G C D
G C D
[Verse 1]
G Am
We've talked it to death, cryin' on the telephone
C
Nights when he drinks at home
D G Am D
she has to whisper through her tears
[Verse 2]
G Am
Johnny, she says, "you'd never do these things to me"
Am C
But I can never make her see
D E E7
he's wasted such precious year - ears
[Chorus]
Am D G
Well, "you married the wrong guy" is all I ever say
G E Am E
He's a no good so and so, but she'll never let him go
D C G
Though she knows it will never work, she loves the jerk
C G Am D
She loves the jerk
[Verse 3]
G Am
He was the guy always out on the make
C D G Am D
I guess he had what it takes to turn the heads of pretty girls
G Am
She thought he would change, the worst of us will settle down
Am C D E E7
But he couldn't stay out of town, not even with this precious pear - earl
[Chorus]
Am D
Now she lives with the lies and the bumps and the bruises
G E Am E
He's a no good so and so, but she'll never let him go
C G C
Though she knows it will never work, she loves the jerk
C G C G G7
She loves the jerk
[Bridge]
C D Bm7 Em
Well, I hang up the phone and I pretend she's in my arms
C Bm7 Em D E
What I wouldn't give for just one-tenth of what she gives Mister Charming
[Chorus] (Key Change, G to A)
A F# Bm Bb+
He's a no good so and so, but she'll never let him go
E E7 A D
Though she knows it will never work, she loves the jerk
N.C. A D
She loves the jerk
[Outro]
A D
He's never gonna change (she loves the jerk)
A D
Hey, ain't love strange
A D
She'll never let him go (she loves the jerk)
A D
I know, I know, I know
A D
She's never gonna see (she loves the jerk)
A D
She'd be better off with me
A D
He's never gonna change (she loves the jerk)
A D
Oh, no oh oh oh no
