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Iris Dement - In Spite Of Ourselves Ukulele

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In Spite Of Ourselves Ukulele

(ver. 1)
Iris Dement
[Intro]
C C F C G C
 
[Verse 1]
 
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------|-3------------------------------------|
C|-----4-----4----2------------2h4----|------4------4---2---------------2h4--|
G|--------------------5----5----------|---------------------5---5---5--------|
   C                                     C
  She don't like her eggs all runny     She thinks crossin' her legs is funny
 
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------3--------------------------------|
C|-2--------------------------2h4-----|----------4--4---2---------------2h4---|
G|------5-----5---2---5---5-----------|--5-------------------5---5--5---------|
   F                                     C
  She looks down her nose at money      She gets it on like the Easter Bunny
 
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------3-3---3-3---3--------------|
C|-4----2--------4----2---------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------4p0------------4p0---------|--0-------------------4---5------|
   G                                     G                       C
  She's my baby, I'm her honey          I'm never gonna let her go
 
[Verse 2]
 
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----3------------------------------------|---3-------------------------------------------|
C|----------4----4--2--------------2h4-----|---------4---4----2--2-------------------------|
G|-0-------------------5---5---5-----------|-------------------------5----5-5----5---2p0---|
   C                                          C
  He ain't got laid in a month of Sundays    Caught him once and he was sniffin' my undies
 
A|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------|----7-----4---4---------------------|
G|-0-h2-----5----5-----5--2---5-----5-----8b---|-------------------7----5---5-5-8b--|
   F                                               C
  He ain't too sharp, but he gets things done     Drinks his beer like it's oxygen
 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------3-3---3-3---3--------------|
C|-4---2------------4---2----------|---------------------------------|
G|---------4p0--0-----------4p0----|--0-------------------4--5-------|
   G                                  G                       C
  He's my baby and I'm his honey     I'm never gonna let him go
 
[Chorus]
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4---4---4---2----------------2-------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-------5-------5--5--5-5----2--2--0--5------|
   C              F                                   C
  In spite of ourselves, we'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----4----4---2-----2h4-----5----2-------2---------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------4--------5----------------|
   C           G                               C
  Against all odds, honey, we're the big door prize
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4-----2-2---------2----------2-----------------0-------------|
G|-------------5---------5-5---------5--5---2---0---------------|
   C           F                                C
  We're gonna spite our noses right off of our faces
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------2---4--4----4---5---4----2----------------2---0---|
G|-0-----5-----------------------------------0-0----4-----------|
   C                                  G                     C
  There won't be nothin' but big old hearts dancin' in our eyes
 
[Interlude]
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
C|----4-2---------------2---2----------2/4--|
G|--0------0h2-x-5-x-2----5----0-5-2p0------|
   C         F                 C
 
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
C|----4-2---------------2---2----------2/4--|
G|---------0h2-x-5-x-2----5----0-5-2p0------|
   C         F                 C
 
A|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
C|----4-2---------------2---2----------2/4--|---4--4----2-----------|
G|---------0h2-x-5-x-2----5----0-5-2p0------|-5------5-----5--4--5--|    
 
[Optional Ukulele Harmony]
A|                                          |-----------------------|
E|                                          |-----------------------|
C|                                          |-4-5-7--4---5---2---4--|
G|                                          |-----------------------|
 
[Verse 3]
 
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
C|------4-----4--2------------2h4-----|-----4----4-2-------------2h4---|
G|--------------------5----5----------|-----------------5----5---------|
   C                                     C
  She thinks all my jokes are corny     Convict movies make her horny
 
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|---3--------------------------------------------|
C|-2-----------------------------------4--|----------4---4--4-2----2------------------2h4--|
G|------5-----5-5---5---5---5---5---------|-----------------------------5----5-----5-------|
   F                                          C
  She likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs    Swears like a sailor when she shaves her legs
 
A|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|------3-3----3-3---3-----------|
C|-----4----2---------------4---2----------|-------------------------------|
G|-0-----------4p0-----0------------4p0----|---0-------------------4---5---|
   G                                           G                       C
  She takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'    I'm never gonna let her go
 
[Verse 4]
 
A|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|------3--------------------------------------|------------3-------------------------------------|
C|----------4----4-----2----------------2h4----|-------------------4----4-2---2-------------------|
G|-0-----------------------5--5----5-----------|----0---0------------------------5--5--5----2p0---|
   C
  He's got more balls than a big brass monkey      He's a whacked-out weirdo and a lovebug junkie
 
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---3----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|-----4-----4----2---2-----------------------|
G|-2-/5--5--5------5-5--5--5--8b----|-------------------------5-5----5---5---8b--|
   F                                    C
  Sly as a fox    crazy as a loon      Payday comes and he's howlin' at the moon
 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--3-3---3-3---3------------|
C|-4---2------------4---2----------|---------------------------|
G|---------4p0--0-----------4p0----|-0----------------4---5----|
   G                                  G                   C
  He's my baby, I don't mean maybe   Never gonna let him go
 
[Chorus]
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4---4---4---2----------------2-------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-------5-------5--5--5-5----2--2--0--5------|
   C              F                                   C
  In spite of ourselves, we'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----4----4---2-----2h4-----5----2-------2---------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------4--------5----------------|
   C           G                               C
  Against all odds, honey, we're the big door prize
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4-----2-2---------2----------2-----------------0-------------|
G|-------------5---------5-5---------5--5---2---0---------------|
   C           F                                C
  We're gonna spite our noses right off of our faces
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------2---4--4----4---5---4----2----------------2---0---|
G|-0-----5-----------------------------------0-0----4-----------|
   C                                  G                     C
  There won't be nothin' but big old hearts dancin' in our eyes
 
[Chorus]
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4---4---4---2----------------2-------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-------5-------5--5--5-5----2--2--0--5------|
   C              F                                   C
  In spite of ourselves, we'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----4----4---2-----2h4-----5----2-------2---------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------4--------5----------------|
   C           G                               C
  Against all odds, honey, we're the big door prize
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4-----2-2---------2----------2-----------------0-------------|
G|-------------5---------5-5---------5--5---2---0---------------|
   C           F                                C
  We're gonna spite our noses right off of our faces
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------2---4--4----4---5---4----2----------------2---0---|
G|-0-----5-----------------------------------0-0----4-----------|
   C                                  G                     C
  There won't be nothin' but big old hearts dancin' in our eyes
 
[Outro]
 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------2---4--4----4---5---4----2----------------2---0---|
G|-0-----5-----------------------------------0-0----4-----------|
   C                                  G                     C
  There won't be nothin' but big old hearts dancin' in our eyes
 
A|-------------3--------------------------|
E|---------0------------------------------|
C|-----0----------------------------------|
G|-0--------------------------------------|
  C
                  In spite of ourselves
            
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