D        C
From my first ex-wife.
A
Theres not enough money,
           D         C
To get her out of my life.
C
And the woman im loving,
        D
She's a doin me a wrong.
C
Our June wedding,
         D
Has been postponed.
C
That's the same story,
           D
I heard in last May.
C
I dont understand it,
        D
Why she treats me this a way.