Written by Roger Miller
Intro AVerse 1:
A Two broken hearts A Lonely looking like Bm E7 Bm7 E7 Houses where nobody lives Bm Two people each Bm7 Having so much pride inside E7 A Neither side forgivesA7 The angry words spoken in haste D Such a waste of two lives E It's my belief pride is the chief cause in the decline A In the numbers of husbands and wivesVerse 2:
A Two broken hearts A Lonely looking like Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7 Houses where nobody lives Bm Two people each Bm7 Having so much pride inside E7 A Neither side forgivesA7 The angry words spoken in haste D Such a waste of two lives E It's my belief pride is the chief cause in the decline A In the numbers of husbands and wivesSolo F#m7 Bm7 E A Bm E7 Bm7 E Bm Bm7 E7 ABridge:
A A woman and a man, a man and a woman D E A Some can and some can't, and some can'tA7 The angry words spoken in haste D Bm D Such a waste of two lives E It's my belief pride is the chief cause in the decline A In the numbers of husbands and wives A It's my belief pride is the chief cause in the decline A In the numbers of husbands and wives