Grace Petrie – Black Tie chords
Chords:
[Verse 1]GWell it’s a jungle out thereD A7The year 2018, I didn’t thinkC GWe’d still be sorting babies into blue and pinkAnd all our progressDWell I wonder what it meansAmThat the only girls clothes that work for meCTurn out to be boyfriend jeans[Refrain]EmWell that’s fineA7Cause I declineC GA narrow set of rules that just don’t workEmCause these red linesA7They’re not mineC GAnd if you need me you can find me ironing my shirt[Pre Chorus]G BmCause I’m in black tie tonightEmGet a postcard to myC GYear 11 self in her year 11 hellBmSaying everything’s gonna be alrightEm CNo you won’t grow out of it you will find the clothes that fit[Chorus]G DAnd the images that fucked yaEmWere a patriarchal structureCAnd you never will surrenderGTo a narrow view of genderDAnd I swear there’ll come a dayA7When you won’t worry what they sayCOn the labels, on the doorsGYou will figure out what’s yoursEm C G Em C [Verse 2]D GAnd it’s a bloody nightmareD A7Tryna fight the spread of bigotry and fearC GThat’s uniting Piers Morg-an and Ger-maine GreerAnd all our progressDYeah I wonder who it’s forA7When I dared to utter that trans lives matterCYeah and all I got was a TERF war.[Refrain]A7 EmWell that’s fineA7Cause I declineC GYour narrow set of rules they just don’t workEmThese red linesA7They’re not mineC And if you need me you can find me ironing my shirt[Pre Chorus]G BmCause I’m in black tie tonightEmGet a postcard to myC GYear 11 self in her year 11 hellBmSaying everything’s gonna be alrightEm CNo you won’t grow out of it you will find the clothes that fit[Chorus]G DAnd the images that fucked yaEmWere a patriarchal structureCAnd you never will surrenderGTo a narrow view of genderDAnd I swear there’ll come a dayA7When you won’t worry what they sayCOn the labels, on the doorsGYou will figure out what’s yoursD A7You will figure out what’s yoursCAnd that it’s gotGm Em A7Nothing to do with fitting neatly in a boxCThat was constructed to make it seemBmLike people come in just two teamsEm GAnd anything that’s in between ain’t good enoughD CAnd you will loveGAnd you’ll be loved[Pre Chorus]G BmAnd you’re in black tie tonightEmGet a postcard to myC GYear 11 self in her year 11 hellBmDarling everything’s gonna be alrightEm CNo you won’t grow out of it you will find the clothes that fit[Final Chorus]G DAnd the images that fucked yaEmWere a patriarchal structureCNo you never will surrenderGTo that narrow view of genderDAnd there’s folks you’ve yet to meetBut you’re exactly up their streetA7 CAnd they’ve been waiting just as longGTo hear someone sing this songDAnd better days are on their wayEmWhen it won’t matter what they sayCOn the labels, on the doorsGYou will figure out what’s yoursEmC D EmAnd girl you’re gonna be so happyC D GAnd girl you’re gonna be just fineC D EmAnd girl you’re gonna be so happyEmDown the lineCDown the lineD7 G Em C G Em (repeat to fade)