Chords for Sadder-But-Wiser Girl For Me-The Music Man
Tempo:
102.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
Ab
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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No wide-eyed, eager, wholesome, innocent Sunday school teacher for me.
That kind of girl spins webs no spider ever
Listen, boy, [E] a girl who trades on all that purity
merely wants to trade my [Am] independence for her security.
[D] The only [Fm] affirmative she will file
refers to marching down the aisle
[C] no golden, [Am] glorious, gleaming, pristine goddess.
No, sir, [B] for no Diana [E] do I play fawn
[Am] I can tell you that [C] right now.
[F] I snarl, [Gbm] I hiss.
[C] How can ignorance be compared to bliss?
[Dm] I spark, [Ab] I fizz
[E] for the lady who knows [Ab] what time it is.
[F] I cheer, I rave
[C] for the virtue I'm [A] too late to save
[D] the sadder [G] but [Cm] wiser girl for me.
[C]
[B] [D] [Cm]
[G] [Am] No bright-eyed, blushing, breathless, baby-dolled baby.
[D] No, sir, that kind [A] of child ties [Ab] knots
no [G] sailor ever [Ab] knew.
[E] I prefer to take a [Am] chance
on [E] a more adult [Ab] romance.
No, [Em] do young miss who keeps resisting
[F] all the time she [B] keeps [C] insisting.
No wide-eyed, [Am] wholesome, innocent female.
[D] No, sir, why [Fm] she's a fisherman
[E] I'm the fish you [Am] see.
[Ebm] Plop, [F] I flinch, I [Ab] shy
when the last with the delicate air goes by.
I [D] smile, I [Gb] grin
when the gal with the touch [A] of sin walks in.
[F] I hope, [Gb] I pray
[C] for Hester to win [D] just one more A.
The [G] sadder but wiser [B] girl's the girl for [A] me.
[D] The [G] sadder but wiser girl's the girl for me.
[D] The sadder [G] but wiser girl [C] for me.
[Ab] [C] [Ab] [E] [G] [C] [G]
That kind of girl spins webs no spider ever
Listen, boy, [E] a girl who trades on all that purity
merely wants to trade my [Am] independence for her security.
[D] The only [Fm] affirmative she will file
refers to marching down the aisle
[C] no golden, [Am] glorious, gleaming, pristine goddess.
No, sir, [B] for no Diana [E] do I play fawn
[Am] I can tell you that [C] right now.
[F] I snarl, [Gbm] I hiss.
[C] How can ignorance be compared to bliss?
[Dm] I spark, [Ab] I fizz
[E] for the lady who knows [Ab] what time it is.
[F] I cheer, I rave
[C] for the virtue I'm [A] too late to save
[D] the sadder [G] but [Cm] wiser girl for me.
[C]
[B] [D] [Cm]
[G] [Am] No bright-eyed, blushing, breathless, baby-dolled baby.
[D] No, sir, that kind [A] of child ties [Ab] knots
no [G] sailor ever [Ab] knew.
[E] I prefer to take a [Am] chance
on [E] a more adult [Ab] romance.
No, [Em] do young miss who keeps resisting
[F] all the time she [B] keeps [C] insisting.
No wide-eyed, [Am] wholesome, innocent female.
[D] No, sir, why [Fm] she's a fisherman
[E] I'm the fish you [Am] see.
[Ebm] Plop, [F] I flinch, I [Ab] shy
when the last with the delicate air goes by.
I [D] smile, I [Gb] grin
when the gal with the touch [A] of sin walks in.
[F] I hope, [Gb] I pray
[C] for Hester to win [D] just one more A.
The [G] sadder but wiser [B] girl's the girl for [A] me.
[D] The [G] sadder but wiser girl's the girl for me.
[D] The sadder [G] but wiser girl [C] for me.
[Ab] [C] [Ab] [E] [G] [C] [G]
Key:
C
D
Ab
G
E
C
D
Ab
No wide-eyed, eager, wholesome, innocent Sunday school teacher for me.
That kind of girl spins webs no spider ever_
Listen, boy, [E] a girl who trades on all that purity
merely wants to trade my [Am] independence for her security.
[D] _ The only [Fm] affirmative she will file
refers to marching down the aisle
[C] no golden, [Am] glorious, gleaming, pristine goddess.
No, sir, [B] for no Diana [E] do I play fawn
[Am] I can tell you that [C] right now.
[F] I snarl, [Gbm] I hiss.
[C] How can ignorance be compared to bliss?
[Dm] I spark, [Ab] I fizz
[E] for the lady who knows [Ab] what time it is.
[F] I cheer, I rave
[C] for the virtue I'm [A] too late to save
[D] the sadder [G] but [Cm] wiser girl for me.
_ [C] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ [Am] No bright-eyed, blushing, breathless, baby-dolled baby.
[D] No, sir, that kind [A] of child ties [Ab] knots
no [G] sailor ever [Ab] knew.
[E] I prefer to take a [Am] chance
on [E] a more adult [Ab] romance.
No, [Em] do young miss who keeps resisting
[F] all the time she [B] keeps [C] insisting.
No wide-eyed, [Am] wholesome, innocent female.
[D] No, sir, why [Fm] she's a fisherman
[E] I'm the fish you [Am] see.
[Ebm] Plop, [F] I flinch, I [Ab] shy
when the last with the delicate air goes by.
I [D] smile, I [Gb] grin
when the gal with the touch [A] of sin walks in.
_ _ _ [F] I hope, [Gb] I pray
[C] for Hester to win [D] just one more A.
The [G] sadder but wiser [B] girl's the girl for [A] me.
[D] The [G] sadder but wiser girl's the girl for me.
[D] The _ sadder [G] but wiser girl [C] for me.
[Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
That kind of girl spins webs no spider ever_
Listen, boy, [E] a girl who trades on all that purity
merely wants to trade my [Am] independence for her security.
[D] _ The only [Fm] affirmative she will file
refers to marching down the aisle
[C] no golden, [Am] glorious, gleaming, pristine goddess.
No, sir, [B] for no Diana [E] do I play fawn
[Am] I can tell you that [C] right now.
[F] I snarl, [Gbm] I hiss.
[C] How can ignorance be compared to bliss?
[Dm] I spark, [Ab] I fizz
[E] for the lady who knows [Ab] what time it is.
[F] I cheer, I rave
[C] for the virtue I'm [A] too late to save
[D] the sadder [G] but [Cm] wiser girl for me.
_ [C] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ [Am] No bright-eyed, blushing, breathless, baby-dolled baby.
[D] No, sir, that kind [A] of child ties [Ab] knots
no [G] sailor ever [Ab] knew.
[E] I prefer to take a [Am] chance
on [E] a more adult [Ab] romance.
No, [Em] do young miss who keeps resisting
[F] all the time she [B] keeps [C] insisting.
No wide-eyed, [Am] wholesome, innocent female.
[D] No, sir, why [Fm] she's a fisherman
[E] I'm the fish you [Am] see.
[Ebm] Plop, [F] I flinch, I [Ab] shy
when the last with the delicate air goes by.
I [D] smile, I [Gb] grin
when the gal with the touch [A] of sin walks in.
_ _ _ [F] I hope, [Gb] I pray
[C] for Hester to win [D] just one more A.
The [G] sadder but wiser [B] girl's the girl for [A] me.
[D] The [G] sadder but wiser girl's the girl for me.
[D] The _ sadder [G] but wiser girl [C] for me.
[Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _