The Kinks

Out Of The Wardrobe(Chords)

The Kinks

Key: C

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Intro: C  Csus  C/G  G  x2 


    C       Em         Am7          C/G    
Has anybody here seen a chick called Dick?  

   F          Am7            D           
He looks real burly but he's really hip. 

     G                                            C    Csus  C   Csus  
He's six feet tall and his arms are all brown and hairy. 

   C             Em            Am7       
He married Betty Lou back in sixty-five,  

C/G       F         Am7         D    
 When you had to be butch to survive 

    G                                                C   Csus   C  Csus      
But lately he's been looking at his wife with mixed emotions. 

         Am7                     D7             
You see, he's not a common place closet queen.  

   Am7                               G               
He shouldn't be hidden, he should be seen. 

 
F Am7 D7 G C 'Cos when he puts on that dress, he looks like a princess.
C Em Am7 C/G The day he came out of the wardrobe, F Am7 D Betty Lou got quite a surprise. G C Csus C Csus She didn't know whether she should get angry or not bat an eye. C Em Am7 C/G She really couldn't call up her mama; F Am7 D Mama would positively die. G C Csus C Csus Should she go or stay or should she try to get a trial separation? Am7 D You see, he's not a faggot as you might suppose. Am7 G He just feels restricted in conventional clothes.
F Am7 D7 G C 'Cos when he puts on that dress, he feels like a princess.
Bridge C G C He's not a dandy, he's only living out a fantasy. C G C He's not a pansy, he's only being what he wants to be. F D7 Now his life is rearranged, C Em7 Am7 C/G And he's grateful for the change. F G C Csus C He's out of the wardrobe, and now he's got no regrets. C Em Am7 C/G Betty Lou didn't know what to do at first, F Am7 D But she's learning to cope at last. G C Csus C She's got the best of both worlds, and she's really in a state of elation. C Em Am7 C/G She says it helps their relationship. F Am7 D She says a change is as good as a rest. G C Csus C Csus And their friends finally coming 'round to their way of thinking. Am7 D7 She wears the trousers and smokes the pipe. Am7 G And he washes up; she helps him wipe.
F Am7 D7 G C 'Cos when he puts on that dress, he looks like a princess.
Outro G C He's out of the wardrobe and he's feeling all right. G C He's out of the wardrobe and he's feeling satisfied. F D7 Now it's farewell to the past, C Em7 Am7 C/G The secret's out at last. F G C He's out of the wardrobe, and now he's got no regrets. C Csus C/G G x2

Written by Ray Davies

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