Chain Store Daisy Chords

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[Verse 1]
[C]Whe[G]n I was [Em]young,
I studied hard and thirsted after know[G]ledge
and often burned the midnight oil
so I could [Em]get to college.
They [Am]told me [C]my fine [Em]edu cation
would [Am]help [C]improve my [Em]situation.
[G]So the[Em]n I crammed and crammed
[C]un til I was almost [Em]in a coma,
[G]and thesised and examined
until I got me a dip[Em]loma.
[Am]Ah -ha, they said,
now [C]comes admission
[Em]into a[Am] very high p[D]osition.[G]
Out I went and [C]looked around,
[Dm]and Macy's is [C]the place I found.
I filled [Am]my blanks on ap[Dm]plication
and went for [C]my examination.
[G]They took my weight [C]and took my height
[Dm]and tapped my [C]chest
and tested my sight,
ex[A]amined my head,
took [Dm]prints of my toes,
looked [G]at my teeth,
and up [C]my nose.
examined [Dm]my throat
and [C]measured my hips
and [Dm]even took prints of my
[C]fingertips.
[A]They made me say ah
and told [Dm]me to grunt,
exam[G]ine my back,
examine [Dm]my front.
[C]Then the[G]y tested my IQ
[Em]and [G]asked what I'd like to do
and [Ddim]when that ex[E]am was [D]through
What [Am]there was to know,
[Dm]Macy's [G]knew,
so I got the job.
[C]Life is a [Ebdim]bitter cu[Dm]p of te[G]a,
[Em]now [C]I'm just s[Ebdim]alesgirl 7[Dm]3.[G]
I [C]used to be on the [F]daisy [Ddim]chain,
[C]now I'm a [G]chain store [C]daisy.
[Dm]Once [G]the[Em]y gave[C]
[Ebdim]me the honor [Dm]seat,
[G]now[Em] I stan[C]d up w[Ebdim]ith pains in m[Dm]y feet.[G]
I [C]used to be on the [F]daisy [Ddim]chain,
[Fm]now [C]shoppers[G] drive me craz[C]y.
I sell smart but thrifty [Gdim]cor sets
at 3 [B].50, [E]better grade [B]4 .69. I[E]
[Dbm]sell b[B]ras a[E]nd girdle[Dbm]s
[Gdim]for mauds and myrt[B]les
To [E]hold in their plum be
[Dm]hind this [G]counter
[Em]Once [C]I wrote p[Ebdim]oems,
put [Dm]folks in [G]tears
[Em]Now [C]I write ch[Ebdim]ecks for lad[Dm]ies brassieres[G]
I [C]used to be on the [F]daisy [Dm]chain
[Fm]Now I'm [C]a ch[G]ain stor[C]e dais[G]y
[Em]Oh, [Ebdim]yes, madame.[D]
[Dm]Oh, no, mada[G]me.
[C]I g[Em]uess, m[Ebdim]adame,
[Dm]that's [G]so, madame.
[C]Of course, madame,
[Am]that's the very best.
[G]Exactly the kind that's worn
[C]by Mae West[Dm].[G]
[Em]For [C]you, m[Ebdim]adame, w[Ddim]e do, madam[G]e.
[Em]That's true,[Ebdim] madame,
[Dm]in blue, madam[G]e.
[C]That one is [Bb]1974.[C][Am]
[G]It ought to be expensive.
It's the largest [C]in the store.
[Cdim]Once I had a yearning
[Gdim]for all [F#m]higher learning.[B]
[E]Studied till [B]I made t[E]he grade.
I [B]pur[E]sued my knowledge
[Gdim]an d finished college.[B]
[E]Well look at the kind of
[Dm]grade I [G]made.
[C]I'm selling [D#dim]things to fi[Dm]t the figure[G].
[Am]Make the [D#dim]big things small
and the [Dm]small things [G]bigger.
[C]I used to be on the
[Am]daisy [Dm]chai[Ddim]n.
[C]Now [Gdim]I'm a chai[Dm]n
[G]sto[Fm]re...
...daisy.