Chords for Lexical Dude
Tempo:
140.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[D] [Eb] [Em]
[A] [D] My mother used to [B] tell me I'm [Em] a woman with brains, so [A] why'd I leave my number with [D] illiterate swains?
[G] I never got [D] a jingle [Gb] that wasn't [Bm] semi-lingual.
[G] I [Ab] became resigned to [E] being permanently [A] single, [D] but that's before [B] I lost it [Em] for my lexical dude.
[A] Seldom [Em] has a nerd been [D] so unchastely pursued.
[G] I call him my [D] professor, [G] but I've been the aggressor [G] ever since [B] his [E] dictionary opened
[A] on my [E] wresser.
[A] [G] He doesn't [A] know a jeweler [D] and he [Eb] doesn't know [Em] jewels.
He couldn't [A] build a sandwich [D] if provided with tools.
[Gb] He isn't much [Bm] for glamour [Em] and barely works [D] a hammer, [G] but oh, [D] he [E] makes me quiver [Em] when
he [A] diagrams my grammar.
[E] [A] [D] If I [B] desire his eye and [Em] he's engrossed in a book, [A] first [Em] I shake the shimmy [D] and if he
[A] doesn't look, [G] I challenge him [D] to Scrabble [Gb] and whisper [Bm] Technobabble [G] or best of all, [Ab] [E] accentuate
an incorrect [A] syllable.
[D] I offer [B] him a kiss for [Em] every word and its use.
Now I can discern between [D] obtuse [D] and abstruse.
[G] Dynactic and [D] [G] deductive, reflective [D] and refractive, [G] the future perfect [D] passive [E] and the future [A] perfect [E] active.
[A]
[G] Since it [A] makes me worry [D] when I hear [Ebm] someone [Em] say, that which [A] draws you first at [D] last will
drive you away.
[Gb] I maximize [Bm] [Em] flirtation, providing [D]
motivation.
[G] He dropped the magnum opus for [Em] some heavy [A] punctuation.
[E] [A]
[G] I challenge [B] him to [Em] conjugate his passion for me.
[A] He [Em] rattles off a mo, a [D] mas, a mat, my sweet pea.
[G] He eatin' by [D] me satin [Gb] or fly me [Bm] to Manhattan.
[G] As long as he can [Ab] smooch in [E] French and pillow talk [A] in Latin.
[D] We've never [B] been to China, [Em] but I don't really care.
[A] We've read about [Em] Australia, but [A] we've never [D] been there.
[G] Though not [D] exactly [G] global, our [D] honeymoon was mobile.
[G] We spent [Abm] it in a [E] bookmobile behind him.
[A] [E]
[A] [G] Through all the years I [A] learned from [D] every book [Ebm] on his [Em] shelf.
And [A] incidentally taught the [D] bloke a little myself.
[Gb] Exuding [Bm] [Em] turpitude, I've kept [D] him in the [G] mood.
And [D] been the [G] beneficiary of the [Em] whole [G] vocabulary of my [E] legendary, [A] very [G] lexical views.
[E] [A] [D] [D]
[D] [Eb] [Em]
[A] [D] My mother used to [B] tell me I'm [Em] a woman with brains, so [A] why'd I leave my number with [D] illiterate swains?
[G] I never got [D] a jingle [Gb] that wasn't [Bm] semi-lingual.
[G] I [Ab] became resigned to [E] being permanently [A] single, [D] but that's before [B] I lost it [Em] for my lexical dude.
[A] Seldom [Em] has a nerd been [D] so unchastely pursued.
[G] I call him my [D] professor, [G] but I've been the aggressor [G] ever since [B] his [E] dictionary opened
[A] on my [E] wresser.
[A] [G] He doesn't [A] know a jeweler [D] and he [Eb] doesn't know [Em] jewels.
He couldn't [A] build a sandwich [D] if provided with tools.
[Gb] He isn't much [Bm] for glamour [Em] and barely works [D] a hammer, [G] but oh, [D] he [E] makes me quiver [Em] when
he [A] diagrams my grammar.
