"Guide For The Married Man"

    (Williams-Bricusse)

Intro:

        G       C6/G

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Verse 1:

        G       C/G          G    C/G

        What we need in the world today

              G             Eb      G

        Is a guide for the married man

              G      C/G           G    C/G

        Some simple thing that in every way

                  G            B7      E

        Would provide for the harried man

        Dm               Em

        Help him not to worry

           Dm            Em

        Assist him to relax

         Dm                 C

        Help him slow his heart rate

             F#            D

        And spare him cardiacs

Verse 2:

        Such a guide would in many ways

        Turn the tide for the married man

        Enable husbands to fill their days

        As only the married can

        Dm                Em

        Every man would praise it

              F               D7

        It's such a splendid plan

        G       C/G            G          C/G

        Someday soon we shall point with pride

                 Eb                   G   C/G  G  C/G

        To the guide for the married man

Vocal interlude:

        Eb  Ab   Eb  Ab   Eb  Ab   Eb

        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

        D   G    D   G    D   A7   D

        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Verse 3 [chords as per verse 1]:

        By the side of the married man

        'Tis the lady who shares his life

        You help the bride of the married man

        By removing the husband's strife

        Every wife who's truthful

        Who treasures married bliss

        Must keep her husband youthful

        What better way than this?

[key change to B]

Verse 4:

        B         E       B       E 

        Each and every device we know

                  B            G       B

        Must be tried for the married man

             B       E/B          B         E/B

        But who can question the debt he'll owe

                B            D#7     G#

        To the guide for the married man

        F#m            G#m

        List things universal

              F#m            F#

        From Pittsburgh to Japan

        B      E          B     E

        Every man can be satisfied

                G                     B

        By the guide for the married man

Coda:

        B   E

        / / / /  [repeat to fade]