^AmI live out yonder where the snakes ^Gand scorpions run ^Amgot myself a little goldmine ^Gto bank on ^Dmone day my heart sank when I saw M^Amadame in town I ^Amknew her ^Glove wou^Fld be the death of mi^Amne L'amour passé, l'amour obète. Pourquoi perdre sa vie à chercher l'or d'un coeur? Je ne me noierai pas dans ce désert mystique. Je ferme mes comptes et je repars. CHORUS ^GDo me a favor while I'm hanging here ^AmTake this gold and go and hide ^Amne gigote pas chéri sur ta co^Grde pen^Amdue don't wor^Amry I'l^Gl be^F free in no ti^Amme. INSTRUMENTAL ^AmShe promised me she would be ther^Ge when I'd return ^Amshe didn't say she'd have a army th^Gere as well ^Dmshe whispered, "J'taime Baby," as she fired that^Am gun at me. ^Ammais^G je^F n'ai plus de temps ^Am CHORUS ^GI should've stayed way out yonder ^Ambetter off with the scorpi-ons and snakes ^AmEvery act which has no heart will be found out i^Gn the end ^Am Yes ^AmI'm ^Ga l^Fittle l^Amate this time, cause her lo^Amve wo^Guld^F be the death of ^Mimmine, mine, all mi^Amne