Chords with lyrics
C majorC
This is what you give me to work with?
E minorEm
Well, honey, I've seen worse
FF G+G
We're going to turn this sow's ear
C majorC G+G C majorC D MajorD C majorC
Into a silk purse
Verso 1:
C majorC
We'll have you washed and dried
C majorC
Primped and polished
A minorAm G+G
Till you glow with pride
E minorEm G+G
Trust my recipe for instant bride
C majorC
You'll bring honor to us all
Verso 2:
C majorC
Wait and see
C majorC
When we're through
A minorAm G+G
Boys will gladly go to war for you
G+G
With good fortune
E minorEm G+G
And a great hairdo
C majorC
You'll bring honor to us all
Ponte 1:
G+G
A augmentedA girl can bring her family
C majorC
Great honor in one way
E MajorE A minorAm
By striking a good match
D MajorD G+G
And this could be the day
Verso 3:
C majorC
Men want girls with good taste
C majorC
Calm, obedient
A minorAm G+G
Who work fast-paced
G+G
With good breeding
E minorEm G+G
And a tiny waist
C majorC
You'll bring honor to us all
Ponte 2:
G+G
We all must serve our Emperor
C majorC
Who guards us from the Huns
E MajorE A minorAm
A augmentedA man by bearing arms
D MajorD G+G
A augmentedA girl by bearing sons
Verso 4:
C majorC
When we're through
C majorC
You can't fail
Like a lotus blossom
A minorAm G+G
Soft and pale
G+G
How could any fellow
E minorEm G+G
Say "No Sale"
C majorC
You'll bring honor to us all
There - you're ready
Not yet
An apple for serenity
A augmentedA pendant for balance
C majorC A minorAm C majorC
Beads of jade for beauty
C majorC A minorAm C majorC
You must proudly show it
FF DmDm FF
Now add a cricket just for luck
G+G AbAb
And even you can't blow it
Verso 5:
DbDb
Ancestors
DbDb
Hear my plea
DbDb
Help me not to make a
BbmBbm AbAb
Fool of me
AbAb
And to not uproot
F minorFm AbAb
My family tree
AbAb
Keep my father standing tall
AbAb
Scarier than the undertaker
A augmentedA A minorAm A augmentedA
We are meeting our matchmaker
Verso 6:
D MajorD
Destiny
D MajorD
Guard our girls
D MajorD
And our future
B minorBm A augmentedA
As it fast unfurls
Please look kindly on
GbmGbm A augmentedA
These cultured pearls
B minorBm
Each a perfect porcelain doll
D MajorD
Please bring honor to us
D MajorD
Please bring honor to us
A augmentedA
Please bring honor to us
A augmentedA
Please bring honor to us
D MajorD