The Couple Shuffle

©2017 Garrett Clevenger

 

E                 Jimmy’s bored of Mary.                   Jane's upset with John.

E                 Donnie's got a wandering eye.          Now we got this song.

A        E      They'll do the couple shuffle. The couple shuffle.

B    A          But the couple shuffle             only brings trouble.

E  G  A  C  B C B  CB

         

E                 Jimmy said to Jane,                 "I'm better than John.

E                 "You're better than Mary.       Let's tell them, 'So long.'

A        E      and do the couple shuffle.       The couple shuffle.”

B    A          But the couple shuffle             only brought trouble.

E  G  A  C  B C B  CB

 

E                 Donnie heard about Mary,      that she lost her man.

E                 Donnie had the hots for her     so to her he ran.

A        E      They did the couple shuffle.    The couple shuffle.

B    A          But the couple shuffle             just gave them trouble.

E  G  A  C  B C B  CB

 

Bridge:

A        E                Do you suppose when Jimmy found out    he was happy with that?

A        E  B           Donnie was his best friend                         but he grabbed a bat.

 

E                 He caught Mary at Donnie's.            Jane was also there.

E                 John then burst through the door     growling like a bear.

A        E      They did the couple shuffle.              The couple shuffle.

B    A          But the couple shuffle                       became a kerfuffle.

E  G  A  C  B C B  CB

 

E                 John jumped on Jimmy.                              Mary grabbed Jane's hair.

E                 Donnie picked up his beer                 and sat down in a chair

A        E      and watched the couple kerfuffle.     The couple kerfuffle.

B    A          The couple kerfuffle                          sure is a struggle.

E  G  A  C  B C B  CB

 

E                 The moral to the story,            the lesson of this song:

E                 if you’ve got someone to love           it's best to get along.

A        E      Don't do the couple shuffle.    Avoid the couple shuffle

B    A          ‘cause the couple shuffle         only brings

B    A          ‘cause the couple shuffle         only brings

B    A          ‘cause the couple shuffle         only brings trouble.

E  G  A  C  B C B  CB B C B  CBCB

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