Bernice bobs her hair Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][Bm][Em][A]
[Am][Bbdim][Em][Bsus4][B]
[Am][Bm][C][Am][D]
[F][Am][D][Bm]
[E][D]
[Em]

[Verse 1]
[Em]Ber [E]nice b[D]obs her [A]hair i[Bm]n the ba[Em]rber's in[D] the sq[A]uare
[Bm]All her [E]new- found f[D]riends are
[A]there to [Bm]see it [C]done[A][Bm]
[E]Bernice bob[D]s her hai[A]r she[D]'s
been [E]driven [D]to des[A]pair
[Bm]'Cause [D]her [Em]cousin [D]doesn't
[A]care about [Bm]any o[D]ne[C]

[Verse 2]
[A]Her [D]hai[G]r was long,[D]
[C]her hai[F]r was[G] dark
Her hair fell [C]down [D]her [G]back
And now [D]it lies [C]upo[F]n the flo[G]or
Bernice runs [C]out [D]the door

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Em][A]
[Am][Bbdim][Bsus4][Em]
[Bsus4][B][Am][Bsus4][Em][C]
[Am][D][F][Am][D][Bm]

[Verse 3]
[C#m]Marjorie had [C]told her what to
[Bsus4]wear to the part[B]ies
[C#m]Marjorie had [C]told her what
to [Bsus4]say to the boys[B]
Now [C#m]Marjorie was [C]jealous of
her [Bsus4]social adva[B]nces
And [A]presented [Bsus4]her with
this choice
[E][Em]

[Verse 4]
[E]"Bernice, [D]bob [E]your [A]hair
[Bm]You've [Em]persistently [D]de
[A]clared [Bm]this [E]intention
[D]Do you dar[A]e to dis[Bm] agr[C]ee?"[A]
[Bm]So Berni[E]ce bobs [D]her hair[A]
[Bm]and is i[E]nstantly e[D]nsna[A]red
[D]In [Bm]a trap [D]so well [Em]prepare[D]d[A]
by [Bm]Mar j[D]or[C]ie[A][D]

[Verse 5]
[G]Her hair was [C]long, her hair [G]was dark
Her hair fell down [C]her [Em]back[D]
[G]The mirror tel[C]ls of her mis[G]take
Her heart is [C]fit to [G]break

[Verse 6]
So when it's [D]dark [C]and her cou[F]sin sle[G]eps
Into [F]the [C]room [D]she [G]creeps
Marjorie's [D]curls [C]come dow[F]n like rai[G]n
Ber[F]nice runs [C]for [D]her train
[Am]

[Verse 7]
[Bm]
[Em]I wa[A]s[Am][Bbdim]
[Em][B]
[Baug]born yes[Am]terd[Em]ay
I, I was born yesterday And [C]I believe

[Verse 8]
all that you say
I have no choice
[D]I must obey you
Is this the first [Em]or[F][Am]
[D]the[Bm] seco[Am]nd day
Of the rest of my life
Well hey
Why [B]should I care either way
If what you say is [Em]true?

[Verse 9]
Saturday morning, 18th of December
I [A]can[Em]not remem[Am]ber
The last time that I saw
such a young ballerina
In [Bbdim]love with the loveless
In tune with a tune[Em]less old
upright piano
Standing en pointe
Going through each position
with gentle [B]precision
She measures each movement
Her classical features
and elegant waist[Am]line
Are going to waste while she
pleases her parents

[Verse 10]
What if they [B]die on the
road to Rathmines
Where [C]a dog in two minds
times his run to [Am]per fection
An orphan at [D]last,
She'd be sick in the loo- bowl
Then go to the funeral and
cry [Dm]by the graveside
[F]An d then sleep with [Am]the first man
[D]she sees
And she'd catch some disease
Which she would give
to her doctor
[Bm]She'd cook her own breakfast,
and she'd [F]cook [Am]his a[D]s [Bm]well
And [F]both get on swell
Even though [Am]he was m[D]arried

[Verse 11]
You are a part of me [Bm]I am a
part of you
Why should I let you walk all over me?
All over me