JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “In Spite of Ourselves” merupakan salah satu lagu yang dipopulerkan oleh grup band post-punk asal Swedia, Viagra Boys.
Lagu tersebut dimuat sebagai trek terakhir dalam album studio kedua mereka yang bertajuk Welfare Jazz.
Album yang berisikan 13 trek tersebut dirilis secara resmi pada 2021 melalui label YEAR0001.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Sometimes Life Isn’t Easy - Mew
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “In Spite of Ourselves” dari Viagra Boys:
[Intro]
| Em
| D
| Em
[Verse 1]
G
She don't like her eggs all runny
G
She thinks crossin' her legs is funny
C
She looks down her nose at money
G
She gets it on like the Easter Bunny
D
She's my baby, I'm her honey
D | Em | % |
She's my baby, I'm never gonna let her go
[Verse 2]
G
He ain't been laid in a month of Sunday
G
I caught him once, and he was sniffin' my undies
C
He ain't too sharp, but he gets things done
G
Drinks his beer like it's oxygen
D
He's my baby, and I'm his honey
D | Em | % | % | % |
He's my baby, I'm never gonna let him go
[Verse 3]
G
She thinks all my jokes are corny
G
Convict movies make her horny
C
She likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs
G
Swears like a sailor when shaves her legs
D
She takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'
D | Em | % |
She takes a lickin', I'm never gonna let her go
[Verse 4]
G
He's got more balls than a big brass monkey
G
A wacked out weirdo, and a love bug junkie
C
Sly as a fox and crazy as a loon
G
Payday comes, and he's a'howlin' at the moon
D
He's my baby, I don't mean maybe
D
He's my baby, and I'm his honey
D
He's my baby, I'm his honey
D | Em | % |
He's my baby, I'm never gonna let him go
[Bridge]
C
In spite of ourselves
G
We'll end up a'sittin' on a rainbow
D
Against all odds
D7 G
Honey, we're the big door prize
C
We're gonna spite our noses
G
Right off of our faces
D
There won't be nothin'
D7 G
But big old hearts, dancin' in our eyes
[Verse 5]
D
She's my baby, I'm his honey
D (Em)
She's my baby, I'm never gonna let you go
[Outro]
| Em
| Em
| Em
| Em
| Em
| Em
| D
| Em