E                 B
A man came into our town
                     E
Swinging his partner around.
                                 A
He grabbed his young maid by the wrist
    B
and bent down to give her a
E                   B
paper to sign right away,
                             E
saying they're parting their ways.
                           A        B        
She grabbed her man by his side and stared right deep in his
E                      B
wallet to get her fair share
                              E
but when she got her hands in there
                        A
the wallet was empty of course.
       B
So she said that you can't have your-

Chorus:

A                                         E
Distance makes the heart grow fonder, if you ain't fond go wait a little longer
                                   B
When you return be sure to ring my bell
                A          
Because you got lots of my things that I need to get
   E
So if you get back and I ain't home yet
     B                                 A       B     E
I'll leave a note tellin' you to go to Helen's Restaurant.


   E                         B
So when that young woman got home.
                            E
She couldn't just sit there alone.
                         A         B
She called her mother in tears and worried she'd wasted her
E                      B
Beauty on a blind, old buffoon
                         E
Who's better off under a tomb.
                           A
Her mother said cryin's no use.
      B
Every woman takes a little-



A                                       E
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, if you ain't fond go wait a little longer
                                   B
When you return be sure to ring my bell
                A          
Because you got lots of my things that I need to get
   E
So if you get back and I ain't home yet
     B                                 A       B     E
I'll leave a note tellin' you to go to Helen's Restaurant.