Verse:
F
I forget how the West was won
C
I forget if this was ever fun
DmA#
I just learned these people only raise you to cage you
FF
Sarahs and Hannahs in their Sunday best
C
Clutching their pearls, sighing "what a mess"
DmA#
I just learned these people try and save you ʼcause they hate you
Pre-chorus:
FA#FC
Too high a horse for a simple girl to rise above it
FA#F
They slammed the door on my whole world
C
The one thing I wanted
Chorus:
F
And Iʼm running with my dress unbuttoned
A#
Screaming, "But Daddy, I love him
C
Iʼm having his baby
A#
No Iʼm not but you should see your faces"
F
Iʼm telling him to floor it through the fences
A#
No, Iʼm not coming to my senses
CA#
I know heʼs crazy, but heʼs the one I want
Verse:
F
Dutiful daughter, all my plans were laid
C
Tendrils tucked into a woven braid
Dm
Growing up precocious sometimes means
A#
Not growing up at all
F
He was chaos, he was revelry
C
Bedroom eyes like a remedy
DmA#
Soon enough, the elders had convened down at the city hall
Pre-chorus:
FA#FC
"Stay away from her," the saboteurs protested too much
FA#F
Lord knows the words we never heard
C
Just screeching tires and true love
Chorus:
F
And Iʼm running with my dress unbuttoned
A#
Screaming, "But Daddy, I love him
C
Iʼm having his baby
A#
No Iʼm not but you should see your faces"
F
Iʼm telling him to floor it through the fences
A#
No, Iʼm not coming to my senses
CA#
I know heʼs crazy, but heʼs the one I want
Bridge:
FC
Iʼll tell you something right now
Dm
Iʼd rather burn my whole life down
A#
Than listen to one more second of all this bitching and moaning
FC
Iʼll tell you something about my good name
Dm
Itʼs mine alone to disgrace
A#
I donʼt care to all these vipers dressed in emperorʼs clothing
DmA#
God save the most judgemental creeps
C
Who say they want whatʼs best for me
Dm
Sanctimoniously performing soliloquies Iʼll never see
A#
Thinking it can change the beat
C
Of my heart when he touches me and counteract the chemistry
FC
And undo the destiny
Dm
You ainʼt gotta pray for me
A#
Heʼs my wild boy and Iʼm his wild joy
FCDm
If all you want is grey for me
A#
Then itʼs just white noise, this is my choice
Pre-chorus:
F
Thereʼs a lot of people in town that I
C
Bestow upon my fakest smiles
DmA#
Scandal does funny things to pry but brings lovers closer
F
We came back when the heat died down
C
Went to my parents and they came around
Dm
All the wine moms are still holding out
A#
But fuck ʼem, itʼs over
Chorus:
F
And Iʼm dancing in my dress in the sun
A#
And even my daddy just loves him
C
Iʼm his lady
A#
And oh my god you should see your faces
F
Time, doesnʼt it give some perspective?
A#
I know you canʼt come to the wedding
CA#
I know heʼs crazy, but heʼs the one I want
Outro:
FC
Iʼll tell you something right now
Dm
You ainʼt gotta pray for me
A#
Heʼs my wild boy, and Iʼm his wild joy
FC
(He was chaos, he was revelry)
Dm
If all you want is grey for me
A#
Thattʼs just white noise, itʼs my choice
FCDm
Screaming, "But Daddy, I love him
A#
Iʼm having his baby
FCDm
No Iʼm not but you should see your faces"
A#
But oh my god you should see your faces
FCDmA#