F              C                 Bb            C               F
  Marry me, he said, through his rotten teeth, bad breath, and then
F           C            Bb              C             F
Marry me instead of that strapping young goatherd, but when
F            C           Bb         C
I was in his bed, and my father had sold me
  F                 C                 Bb              C
I knew I hadn't any choice, hushed my voice, did what any girl would do and

[Prechorus 1]
Bb         C         Dm          C
When I'm beheaded at least I was wedded
    Bb        C         Dm          C
And when I am buried at least I was married
     Bb        C           Dm         A
I'll hide my behavior with wine as my savior

[Chorus]
     Dm   C    F         C           F
But, oh, what beautiful things I'll wear
C    F         C           F
What beautiful dresses and hair
C   F        C         F
I'm lucky to share his bed
C F              C            F
Especially since I'll soon be dead

[Verse 2]
F            C               Bb        C          F
Marry me, he said, god, he's ugly, but fortune is ours
F              C          Bb         C          F
Running in the gardens enjoying men, women, and flowers
F              C           Bb          C          F
Then I break a glass and I slit my own innermost thigh
F                C             Bb              C
So that I can pretend that I'm menstru...well, unavailable

[Prechorus 2]
   Bb         C              Dm          C
My life is arranged but this union's deranged
        Bb          C              Dm          C
So I'll fuck who I choose for I've nothing to lose
         Bb          C               Dm         A
And when master's displeased I'll be down on my knees again

[Chorus]
Dm  C     F         C           F
Oh, what beautiful things I'll wear
C    F         C           F
What beautiful dresses and hair
C   F        C         F
I'm lucky to share his bed
C F              C            F
Especially since I'll soon be dead

[Bridge]
     Bb        C         Dm           C
When dining on peacock I know I won't swallow
        Bb                 C              Dm             C
Through balls, births, and bridge games I know what will follow
      Bb         C             Dm              C
We're coupled together through hell, hurt, and hunger
   Bb         C           Dm            C
Or at least until husband finds someone younger
     Bb      C        Dm          C
Yes, fertilization is part of my station
  Bb          C           Dm    C
I laugh as he drabs me in anticipation
   Bb            C               Dm        C
Of sons who will run things when I'm under covers
    Bb             C              Dm          C
But whose children are they? Why, mine and my lover's!

[Chorus]
     F   C    F         C           F
But, oh, what beautiful things I'll wear
C    F         C           F
What beautiful dresses and hair
C   F        C         F
I'm lucky to share his bed
C F              C            F
Especially since I'll soon be dead

[Chorus]
C    F         C           F
What beautiful things I'll wear
C    F         C           F
What beautiful dresses and hair
C   F        C         F
I'm lucky to share his bed
C  F        C
So why do I wish I was...

[Outro}
F  C  Bb  C  
          Ah ah ah
F  C    Bb  C  
Ah   ah ah  Ah ah ah
F     C    Bb  C
Ah ah   ah ah  Ah ah ah 
F  C    Bb        C
Ah ah   ah-ah-ah  ah 
F  C   Bb              C
Ah       Ah-ah-ah-ah   Ah-ah Ah-ah
F  C   Bb              C
Ah       Ah-ah-ah-ah   Ah-ah Ah-ah
F  C  Bb  C
Ah
F  C  Bb  C  F