Verse 1:
BbF
I saw a spider I didn’t scream
Bb
Cause I can belch the alphabet
F
Just double dog dare me
BbF
And I chose guitar over ballet
Bb
And I take these suckers down
F
cause they just get in my way
Refrain 1:
DmAmBb
The way you look at me
Gm
Is kind of like a little sister
DmAm
Rubbed by your goodbyes
Bb
And it leaves me
Gm(hold)
nothing but blisters
Chorus:
F
So I don’t want to be
Am
just one of the boys
Bb
One of the guys
Db
Just give me a chance to
Gm
prove to you tonight that
F
I just want to be
Am
one of the girls
Bb
Pretty in pearls
DbGmF
Not one of the boys
Verse 2:
Bb
So over the summer
F
something changed
Bb
I started reading Seventeen
F
and shaving my legs
Bb
And I studied
F
Lolita religiously
Bb
And I walked right into school
F
and caught you staring at me
Refrain 2:
DmAm
Cause I know what you know
Bb
But now you’re going to
Gm
have to take a number
DmAm
It’s okay maybe one day
Bb
but not until you give
Gm(hold)
me my diamond ring
Chorus 2:
F
Cause I don’t want
Am
to be one of the boys
Bb
One of your guys
Db
Just give me a chance to
Gm
prove to you tonight that
F
I just want to be
Am
a homecoming queen
Bb
Pinup poster dream
DbGmF
Not one of the boys
Bridge:
BbADm
I want to be a flower
Gm
not a dirty weed
BbADm
I want to smell like roses
Gm
not a baseball team
BbADm
And I swear maybe one day
you’re going to want to
Gm(hold)
make out make out
FAmBbDbGm
make out with me
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Outro: F--Bb-- x4
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.