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Whip Smart by Liz Phair




                  Whip Smart 






Capo: 1st fret

  
E          B       E       B
I'M GONNA TELL MY SON TO GROW UP
A             F#m
PRETTY AS THE GRASS IS GREEN
       B               F#m          A               B
AND WHIP SMART AS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL'S WIDE (?)
 
(same as above)
AND I'M GONNA TELL MY SON TO KEEP HIS MONEY IN HIS MATTRESS
AND HIS WATCH ON ANY HAND BETWEEN HIS THIGHS
AND I'M GONNA LOCK MY SON UP IN A TOWER TIL
I WRITE MY WHOLE LIFE STORY ON THE BACK OF HIS BROWN EYES
 
CHORUS:
E                        A                 B
WHEN THEY DO THE DOUBLE DUTCH THAT'S THEM DANCING
 
(same as above)
I'M GONNA TELL MY SON TO JOIN A CIRCUS SO THE DEATH IS
CHEAP AND GAMES ARE JUST ANOTHER WAY OF LIFE
AND I'M GONNA TELL MY SON TO BE A PROPHET OF MISTAKES
BECAUSE FOR EVERY TRUTH THERE ARE HALF A MILLION LIES
AND I'M GONNA LOCK MY SON UP IN A TOWER TIL HE
LEARNS TO LET HIS HAIR DOWN FAR ENOUGH TO CLIMB OUTSIDE
 
CHORUS (BILLION TIMES)
 






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version 2 








without a capo 


 
Verse 1:
 F         C       F      C        A             G
I'm gonna tell my son to grow up pretty as the grass is green
     C                   G               Bb       C
And whip-smart as the English Channel's wide.
     F         C       F      C         A             G
And I'm gonna tell my son to keep his money in his mattress
          C           G                 Bb      C
And his watch on any hand Between his thighs.
     F          C      F      C    A             G
And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower till I write 
                C           G                      Bb     C
My whole life story on the back of his big, brown eyes.
 
Chorus:
 F                        Bb                C
When they do the double Dutch that's them dancing
 F                        Bb                C
When they do the double Dutch that's them dancing
 F                        Bb                C
When they do the double Dutch that's them dancing
 F                        Bb                C
When they do the double Dutch that's them dancing
 
Verse 2:
And I'm gonna tell my son to join a circus so that death is cheap
And Games are just another way of life.
And I'm gonna tell my son to be a prophet of mistakes because
For every truth, there are half a million lies.
And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower 'Til he learns to let
His hair down far enough to climb outside.
 
Chorus:
When they do the double Dutch that's them dancing
When they do the double Dutch that's them dancing
When they do the double Dutch that's them dancing
When they do the double Dutch that's them dancing
 
Bridge: F Bb C
 
Chorus:
When they do the double Dutch that's them dancing
When they do the double Dutch that's them dancing
When they do the double Dutch that's them dancing
When they do the double Dutch that's them dancing








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