Mrs. McKenzie chords by Janis Ian

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Verse 1
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 (A minor) She taught them all about
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sex and other little  (D minor) girls
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 (D major) En couraging  (A minor) them to go out among
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friends an (F major) d  spread the word
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And  (G minor) going from one gain  (A minor) to another
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 (G minor) She will be more of a
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 (A minor) friend than a mother
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Kep (E major) t  them in her freedom  (D major)  (D minor)  (A major) 
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 (D minor) Oh,

Verse 2
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 (A minor)  (A major) look  (A minor) at her  (A major) 
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Lady McKenzie, she's  (A minor) in a frenzy
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For her chil (D major) dren to leave
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 (D minor) So she can  (F major) be free
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What a  (Esus4) drag it  (A major) must  (D major) be
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Feeling  (A minor) wanted

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Verse 3
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She  (A minor) said, "if you got a problem
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I'm not here to  (F major) help you
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You've  (A minor) got your hang- ups,
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it's not my fault, pull  (F major) yourself through
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Ah, you say  (G minor) you need me,
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I'm  (A minor) only your mother
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 (G minor) I only work here,
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please  (A minor) don't bother me
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 (E major) Teach them to be  (D major) free"

Verse 4
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Oh  (A major) look at her (A minor)  (A major) 
Lady McKenzie she's in a frenzy
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D 
 (A minor) For her  (A major)  (D major) children to leave
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So she  (D minor) can  (D major) be free
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Esus4 
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What  (A major) a   (Esus4) drag  (A major) it must  (D major) be
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Feeling  (A minor) wanted  (A major) 

Verse 5
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I  (A major) tried to help her
To tell her they wouldn't be what
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 (F major) she'd like them to  (D minor)  (F major) 
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You can  (A minor) fix  (A major) your mind if it's wrapped
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in a twine of the  (F major) psycho  (D minor) blues  (F major) 
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She just  (G minor) said, "Get out,
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'cause moth (A minor) ers are always right
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In a  (G minor) logical world, age  (A minor) means might
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If  (A major) you are raped,
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chalk it  (E major) up to exper (D major) ience"

Verse 6
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Oh  (A major) take a look at her  (A minor) 
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Asus4 
 (A major) Lady McKenzie,  (Asus4) she's in a frenzy
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For her  (A major) chil (D major) dren to leave
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So  (D minor) can be free
Esus4 
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What  (Esus4) a        drag  (D major) it must be for
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Feeling wanted  (A major) 