Numbers chords by Bobby Bare

Chords with lyrics

NUMBERS
Recorded by Bobby Bare
Written by Shel Silverstein

G+G                       D MajorD
I was sittin' here Friday suppin' on a glass of wine
                      G+G
When in walked a chick who almost struck me blind
                       C majorC
She had wet blue eyes and her legs were long and fine
   D MajorD                     G+G
On a scale of ONE to TEN (pause) I'd give her a NINE.

G+G                  D MajorD
Now on my scale there ain't no TEN's, you know
                  G+G
NINE is about as far as any chick can go
                          C majorC
So I flashed her a smile, but she didn't even look at me
    D MajorD                 G+G
So for brains and good judgement, give her a THREE.

G+G                     D MajorD
I said, hey sweet thing, you look like a possible EIGHT
                           G+G
You and me could, uh! make EIGHTEEN, if your head's on straight
                C majorC
She looked up and down my perfect frame
    D MajorD                   G+G
And said these words that burned into my perfect brain.

G+G                   D MajorD
She said, well, another one of those macho Texas men
                      G+G
Tryin' to grade all women on scales of ONE to TEN
                               C majorC
And, uh!, you give me an EIGHT, well, that's a generous thing to do
   D MajorD                G+G
Now, let's just see, just how much I give you.

(CHANGE TO KEY OF A augmentedA)
  A augmentedA                         E MajorE
She said you comin' on to me with that phony NUMBERS jive
                   A augmentedA
Your style makes me smile, I give it a FIVE
                      D MajorD
When you walked up I noticed that suit of (yores)
   E MajorE                       A augmentedA
It's last year's double knit-french cuffs, give it a FOUR.

A augmentedA                  E MajorE
That must be your car parked out on the curb
                          A augmentedA
That 'SIXTY-NINE homemade convertible, A augmentedA THREE and A augmentedA THIRD
                     D MajorD
I saw that build, I guess (yore) less than FIVE
   E MajorE                     A augmentedA
Said, for your pot belly, I'd give that a TEN for size.

A augmentedA                  E MajorE
That wine you're pourin' might be fine to you
                     A augmentedA
But I'm used to fine champagne, I give it a TWO
                      D MajorD
It's hard to tell what your flashin' smile is worth
   E MajorE                  A augmentedA
I give it a SIX, you could use some dental work.

A augmentedA                         E MajorE
But, It's your struttin' rooster act that really makes me laugh
                               A augmentedA
It may be a TEN to these country hens, but to me a THREE and A augmentedA HALF
                           D MajorD
And there really ain't much to add once the subtractin's done
  E MajorE                    A augmentedA
And since there ain't no ZEROes, I give you a ONE.

A augmentedA               E MajorE
She walked out, while up and down the line
                              A augmentedA
The whole bar was laughin', sayin' BARE, what happened to your NINE
                        D MajorD
NINE says I, hell soon as she started to talk I knew
  E MajorE                    A augmentedA
She didn't have no class, I barely gave her a TWO.

(TALK) Yeah! No matter how good they look at first
There's flaws in all of them
That's why on a scale of TEN to ONE, friend
There ain't no TEN.