Chords for Ruth Wallis Queer Things
Tempo:
91.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
Am
F#
Dm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
Got [Am]
married in the spring [F#] to prove it, here's my wedding [E] ring.
always think of my blushing groom [F#] whenever I see the pansies bloom.
[A] no!
[E] queer [F#] things [Am] are happening to me.
should bring his bride some [F#] joy, a boy's supposed to [E] be a boy.
told him about the birds [A#] and bees, [E] but he still [F#] wears those pink shimmies.
[A] no!
married in the spring [F#] to prove it, here's my wedding [E] ring.
always think of my blushing groom [F#] whenever I see the pansies bloom.
[A] no!
[E] queer [F#] things [Am] are happening to me.
should bring his bride some [F#] joy, a boy's supposed to [E] be a boy.
told him about the birds [A#] and bees, [E] but he still [F#] wears those pink shimmies.
[A] no!
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Am
F#
Dm
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_ _ _ _ Got _ [Am] _
married in the spring [F#] to prove it, here's my wedding [E] ring.
[Dm] I always think of my blushing groom [F#] whenever I see the pansies bloom.
Oh [A] no!
_ [E] Say it cannot [Gm] be, [G#m]
[E] queer [F#] things [Am] are happening to me.
[E] A groom should bring his bride some [F#] joy, a boy's supposed to [E] be a boy.
[Dm] I told him about the birds [A#] and bees, [E] but he still [F#] wears those pink shimmies.
Oh [A] no!
_ [E] Say it cannot [D#] be, [E]
queer things [Am] are happening to me. _
[C] _ _ [F#] His hair is curly [E] as can [Am] be, he uses curlers [E] just like [Dm] me.
When I find lipstick on his tie, [E] he says there's no other woman so it must be a [A] guy.
Oh no!
_ [E] _ _
Quelle [Gm] tragédie!
[G#m] _ [E] Queer things [Am] are happening to me.
_ [F#] He's so big and [E] he's so strong, I can't figure out where he went [Dm] wrong.
Must have got caught right in between, his [C#] name is Chris, it ought to be Christine.
Oh no!
[A] _ [E] Say it cannot [Gm] be, [E] queer things [Am] are happening to me.
_ _ _ [G#] _ [Am] _
_ _ [E] _ He's never been to gay Paris, [Am] but he's gay as he can be.
[Dm] His friends are sweet, they're the queerest [F#] band.
They're turning my home into a fairyland.
Oh no!
_ [E] Oh what a tragedy!
_ _ Queer [F#] things [Am] are happening to [F#] me.
We went one night to a [E] masquerade, and I dressed up like a parlor maid.
[Dm] Everyone knew it was me right away, [E] but no one knew he was the Queen of the [A] May.
Oh no!
_ [E] Woodman spare that tree!
_ Queer things [Am] are happening to me.
_ [A] _ _ _
Whenever we go out to [Am] dine, I buy him pheasant and [E] apricot [Dm] wine.
But he says no, what can I [E] do?
He doesn't want to try anything [A] that's new.
Oh no!
Marron, [E] say it cannot [D] be, [E]
queer _ [Am] things are happening to me.
While I was walking down the aisle, his friends all stood [E] around and [A] smiled.
I found out why, and it [F] hurts my [E] pride.
They knew he liked the best man better than the bride.
Oh no!
_ No, it cannot be! _
Queer [F#] things are happening to me.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#]
We have decided it [E] cannot be.
I'm not for him, and he's not for me.
[Dm] He can do what he wants, and I'll do what I [E] can.
But the both of us have got to get our man!
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
married in the spring [F#] to prove it, here's my wedding [E] ring.
[Dm] I always think of my blushing groom [F#] whenever I see the pansies bloom.
Oh [A] no!
_ [E] Say it cannot [Gm] be, [G#m]
[E] queer [F#] things [Am] are happening to me.
[E] A groom should bring his bride some [F#] joy, a boy's supposed to [E] be a boy.
[Dm] I told him about the birds [A#] and bees, [E] but he still [F#] wears those pink shimmies.
Oh [A] no!
_ [E] Say it cannot [D#] be, [E]
queer things [Am] are happening to me. _
[C] _ _ [F#] His hair is curly [E] as can [Am] be, he uses curlers [E] just like [Dm] me.
When I find lipstick on his tie, [E] he says there's no other woman so it must be a [A] guy.
Oh no!
_ [E] _ _
Quelle [Gm] tragédie!
[G#m] _ [E] Queer things [Am] are happening to me.
_ [F#] He's so big and [E] he's so strong, I can't figure out where he went [Dm] wrong.
Must have got caught right in between, his [C#] name is Chris, it ought to be Christine.
Oh no!
[A] _ [E] Say it cannot [Gm] be, [E] queer things [Am] are happening to me.
_ _ _ [G#] _ [Am] _
_ _ [E] _ He's never been to gay Paris, [Am] but he's gay as he can be.
[Dm] His friends are sweet, they're the queerest [F#] band.
They're turning my home into a fairyland.
Oh no!
_ [E] Oh what a tragedy!
_ _ Queer [F#] things [Am] are happening to [F#] me.
We went one night to a [E] masquerade, and I dressed up like a parlor maid.
[Dm] Everyone knew it was me right away, [E] but no one knew he was the Queen of the [A] May.
Oh no!
_ [E] Woodman spare that tree!
_ Queer things [Am] are happening to me.
_ [A] _ _ _
Whenever we go out to [Am] dine, I buy him pheasant and [E] apricot [Dm] wine.
But he says no, what can I [E] do?
He doesn't want to try anything [A] that's new.
Oh no!
Marron, [E] say it cannot [D] be, [E]
queer _ [Am] things are happening to me.
While I was walking down the aisle, his friends all stood [E] around and [A] smiled.
I found out why, and it [F] hurts my [E] pride.
They knew he liked the best man better than the bride.
Oh no!
_ No, it cannot be! _
Queer [F#] things are happening to me.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#]
We have decided it [E] cannot be.
I'm not for him, and he's not for me.
[Dm] He can do what he wants, and I'll do what I [E] can.
But the both of us have got to get our man!
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _