[Intro]BbFCmEbBbFCmEb[Verse 1]Bb
Well girl sometimes
FCmEb
I feel just a boy
BbF
Put here on this earth
CmEb
for you to toy round with
Bb
I'm the plastic 3-inch
FCmEb
armies you destroy
BbF
I'm the monster under neath your
CmEb
bed y'ain't afraid of yet
DmEbF
She let me in
DmEbF
And I feel all right
DmEbF
Yeah I feel all right
[Chorus]BbF
Hey there Mrs. Lovely are
AbEb
you coming out to play
BbF
I've been stranded on your door
AbF
step every night and day
BbFAbG
And I want you so bad but
CmBbF
when you cry I get scared
Cm
Wanna dry your eyes
BbF
with cinnamon and pears
[Interlude]BbFCmEbBbFCmEb[Verse 2]BbF
You used to only want your
CmEb
two front teeth
BbF
But Christmas time it came it went,
CmEb
you ended up with me
BbF
And we started playing Twister
CmEb
with our tongues
BbF
We probably should have scrapped the
CmEb
game and gave ourselves some hugs
DmEbF
And I toy with you
DmEbF
And you toy with me
DmEbF
Can you stop this please?
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[Chorus 2]BbF
Hey there Mrs. Lovely are
AbEb
you coming out to play
BbF
I've been stranded on your door
AbF
step every night and day
BbFAbG
And I want you so bad but
CmBbF
when you cry I get scared
Cm
Wanna dry your eyes
BbF
with cinnamon and pears
And pears And pills And pills
[Outro]BbFCmEbBbFCmEb
How to play Hey There Mrs Lovely: key, chords and progression
These are the chords for Hey There Mrs Lovely by Ryan Adams on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
Hey There Mrs Lovely by Ryan Adams keeps coming home to B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). You need 7 chords: Bb, F, Cm, Eb, Dm, Ab and G.
The progression the song keeps returning to is Bb – F – Cm – Eb (I – V – ii – IV in B♭ major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes A, E, Bm, D, C#m, G, F# (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
B♭B♭ D FFF A CCmC E♭ GE♭E♭ G B♭DmD F AA♭A♭ C E♭GG B D
B♭B♭ D FFF A CCmC E♭ GE♭E♭ G B♭DmD F AA♭A♭ C E♭GG B D
B♭B♭ D FFF A CCmC E♭ GE♭E♭ G B♭DmD F AA♭A♭ C E♭GG B D
Hey There Mrs Lovely chords: questions
What key is Hey There Mrs Lovely in?
Hey There Mrs Lovely by Ryan Adams is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).
What chords are in Hey There Mrs Lovely?
Hey There Mrs Lovely uses 7 chords: Bb, F, Cm, Eb, Dm, Ab, G.
What is the chord progression of Hey There Mrs Lovely?
The main progression is Bb – F – Cm – Eb (I – V – ii – IV).
Is Hey There Mrs Lovely easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes A, E, Bm, D, C#m, G, F# (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo).
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