Womens Studies
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Intro: D E7 G D x 2
verse 1
(D) E7 G D
I'm drinking tea and taking unpaid leave from my women's studies uh huh
(D) E7 G D
Out here in the meadow with the people's history of America
(D) E7 G D
I smoke a pipe for Johnny 99 Bi-partisan Con-sensus
(D) E7 G D
Keeping it dry nothing flighty on orders from my therapist
[Refrão]
A7
We were young and we were stupid
G D
It was fine while it lasted
A7
To com-plete my education
G Bm
I had to wake up in your bathtub
Gbm G
All those Monday morning quarters
A7 D
I grew so accustomed to
E7 G D
verse 2
(D) E7 G D
OK I've seen enough and made my recommendations my work here is finished
(D) E7 G D
Your powers of re-duction remain strangely undiminished
(D) E7 G D
Yes a-you in your hushed tones and your campus etiquette
(D) E7 G D
If we cannot speak of nothing then nothing should keep her mouth shut
[Refrão]
A7
We were young and we were stupid
G D
It was fine while it lasted
A7
Yes I wrote my dissertation
G Bm
On the bar stools of your neighbourhood
Gbm G
But the bars were filled with lawyers
Gbm G
Filing action two by two
Gbm G A7 D
Through the valley of the women that I am not married to
Bridge
G D
Oh are these riches here the spoils of my re-treat
G E7 A7
These rented rooms and batchelor's de-grees
G D
It's a Penguin Classic scene
G /Gb Em
Broken spine and faded green
C9 G Em A7 D
Trying to relo-cate my arms around a memory
E7 G D E7 G D
verse 3
(D) E7 G D
I'm drinking tea and taking unpaid leave from my women's studies uh huh
(D) E7 G D
Hiding up here in the library with the great wall of China
(D) E7 G D
Now if Josef K was from Edinburgh and Fast Product from Prague
(D) E7 G D
Maybe that could be kinda funny or maybe not funny at all
[Refrão]
A7
We were young and we were stupid
G D
It was fine while it lasted
A7
To com-plete my education
G Bm
I had to wake up in your bathtub
Gbm G
With the shadows of the women
A7 D
That I am not married to
Out
D E7 G x D 2
D
How to play Womens Studies
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.