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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADVICE FROM A DIVORCED GENTLEMAN TO HIS BACHELOR FRIEND CONSIDERING MARRIAGE - OF MONTREAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Created by: dcolspector Cm7 F Cm7 F

^Bb You should ^Adimstay away from ^D7roses And be ^Gmcareful to a^F#dimvoid chocolate ^Cm7hearts Keep distant ^Ebmfrom ro^D7mantic ^Cmnotions ‘cause ^Cm7that's where ^Flove most ^Cm7often ^Fstarts

Be sure to steer clear of diamonds And mink coats are most certainly out too For if she goes in for that kind of thing She just might fall then what you will do

You ^Fm7know you've always been the ^Gsort Who's ^Ebmaj7truly only fond of the ^Fmsport And ^Ebmwho would ^Bb7never be satisfied Re^Ebmclining in ^Bb7slippers by the fireside With a ^F#wife's constant ^F#7nagging For ^Ethings that you can't pro^Avide Who ^Abdimno longer bears re^C#7semblance To that ^F#msoft spoken ^Eflower You were so ^E7desperate to have for your ^Dbrid^D/C#e ^B7

Too much ^Cm7conversing with a ^Fwoman Tends to ^Cm7dull a man's ^Fwit

Never be taken in by poets Who claim that love if it's pure will never fade Though love may last all right in a bibliotheque In the real world, man, it's too easily unmade So don't take your freedom for granted Don't let curiosity take you for a ride As years drag on when you wake up next to her You'll wish that in your sleep you had died You'll wish you had died Cm7 F Gdim Bb

Of Montreal - Advice from a divorced gentleman to his bachelor friend considering marriage