[E] [A] [D] If I [B] desire his eye and [Em] he's engrossed in a book, [A] first [Em] I shake the shimmy [D] and if he
[A] doesn't look, [G] I challenge him [D] to Scrabble [Gb] and whisper [Bm] Technobabble [G] or best of all, [Ab] [E] accentuate
an incorrect [A] syllable.
[D] I offer [B] him a kiss for [Em] every word and its use.
Now I can discern between [D] obtuse [D] and abstruse.
[G] Dynactic and [D] [G] deductive, reflective [D] and refractive, [G] the future perfect [D] passive [E] and the future [A] perfect [E] active.
[A]
[G] Since it [A] makes me worry [D] when I hear [Ebm] someone [Em] say, that which [A] draws you first at [D] last will
drive you away.
[Gb] I maximize [Bm] [Em] flirtation, providing [D]
motivation.
[G] He dropped the magnum opus for [Em] some heavy [A] punctuation.
[E] [A]
[G] I challenge [B] him to [Em] conjugate his passion for me.
[A] He [Em] rattles off a mo, a [D] mas, a mat, my sweet pea.
[G] He eatin' by [D] me satin [Gb] or fly me [Bm] to Manhattan.
[G] As long as he can [Ab] smooch in [E] French and pillow talk [A] in Latin.
[D] We've never [B] been to China, [Em] but I don't really care.
[A] We've read about [Em] Australia, but [A] we've never [D] been there.
[G] Though not [D] exactly [G] global, our [D] honeymoon was mobile.
[G] We spent [Abm] it in a [E] bookmobile behind him.
[A] [E]
[A] [G] Through all the years I [A] learned from [D] every book [Ebm] on his [Em] shelf.
And [A] incidentally taught the [D] bloke a little myself.
[Gb] Exuding [Bm] [Em] turpitude, I've kept [D] him in the [G] mood.
And [D] been the [G] beneficiary of the [Em] whole [G] vocabulary of my [E] legendary, [A] very [G] lexical views.
[E] [A] [D] [D]
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] My mother used to [B] tell me I'm [Em] a woman with brains, so [A] why'd I leave my number with [D] illiterate swains?
[G] I never got [D] a jingle [Gb] that wasn't [Bm] semi-lingual.
[G] I [Ab] became resigned to [E] being permanently [A] _ single, [D] but that's before [B] I lost it [Em] for my lexical dude.
_ [A] Seldom [Em] has a nerd been [D] so unchastely pursued.
[G] I call him my [D] professor, [G] but I've been the aggressor [G] ever since [B] his [E] dictionary opened
[A] on my _ [E] wresser.
_ [A] _ _ [G] He doesn't [A] know a jeweler [D] and he [Eb] doesn't know [Em] jewels.
He couldn't [A] build a sandwich [D] if provided with tools.
[Gb] He isn't much [Bm] for glamour [Em] and barely works [D] a hammer, [G] but oh, [D] he [E] makes me quiver [Em] when
he _ [A] diagrams my grammar.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] If I [B] desire his eye and [Em] he's engrossed in a book, _ [A] first [Em] I shake the shimmy [D] and if he
[A] doesn't look, [G] I challenge him [D] to Scrabble [Gb] and whisper [Bm] _ Technobabble [G] or best of all, [Ab] _ [E] accentuate
an incorrect [A] syllable.
[D] I offer [B] him a kiss for [Em] every word and its use.
_ Now I can discern between [D] obtuse [D] and abstruse.
[G] Dynactic and [D] _ [G] deductive, reflective [D] and refractive, [G] the future perfect [D] passive [E] and the future [A] perfect [E] active.
_ [A] _ _
_ [G] Since it [A] makes me worry [D] when I hear [Ebm] someone [Em] say, that which [A] draws you first at [D] last will
drive you away.
[Gb] I maximize [Bm] _ [Em] flirtation, providing [D] _
motivation.
[G] He dropped the magnum opus for [Em] some heavy [A] punctuation.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] I challenge [B] him to [Em] conjugate his passion for me.
