Intro
E F#m A E 
 
Verse 1
     E  
Well I ain't proud of what I'm about to do 
             F#m 
All alone up here with you 
         F#m  
With the picture of your man 
     A                                      E  
Face down upon the night stand, so he can't see 
 
And I don't like running all the red lights here  
               F#m  
Every time the coast is clear 
    F#m 
Any time you need my lovin' 
    A                              E  
You know I'll come running, faithfully 
 
Chorus
     G#m          A             E 
Cause he stays so busy with his money 
    G#m             A                E 
And you, you get so lonely when he's gone  
    G#m               A         E 
And me, I'm just your temporary lover 
          F#m  
'Til your blues are gone 
        A                F#m               E  
I'm the man of the house whenever he ain't home 
 
Verse 2
E 
Now the statues on the side of that big gate  
                      F#m 
They're laughing as I drive away 
    A 
And I can't keep from thinking 
                                        E 
Are they laughing at your old man or at me  
 
And the only part that I don't like to play 
                      F#m 
Is the part when I get up and go away 
   
I find it mighty hard 
     A                              E 
Just keeping this old heart tucked away 
 
Chorus
     G#m          A             E 
Cause he stays so busy with his money 
    G#m             A                E 
And you, you get so lonely when he's gone  
    G#m               A         E 
And me, I'm just your temporary lover 
          F#m  
'Til your blues are gone 
        A                F#m               E  
I'm the man of the house whenever he ain't home 
        E          F#m         
I'm the man of the house 
          A               E 
When your other man ain't home 
        E          F#m         
I'm the man of the house 
          A               E 
When your other man ain't home 
       E          F#m         
I'm the man of the house 
          A               E 
When your other man ain't home 
       E          F#m         
I'm the man of the house 
          A               E 
When your other man ain't home