The Wife The Kids And The White Picket Fence

the wife , the kids , and the white picket fence by fair to midland ( fables from A mayfly : what i tell you three times is true ) tabbed by : sludge Am F C G mail order brides , turtlenecks , and trophy wives Am F had the ways and means to breach C G the borders of easy street C G and to blend right in C we all surrounded them F C in a white picket fence G C now both ends meet ( Chorus ) F sufficed to say there’s a time and a place C so i wait G Em for the tug - of - war and who you’ll pull for F Am while between you and me from point a to point B is a fine line C G that burns at both our good ends Am F C G 2 peas in a pod , a battleaxe , and a bastard child Am F took one step more C G and went straight to the source C G and to blend right in C they opened fire with F their rain checks spent C G C to make ends meet Chorus F go on , paint the whole town red C i’d rather follow who cleans up the mess G D and so i wait .