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Polyester Bride

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[Intro]
C G C G F G
C G C G F G
[Verse 1]
DI was Atalking, not Gtwo days Aago
DTo a certain Abartender I'm Glucky to Aknow
DAnd I asked AHenry, my Gbartending Afriend
DIf I should Abother dating Gunfamous Amen
And Henry said,
[Bridge 1]
C"You're G/Blucky to even Aknow me,
CYou're G/Blucky to be aAlive.
CYou're G/Blucky to be Adrinking here for free,
'Cause I'm a Csucker for your G/Blucky, pretty Aeyes."
And then he said,
[Chorus 1]
C"Do ya wanna be a Gpolyester Fbride?G  
CDo ya wanna Ghang your head Fand die?G  
CDo ya wanna find Galligator Fcowboy boots they Gjust put on sale?
CDo ya wanna Gflap your wings and Ffly aGway from Chere?"G/B  
[Verse 2]
DAnd I was Asitting, not Gtwo days aAgo
DFeeling Alonely, 'cause I'm Gjust feeling Alow
DAnd I asked AHenry, my Gbartending Afriend
DWhy it Ais that there are Gthose kind of Amen?
And Henry said,
[Bridge 2]
C"You're G/Blucky to even Aknow me,
CYou're G/Blucky to be aAlive.
CYou're G/Blucky to be Adrinking here for free,
'Cause I'm a Csucker for your G/Blucky, pretty Aeyes."
And then he said,
[Chorus 2]
C"Do ya wanna be a Gpolyester Fbride?G  
CDo ya wanna Ghang your head Fand die?G  
CDo ya wanna find Galligator Fcowboy boots they Gjust put on sale?
CDo ya wanna Gflap your wings and Ffly aGway from Chere?G  F  
Princess, dGo you rCeally want to fGlap your wings and fFly?
[Link]
'Cause Fyou, Cyou've got Gtime," he keeps telling me.
F"You, Cyou've got Gtime," but I don't believe him.
F"you, Cyou've got Gtime."
I keep on pushing FharderC  
GI keep on pushing Ffarther awayC...
But he keeps telling me, F"Baby," he says, G"Baby, yeah."
[Chorus 3]
C"Do ya wanna be a GpoClyGester Fbride?G  
CDo ya wanna Ghang your head Fand die?G  
CDo ya wanna find Galligator Fcowboy boots they Gjust put on sale?
CDo ya wanna Gflap your wings and Ffly aGway from Chere?
[Coda]
C"Do ya wanna be a Gpolyester Fbride?"
Away Gfrom Chere
C"Do ya wanna be a Gpolyester Fbride?"
Away Gfrom Chere
C"Do ya wanna be a Gpolyester Fbride?"
Away Gfrom Chere
"Princess, Gdo you Creally want to Gflap your wings and Ffly Gaway from Chere?"

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Polyester Bride

by Liz Phair

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

[Intro]

C G C G F G

[Verse 1]

D A G A

I was talking, not two days ago

D A G A

To a certain bartender I'm lucky to know

D A G A

And I asked Henry, my bartending friend

D A G A

If I should bother dating unfamous men

And Henry said,

[Bridge 1]

C G/B A

"You're lucky to even know me,

C G/B A

You're lucky to be alive.

C G/B A

You're lucky to be drinking here for free,

C G/B A

'Cause I'm a sucker for your lucky, pretty eyes."

And then he said,

[Chorus 1]

C G F G

"Do ya wanna be a polyester bride?

C G F G

Do ya wanna hang your head and die?

C G F G

Do ya wanna find alligator cowboy boots they just put on sale?

C G F G C G/B

Do ya wanna flap your wings and fly away from here?"

[Verse 2]

D A G A

And I was sitting, not two days ago

D A G A

Feeling lonely, 'cause I'm just feeling low

D A G A

And I asked Henry, my bartending friend

D A G A

Why it is that there are those kind of men?

And Henry said,

[Bridge 2]

C G/B A

"You're lucky to even know me,

C G/B A

You're lucky to be alive.

C G/B A

You're lucky to be drinking here for free,

C G/B A

'Cause I'm a sucker for your lucky, pretty eyes."

And then he said,

[Chorus 2]

C G F G

"Do ya wanna be a polyester bride?

C G F G

Do ya wanna hang your head and die?

C G F G

Do ya wanna find alligator cowboy boots they just put on sale?

C G F G C G F

Do ya wanna flap your wings and fly away from here?

G C G F

Princess, do you really want to flap your wings and fly?

[Link]

F C G

'Cause you, you've got time," he keeps telling me.

F C G

"You, you've got time," but I don't believe him.

F C G

"you, you've got time."

F C

I keep on pushing harder

G F C

I keep on pushing farther away...

F G

But he keeps telling me, "Baby," he says, "Baby, yeah."

[Chorus 3]

C G C G F G

"Do ya wanna be a polyester bride?

C G F G

Do ya wanna hang your head and die?

C G F G

Do ya wanna find alligator cowboy boots they just put on sale?

C G F G C

Do ya wanna flap your wings and fly away from here?

[Coda]

C G F

"Do ya wanna be a polyester bride?"

G C

Away from here

C G F

"Do ya wanna be a polyester bride?"

G C

Away from here

C G F

"Do ya wanna be a polyester bride?"

G C

Away from here

G C G F G C

"Princess, do you really want to flap your wings and fly away from here?"

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