| Bm E | Bm   |
| Bm E | Bm   |
| Bm E | Bm E | Bm E | Bm |

[Verse 1]
Bm                D/C
The scaffolder's wife
                    D
driving out of the yard
                       G
with a face that's as hard
                   D
as a scaffolder's bar -
                    A
When she goes into town
                        F#7
she might take the top down
          Bm E Bm
- on the car

[Verse 2]
Bm                D/C
The quick little steps
                  D
in the stiletto boots
                       G
and the hair with the roots
                   D
She comes in as a rule
                  A
to get the nails done
                     F#7
and the tan for the sun
                        Bm  E  Bm
when the kids are in school

[Chorus]
Bm                      G
Don't begrudge her the Merc
                       A
it's been nothing but work
        D   D/C#  Bm
and a  hard     life
 Bm/A        G
Losing her looks
               A
over company books
                    G
- the scaffolder's wife

[Interlude]
| D/F# | Em | D/F# | Am7 |
| D    | G  | D    | A   | 
| F#7  | Bm E Bm |

[Verse 3]
Bm                 D/C
In the wicked old days
                    D
when they went it alone
                  G
kept the company going
                  D
on a wing and a prayer
                         A
They don't pay what they owe
                          F#7
when they have the cash flow
              Bm  E  Bm
- they don't care

[Chorus]
Bm                      G
Don't begrudge her the Merc
                       A
it's been nothing but work
        D   D/C#  Bm
and a  hard      life
 Bm/A        G
Losing her looks
               A
over company books
                    G
- the scaffolder's wife

[Outro]
| G | D/F# | Em | D/F# |
| G | D/F# | Em | D/F# |
| G | D/F# | Em | D/F# |
| G | D/F# | Em | D/F# |

| Bm E | Bm   |
| Bm E | Bm   |
| Bm E | Bm E | Bm E | Bm |

| Bm E | Bm   |
| Bm E | Bm   |
| Bm E | Bm E | Bm E | Bm |

| Bm E | Bm   |
| Bm E | Bm   |
| Bm E | Bm E | Bm E | Bm |