Verse:
Abm
So you wanna marry Daisy,
E7 Eb7
Yeah well good luck with that
Dbm7
You got about as much of a chance
Dbm7
Of licking the brim of my hat
Abm Bb7
She’s a purebred, her forehead’s
B7 Db7
Worth about as much as your car
E7
So let’s just say your little bouquet
Eb7
Won’t get you very far
Verse:
Abm
But slow down there slick
E7 Eb7
See my sleeves are full of tricks,
Dbm7
You just say the word and I’ll have you birds
Dbm7
Kissing at the Ritz
Abm Bb7
And my price? It’s nothing, it’s cookie crumbs
B7 Db7
-More of a steal if you ask me-
E7
In terms of conditions, my friend
Eb7sus4 Eb7
I’ve only got three
Bridge:
Abm
Rule one: congratulations son,
Gbm6 B7
You’ve been promoted to private eye
Emaj7
I want a page a week on
Every word she speaks
Bbm7 Ebm7
And brother, don’t ask why
Abm
Rule two: you see that window
Gbm6 B7
Right above mademoiselle's boudoir?
Emaj7
Won’t you be a doll and unlock it?
Bbm7
I gotta make a quick withdrawal
Ebm7
And a small deposit
Abm
And last but not least
Dbm7
-Listen up close kid,
Emaj7
This one’s for your own good-
-nc-
If that girl ever twirls her little brunette curls
And leans in close to say,
B7
“Meet me under the magnolia tonight
If you wanna get a little crazy…”
Db7 #
Well you turn and run for the hills,
Straight and fast
Eb7
Because crazy’s Daisy’s way of saying
You’ll end up laying on the
Eb7 Abm Ebm7 -x2-
Wrong side of the grass
Verse:
Abm
So you wanna marry Daisy,
E7 Eb7
Well that death wish don’t come free
Dbm7
But a wicked dream needs a wicked schemer
Dbm7
So thank heavens you met me
Abm Bb7 B7 Db7
She’s got a two-ply, cream pie, uni degree
E7 Eb7 Abm
In stealing from suckers like you
Abm Bb7
She’s got a two-ply, cream pie
B7 Db7
Hard knocks degree
E7 Eb7sus4 Eb7
In feasting on suckers -
On suckers like
Outro:
Dbm9 Ab
Eb7sus4 Abm6
You.
