Song :
C
Intro :
F Bb C7
F Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm
I've looked around the country and I've seen it all,
F Dm F Dm F7
And what I want, I'm ready to name!
Bb Bb7 F Dm
It's big and strong and handsome and it's 6 feet tall.
G7 C7
I'm gonna file my claim.
F Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm
I've struck a real bonanza and he's rough and rash,
F Dm F Dm F7
but what he's got I'm ready to tame.
Bb Bb7 F Dm
He's worth a fancy fortune but it's not in cash,
Db7 C7 F F7
I'm gonna file my claim!
Bb F
I got the fever, ooh, the fever,
Db7 Ddim7 C7
but not for gold in the ground.
Bb Bb7 F
I want the title to something vital
Dm G7 C7
that I can throw my fences around.
F Dm F Dm F
A girl should never hustle with a pick
Dm F Dm F Dm F7
and pan to dig for gold, that isn't her game.
Bb Bb7 F Dm
I'll find the man who found it then I'll get that man,
Db7 C7 F D7
who's gonna help me file my claim?
G7 C7 F
I'm gonna file my claim.
Db7 C7 F F7 C7 F
Ooh, Oooh looking for nuggets? Ooh, mush!
C7 Bbm7
A, B, C, D, who's gonna file me under love?
Fm C7
There ain't a man, not a single man!
F Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm
There ain't a man alive who wouldn't trade his gold
F Dm F Dm F7
for what it takes to stay in the game.
Bb Bb7 F Dm
So have you fun and spend before you get too old.
Db7 C7 F D7
Who's gonna help me file my claim?
Db7
Who's gonna help me, help, help me,
C7 F Fmaj7
who's gonna help me file my claim..tonigh
