Song For Whoever — The Beautiful South
Chords and lyrics for Song For Whoever by The Beautiful South (key of D).
Verse 1
[C#m]I love you [F#m]from the bottom, [D]of my pencil [E]case
[C#m]I love you[F#m] in the songs, I[D] write and [E]sing
Love you [F#m]because, you [D]put me in my rightful [E]place
[C#m]And I love the [F#m]PRS checks,[D] that you [E]bring
Pre-Chorus
[A]Cheap, never [E]cheap
I'll [Bm]sing the songs 'till [E]you're asleep
[E]When you've gone [F#m]upstairs I'll creep
And [D]write it all [E]down, down, down
Chorus
Oh [A]Shirley, Oh [F#m]Deborah, Oh [D]Julie, Oh [E]Jane
I wrote so many [F#m]songs about you
[D]I forget your [E]name (I forget your name)
[A]Jennifer, Allison, [F#m]Philippa, Sue, [D]Deborah, Annabel, [E]too (I forget your
name)
[A]Jennifer, Allison, [F#m]Philippa, Sue, [D]Deborah, Annabel, [E]too
I forget your [C#m]name
Instrumental
[F#m] [D] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [D] [E]
[F#m] [D] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [D] [E]
Verse 2
[C#m]I love you [F#m]from the bottom [D]of my pencil [E]case
[C#m]I love the[F#m] way you never[D] ask me [E]why
I love to write [F#m]about each [D]wrinkle on your [E]face
[C#m]And I love you [F#m]'till my fountain[D] pen runs [E]dry
Pre-Chorus
[A]Deep so [E]deep,
The [Bm]number one [E]I hope to reap
[C#m]Depends upon the [F#m]tears you weep,
So [D]cry lover [E]cry, cry, cry
Chorus
Oh [A]Cathy, Oh [F#m]Alison, Oh [D]Philippa, Oh [E]Sue
You made me[F#m] so much money,
I [D]wrote this song for [E]you
[A]Jennifer, Allison, [F#m]Philippa, Sue, [D]Deborah, Annabel, [E]too
[A]Jennifer, Allison, [F#m]Philippa, Sue, [D]Deborah, Annabel, [E]too
Instrumental
[F#m] [D] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [D] [E]
[F#m] [D] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [D] [E]
Chorus
Oh [A]Cathy, Oh [F#m]Alison, Oh [D]Philippa, Oh [E]Sue
You made me[F#m] so much money,
I [D]wrote this song for [E]you
[A]Jennifer, Allison, [F#m]Philippa, Sue, [D]Deborah, Annabel, [E]too
[A]Jennifer, Allison, [F#m]Philippa, Sue, [D]Deborah, Annabel, [E]too
Instrumental
[F#m] [D] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [D] [E]
[F#m] [D] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [D] [E]
Outro
So let me talk about [A]Mary, a sad [F#m]story
[D]Turned her grief into [E]glory
So let me talk about [A]Mary, a sad [F#m]story
[D]Turned her grief into [E]glory
[A]Late at night, by the [F#m]typewriter light
She [D]ripped his ribbon to [E]shreds
[A]Late at night, by the [F#m]typewriter light
She [D]ripped his ribbon to [E]shreds
So let me talk about [A]Mary, a sad [F#m]story
[D]Turned her grief into [E]glory
So let me talk about [A]Mary, a sad [F#m]story
[D]Turned her grief into [E]glory
[A]Late at night, by the [F#m]typewriter light
She [D]ripped his ribbon to [E]shreds
[A]Late at night, by the [F#m]typewriter light
She [D]ripped his ribbon to [E]shreds
Instrumental
[F#m] [D] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [D] [E]
[F#m] [D] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [D] [E]
I wrote this song for [C#m]you
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