[A] He [Em] rattles off a mo, a [D] mas, a mat, my sweet pea.
[G] He eatin' by [D] me satin [Gb] or fly me [Bm] to Manhattan.
[G] As long as he can [Ab] smooch in [E] French and pillow talk [A] in Latin.
[D] We've never [B] been to China, [Em] but I don't really care.
[A] We've read about [Em] Australia, but [A] we've never [D] been there.
[G] Though not [D] exactly [G] global, our [D] honeymoon was mobile.
[G] We spent [Abm] it in a [E] bookmobile behind him.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] Through all the years I [A] learned from [D] every book [Ebm] on his [Em] shelf.
And [A] incidentally taught the [D] bloke a little _ myself.
[Gb] _ Exuding [Bm] _ [Em] turpitude, I've kept [D] him in the [G] mood.
And [D] been the _ [G] beneficiary of the [Em] whole [G] vocabulary of my [E] _ legendary, [A] very _ [G] lexical views.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] My mother used to [B] tell me I'm [Em] a woman with brains, so [A] why'd I leave my number with [D] illiterate swains?
[G] I never got [D] a jingle [Gb] that wasn't [Bm] semi-lingual.
[G] I [Ab] became resigned to [E] being permanently [A] _ single, [D] but that's before [B] I lost it [Em] for my lexical dude.
_ [A] Seldom [Em] has a nerd been [D] so unchastely pursued.
[G] I call him my [D] professor, [G] but I've been the aggressor [G] ever since [B] his [E] dictionary opened
[A] on my _ [E] wresser.
_ [A] _ _ [G] He doesn't [A] know a jeweler [D] and he [Eb] doesn't know [Em] jewels.
He couldn't [A] build a sandwich [D] if provided with tools.
[Gb] He isn't much [Bm] for glamour [Em] and barely works [D] a hammer, [G] but oh, [D] he [E] makes me quiver [Em] when
he _ [A] diagrams my grammar.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] If I [B] desire his eye and [Em] he's engrossed in a book, _ [A] first [Em] I shake the shimmy [D] and if he
[A] doesn't look, [G] I challenge him [D] to Scrabble [Gb] and whisper [Bm] _ Technobabble [G] or best of all, [Ab] _ [E] accentuate
an incorrect [A] syllable.
[D] I offer [B] him a kiss for [Em] every word and its use.
_ Now I can discern between [D] obtuse [D] and abstruse.
[G] Dynactic and [D] _ [G] deductive, reflective [D] and refractive, [G] the future perfect [D] passive [E] and the future [A] perfect [E] active.
_ [A] _ _
_ [G] Since it [A] makes me worry [D] when I hear [Ebm] someone [Em] say, that which [A] draws you first at [D] last will
drive you away.
[Gb] I maximize [Bm] _ [Em] flirtation, providing [D] _
motivation.
[G] He dropped the magnum opus for [Em] some heavy [A] punctuation.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] I challenge [B] him to [Em] conjugate his passion for me.
[A] He [Em] rattles off a mo, a [D] mas, a mat, my sweet pea.
[G] He eatin' by [D] me satin [Gb] or fly me [Bm] to Manhattan.
[G] As long as he can [Ab] smooch in [E] French and pillow talk [A] in Latin.
[D] We've never [B] been to China, [Em] but I don't really care.
[A] We've read about [Em] Australia, but [A] we've never [D] been there.
[G] Though not [D] exactly [G] global, our [D] honeymoon was mobile.
[G] We spent [Abm] it in a [E] bookmobile behind him.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] Through all the years I [A] learned from [D] every book [Ebm] on his [Em] shelf.
And [A] incidentally taught the [D] bloke a little _ myself.
[Gb] _ Exuding [Bm] _ [Em] turpitude, I've kept [D] him in the [G] mood.
And [D] been the _ [G] beneficiary of the [Em] whole [G] vocabulary of my [E] _ legendary, [A] very _ [G] lexical views.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _