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Whip Smart

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[Verse 1]
EI'm gonna Btell my Eson to Bgrow up Apretty as the F#mgrass is green
And whiBp smart as the F#mEnglish Channel's AwideB  
And EI'm gonna Btell my Eson to Bkeep his Amoney in his F#mmattress
And his Bwatch on any F#mhand between his AthighsB  
And EI'm gonna Block my Eson up Bin a Atower til
I F#mwrite my whole life Bstory on the F#mback of his big brown AeyesB  
[Chorus]
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
[Verse 2]
EI'm gonna Btell my Eson to Bjoin a Acircus so that F#mdeath is cheap
And Bgames are just F#manother way of AlifeB  
And EI'm gonna Btell my Eson to Bbe a Aprophet of F#mmistakes because
For Bevery truth there are F#mhalf a million AliesB  
And EI'm gonna Block my Eson up Bin a Atower til
He F#mlearns to let his Bhair down far F#menough to climb outAsideB  
[Chorus]
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
[A Capella Chorus]
N.C.
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
N.C.
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
N.C.
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
N.C.
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
[Chorus]
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
EWhen they do the double Adutch, that's them dBancing
[Outro]
N.C.
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

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Whip Smart

by Liz Phair

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Verse 1]

E B E B A F#m

I'm gonna tell my son to grow up pretty as the grass is green

B F#m A B

And whip smart as the English Channel's wide

E B E B A F#m

And I'm gonna tell my son to keep his money in his mattress

B F#m A B

And his watch on any hand between his thighs

E B E B A

And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower til

F#m B F#m A B

I write my whole life story on the back of his big brown eyes

[Chorus]

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

[Verse 2]

E B E B A F#m

I'm gonna tell my son to join a circus so that death is cheap

B F#m A B

And games are just another way of life

E B E B A F#m

And I'm gonna tell my son to be a prophet of mistakes because

B F#m A B

For every truth there are half a million lies

E B E B A

And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower til

F#m B F#m A B

He learns to let his hair down far enough to climb outside

[Chorus]

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

[A Capella Chorus]

N.C.

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

N.C.

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

N.C.

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

N.C.

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

[Chorus]

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

E A B

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

[Outro]

N.C.

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

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