Bernice bobs her hair chords by The Divine Comedy
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Intro 1
(A minor) (B minor) (E minor) (A major)
(A minor) (B flatdim) (E minor) (Bsus4) (B major)
(A minor) (B minor) (C major) (A minor) (D major)
(F major) (A minor) (D major) (B minor)
(E major) (D major)
(E minor)
Verse 1
(E minor) Ber nice (E major) (D major) bobs her hair (A major) (B minor) in the (E minor) barber's (D major) in the square (A major)
(B minor) All her new- (E major) found (D major) friends are
there (A major) to see (B minor) it done (C major) (A major) (B minor)
(E major) Bernice (D major) bobs her (A major) hair she's (D major)
been (E major) driven (D major) to despair (A major)
(B minor) 'Cause (D major) her cousin (E minor) (D major) doesn't
care (A major) about (B minor) any (D major) one (C major)
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Verse 2
Her (A major) (D major) (G major) hair was long, (D major)
(C major) her (F major) hair (G major) was dark
Her hair fell (C major) down (D major) her (G major) back
And now it lies (D major) (C major) upon (F major) the (G major) floor
Bernice runs (C major) out (D major) the door
Interlude 1
(A minor) (E minor) (A major)
(A minor) (B flatdim) (Bsus4) (E minor)
(Bsus4) (B major) (A minor) (Bsus4) (E minor) (C major)
(A minor) (D major) (F major) (A minor) (D major) (B minor)
Verse 3
(C sharp minor) Marjorie had told (C major) her what to
(Bsus4) wear to the parties (B major)
(C sharp minor) Marjorie had told (C major) her what
to say (Bsus4) to the boys (B major)
Now Marjorie (C sharp minor) was jeal (C major) ous of
her social (Bsus4) ad (B major) vances
And (A major) presented her (Bsus4) with
this choice
(E major) (E minor)
Verse 4
(E major) "Bernice, (D major) bob (E major) your hair (A major)
(B minor) You've (E minor) persistently (D major) de
clared (A major) (B minor) this inten (E major) tion
(D major) Do you (A major) dare to (B minor) dis (C major) agree?" (A major)
(B minor) So (E major) Bernice (D major) bobs her hair (A major)
(B minor) and is (E major) instantly (D major) ensnared (A major)
(D major) (B minor) In (D major) a trap (E minor) so (D major) well prepared (A major)
by Mar (B minor) (D major) (C major) jorie (A major) (D major)
Verse 5
Her hair (G major) was (C major) long, her hair (G major) was dark
Her hair fell down (C major) her (E minor) (D major) back
(G major) The mirror tells (C major) of her (G major) mistake
Her heart is (C major) fit to break (G major)
Verse 6
So when it's (D major) dark (C major) and her (F major) cousin (G major) sleeps
Into (F major) the room (C major) she (D major) creep (G major) s
Marjorie's (D major) curls (C major) come (F major) down like (G major) rain
Bernice (F major) runs (C major) for (D major) her train
(A minor)
Verse 7
(B minor)
I (E minor) (A major) was (A minor) (B flatdim)
(E minor) (B major)
(Baug) (A minor) (E minor) born yesterday
I, I was born yesterday And (C major) I believe
Verse 8
all that you say
I have no choice
I must (D major) obey you
Is this the first or (E minor) (F major) (A minor)
(D major) (B minor) (A minor) the second day
Of the rest of my life
Well hey
Why (B major) should I care either way
If what you say is (E minor) true?
Verse 9
Saturday morning, 18th of December
I can (A major) (E minor) not remem (A minor) ber
The last time that I saw
such a young ballerina
In love (B flatdim) with the loveless
In tune with a tune (E minor) less old
upright piano
Standing en pointe
Going through each position
with gentle (B major) precision
She measures each movement
Her classical features
and elegant waist (A minor) line
Are going to waste while she
pleases her parents
Verse 10
What if they (B major) die on the
road to Rathmines
Where (C major) a dog in two minds
times his run to (A minor) per fection
An orphan at (D major) last,
She'd be sick in the loo- bowl
Then go to the funeral and
cry (D minor) by the graveside
(F major) An d then sleep with (A minor) the first man
(D major) she sees
And she'd catch some disease
Which she would give
to her doctor
(B minor) She'd cook her own breakfast,
and she'd (F major) cook (A minor) (D major) (B minor) his as well
And (F major) both get on swell
Even though (A minor) he was (D major) married
Verse 11
You are a part of me I am a (B minor)
part of you
Why should I let you walk all over me?
All over me
Bernice bobs her hair
The divine comedy
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