Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
Gb Gb Abm Bbm Abm
Verse 1:
Gb Abm
It seems so frightening but it's worth trying
Bbm Abm
To live the life that he longs to choose
Gb Abm
His mind is racing he's got to face it
Bbm Abm
He's in love with her every move
Verse 2:
Gb Abm
She seems a nice girl to the outside world
Bbm Abm
But there's a side you don't want to see
Gb Abm
An over-thinker an avid drinker
Bbm Abm
Not the girl he liked to meet
Chorus:
B Db Gb Bb
Mr Penny takes his hat off as he gets on one knee
B Db Gb
He looks her in the eyes and says will you just marry me
Bb B Bb Ebm Ab
But little does he know that he was all the show
B Db Gb
And now he digs his grave below
Verse 3:
E Gb Abm Bbm Abm
Our lives together let's see where the sun sets on a rainy day
Gb Abm Bbm
Hope gone stale it's bound to fail it all goes well
Till it stops
Chorus:
B Db Gb
Mr Penny takes his hat off as he gets on one
Bb
knee
B Db Gb Bb
He looks you in the eyes and says will you just marry me
B Bb
But little does he know
Ebm Ab
That he was all his show
B Db Gb
And now he digs his grave below
Bridge:
You said that you do and you didn't mean it
Bbm
My heart in your hands and you couldn't keep it
A Abm
Promises fading like a dress on the floor
Db Db
But I was forever now I'm never more
Gb
You say that you want me you say that you need me
Bbm Am
But when I was yours you just
Abm
You couldn't keep me
Ab Db
You couldn't keep me me me
[Instrumental]
Gb B Db Gb Bb B Db
Gb Bb
Mr Penny takes his hat off as he gets on one knee
B Db Gb Bb
He looks her in the eyes and says will you just marry me
B Bb Ebm Ab B Am Abm Gb
Only so does he know that it was all for show And now he digs his grave below
Song History
Published: April 15, 2026
Last Updated: April 15, 2026