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Whip Smart

Liz Phair
ChordsKeyECapoFret 1intermediate
★4.7(6)

Chords in this song4

capo 1 — sounds a semitone higher

Verse 1

I'm gonna tell my son to grow up pretty as the grass is green
And whip smart as the English Channel's wide 
And I'm gonna tell my son to keep his money in his mattress
And his watch on any hand between his thighs 
And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower til
I write my whole life story on the back of his big brown eyes 

Chorus

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

Verse 2

I'm gonna tell my son to join a circus so that death is cheap
And games are just another way of life 
And I'm gonna tell my son to be a prophet of mistakes because
For every truth there are half a million lies 
And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower til
He learns to let his hair down far enough to climb outside 

Chorus

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

A Capella Chorus

N.C.
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
N.C.
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
N.C.
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
N.C.
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

Chorus

When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

Outro

N.C.
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing

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