The Pronouns Song chords by Sunday Comes Afterwards

Verse 1:

       C                   Am
So you have a friend named Danny

        Dm          G7
And his pronoun is "he"

        C                  Am
But for years you've been accustomed

   Dm               G7
To refer to him as "she"

        Dm             G7
And you want to get it right

       C              F
But routine is set in stone

       C                Am
So you practice his new pronouns

         F           G7      C    C7
Loud and clear, when you're alone


Chorus 1:

F                      C
This is my friend, his name is Danny

Dm    G7        C         C7
He himself is a friend of mine.

F                   C         Am
I'm so glad to be a friend of his

     Dm     G7    C
Both he and I are fine.


Verse 2:

       C                   Am
So you have a friend named S.

          Dm          G7
And their pronoun is "they"

    C                Am
And maybe you're not used to

         Dm              G7
Speaking of them in that way

        Dm             G7
And you want to get it right

       C                F
In the flesh and on the phone

       C                  Am
So you practice their new pronouns

         F           G7      C    C7
Loud and clear, when you're alone


Chorus 2:

F                        C
This is my friend, their name is S.

Dm       G7         C         C7
They themself are a friend of mine.

F                   C      Cmaj7 Am
I'm so glad to be a friend of    theirs

     Dm       G7    C
Both they and I are fine.


Bridge:

          F
You don't want to hurt your friends

   C                     Am
Or imply that they’re pretenders

        Dm              G7
So make sure to use the pronouns that

  C                  C7
Reflect their proper genders

F
Habits may die hard

           C           Am
But that’s not a dispensation

   Dm
So make some brand-new habits;

       F             G
All it takes is acclimation


Verse 3:

       C                   Am
So you have a friend named Gal

        Dm          G7
And hir pronoun is "ze"

            C            Am
Which might be a fresh addition

        Dm       G7
To your VOcabUlarY

        Dm             G7
And you want to get it right

       C              F
In New York and in Bayonne

       C                Am
So you practice hir new pronouns

         F           G7      C    C7
Loud and clear, when you're alone


Chorus 3:

F                      C
This is my friend, hir name is Gal

Dm    G7        C      F  C7
Ze hirself is a friend of mine.

F                   C      Cmaj7 Am
I'm so glad to be a friend of    hirs

     Dm     G7    C
Both ze and I are fine.


Outro:

F
All you need is practice

           C             Am
And you'll get it in the end

    Dm             G7
And surely that is worth it

                    C
If you want to be a friend