E|-----------|
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G|---0h1-2p0-| This riff is also played during the later part of the verses.
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A|-----------|
E|-0---------|

[Verse 1]
N.C.                               
Well I guess it was back in '63                                           
When eatin' my cookin' got the better of me                                                          
So I asked this little girl I was goin' with to be my wife

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---0-2-3p2p0---|
D|-2-----------2-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
                       
Well she said she would, so I said "I do"
But I'da said "I wouldn't"                                   
If I'da just knew how sayin' "I do"                                 
Was gonna screw up all of my life

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---0-2-3p2p0---|
D|-2-----------2-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
                                             
Well the first few years weren't all that bad
I'll never forget the good times we had                                                                
Cause I'm reminded every month when I send her the child support

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---0-2-3p2p0---|
D|-2-----------2-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
                                 
Well it wasn't too long till the lust all died                                    
And I'll admit I wasn't too surprised                    
The day I come home and found my suitcase sittin' out on the porch

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---0-2-3p2p0---|
D|-2-----------2-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|---1h2-3p2-|---1h2-3p2-|---3h4-5p4-|---3h4-5p4-|
G|---0h1-2p0-|---0h1-2p0-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| Play this progression one time
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| during the rest of the verse
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|

Well I tried to get in         
She changed the lock                               
Then I found this note taped on the mailbox that said                               
"Goodbye turkey. My attorney will be in touch" Mhmm

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---0-2-3p2p0---|
D|-2-----------2-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|---1h2-3p2-|---1h2-3p2-|---3h4-5p4-|---3h4-5p4-|
G|---0h1-2p0-|---0h1-2p0-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| Play this progression during
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| the rest of the verse
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|
                                 
So I decided right then and there                       
I was gonna do what's right
Give 'er her fair share
But brother, I didn't know her share was gonna be that much!
          
[Chorus]
            A                                   
She got the goldmine (She got the goldmine)
          E                       
I got the shaft (I got the shaft)
     A                        
They split it right down the middle
              B                         
And then they give her the better half
        E                      
Well it all sounds sorta funny
       A                       
But it hurts too much to laugh
            B                   E      
She got the goldmine, I got the shaft
         
[Verse 2]
N.C.                                       
Now listen, you ain't heard nothin' yet                                
Why they give her the color televison set                        
Then they give her the house, the kids and both of the cars

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---0-2-3p2p0---|
D|-2-----------2-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
    
See? Well then they started talkin' about child support, alimony                         
And the costs to the court                                                             
Didn't take me long to figure out how far in the toilet I was

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---0-2-3p2p0---|
D|-2-----------2-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|---1h2-3p2-|---1h2-3p2-|---3h4-5p4-|---3h4-5p4-|
G|---0h1-2p0-|---0h1-2p0-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| Play this progression during
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| the rest of the verse
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|
                                       
I'm tellin' ya they have made a mistake                                               
Cause it adds up to more than this cowboy makes
Besides, everything I ever had worth takin' they've already took

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---0-2-3p2p0---|
D|-2-----------2-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|---1h2-3p2-|---1h2-3p2-|---3h4-5p4-|---3h4-5p4-|
G|---0h1-2p0-|---0h1-2p0-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| Play this progression during
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| the rest of the verse
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|
                               
While she's livin' like a queen on alimony                      
I'm workin' two shifts, eatin' baloney
Askin' myself, "Why didn't you just learn how to cook?"

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---0-2-3p2p0---|
D|-2-----------2-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
          
[Chorus]
                  A                                
They give her the goldmine, (She got the goldmine)
                 E                       
They give me the shaft (I got the shaft)
                  A                                
They said they're splittin' it all down the middle
    B                       
But she got the better half
         E                       
Well, it all sounds mighty funny
       A                       
But it hurts too much to laugh
            B                   E      
She got the goldmine, I got the shaft

[Solo] - this is a super complex multi-guitar harmony.
  
[Chorus]
                  A                                
Well, she got the goldmine, (She got the goldmine)
          E                       
I got the shaft (I got the shaft)
     A                            
They split it all down the middle
              B                        
And then they give her the better half
        E                         
Well, I guess it all sounds funny
       A                       
But it hurts too much to laugh
            B                   E      
She got the goldmine, I got the shaft