hey polly

D D7 D A7

D   D7             Em 
Hey Polly, are you coming to the show?
          A7
There's a band on that I know
               D     D7
I think you'll love
          G               A7
They have got a song that goes
       D                G
"I'm a wolf in kitten's clothes"
    Em             A7                   D      A7
Hey Polly, there's something you should know
D    D7                   Em
Last summer, when we were lying on the bed
        A7                                  D      D7
All the things we should have said I'll say today
       G               A7
half a girl and half a boy
         D              G
with the whole world to enjoy
    Em             A7           D       D7
hey Polly, it's so stupid we're afraid
            Em              
cos I'm not who you think I am
      F#                       G              A7
I'm a loose bitch passing as a straight laced man

D D7 Em A7 D D7

           Em              
You're not who you say you are
         F#                     G       A7
You're a butch prick suffocated big gay star
D   D7             Em
Hey Polly, are you coming to the show?
          A7
There's a band on that I know
               D     D7
I think you'll love
        G                  A7
Cause I love the song that goes
       D                G
"I'm a wolf in kitten's clothes"
    Em             A7           D      D7
Hey Polly, it's so stupid we're afraid
       Em              A7               D     G  D
So hey Polly, get your claws round here today

submitted by Americo Jimemez


An alternate version by Martin Byrnes:

Note: The (F#) is just a descending bass note on the 6th string

[Intro]  D Dmaj7 D A7

   D  Dmaj7           Em

Hey Polly, are you coming to the show?
              A                            D     D7

There’s a band on that I know I think you’ll love
               G                       A7
They've got a song that goes
            D                      G         
“I’m a wolf in kitten’s clothes”
(F#) Em                A7                                D
Hey Polly, there’s something you should know
  D   Dmaj7                          Em
Last summer when we were lying on the bed
              A7                             D    D7
All the things we should’ve said I’ll say today
            G                    A7
Half a girl and half a boy
               D                       G
With a whole world to enjoy
(F#) Em                 A7                   D    D7
Hey Polly – it’s so stupid we’re afraid
                     Em
Cos I’m not who you think I am
          F#                                    G     A7sus4 A7
I’m a loose bitch passing as a straight-laced man

[break]  D Dmaj7 Em A7 A7sus4 A7 D D7

                   Em
You’re not who you say you are
               F#                                    G A7sus4 A7
You’re a butch prick suffocating a big gay star
  D  Dmaj7             Em
Hey Polly, are you coming to the show?
                 A7                    D    D7
There’s a band on that I know I think you’ll love
          G                           A7    
Cos I love the song that goes
            D                      G
“I’m a wolf in kitten’s clothes”
(F#)        Em                A7                  D    D7
Hey Polly, it’s so stupid we’re afraid
             Em                   A7                       D   G  D
So hey Polly, get your clogs round here today