Tone: [C]
Intro:
[C] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [Am] [F] [G]
Chorus:
Well there’s a [C]ring around the [Am]moon, a r[F]ring around the[G]the rosy
a [C]ring around my s[Am]socks that [F]keep my feet so [G]cozy
well [C]I’m a single [C7]woman and I [F]don’t need many [Dm]things
so [F]why don’t my poor little [G]finger got a [C]ring
Verse 1:
[C]Once upon a [Am]time, turns o[F]out it’s compli[G]complicated
for [C]Tommy Lee in s[Am]second grade I [Dm]waited and I [G]waited
I [C]wrote a note on V[C7]Valentines and [F]said check yes or [Dm]no
he c[F]crumpled up my paper so I [G]punched him in the th[C]throat
-no break between Verse and Chorus-
Chorus:
Well there’s a [C]ring around the [Am]moon, a [F]ring around the [G]rosy
a [C]ring around my s[Am]socks that [F]keep my feet so [G]cozy
well [C]I’m a single [C7]woman and I [F]don’t need many [Dm]things
so [F]why don’t my poor little [G]finger got a r[C]ring
-Intro rif between Chorus and Verses-
Verse 2:
I b[C]bought a wedding [Am]dress just in c[F]case someone was [G]lookin’
I p[C]practiced on my[Am]my sewin’ and I [Dm]practiced all my [G]cookin’
I [C]found a handsome [C7]guy who said he’d [F]love me like no [Dm]other
but s[F]sadly mama says it doesn’t c[G]count since he’s my [C]brother
Chorus:
Well there’s a [C]ring around the [Am]moon, a[F]a ring around the [G]rosy
a [C]ring around my s[Am]socks that [F]keep my feet so [G]cozy
well [C]I’m a single [C7]woman and I don’t [F]need many [Dm]things
so w[F]why don’t my poor little f[G]finger got a [C]ring
Verse 3:
-Diamonds-
I f[C]finally got a [Am]strategy and c[F]caught myself a [G]man
I p[C]pepper sprayed his [Am]eyeballs and I t[F]threw him in my [G]van
I [C]took him to the [C7]church and when at [F]last we heard the[Dm]the bells
he [F]somehow got away and now i [G]hope he goes to [G]well
Chorus:
Well there’s a [C]ring around the [Am]moon, a[F]a ring around the [G]rosy
a [C]ring around my s[Am]socks that [F]keep my feet so [G]cozy
well [C]I’m a single [C7]woman and I [F]don’t need many [Dm]things
so [F]why don’t my poor little [G]finger got a [C]ring
Outro:
[F] [F] [G] [C]