Am G I won't wear makeup on ThursdaysF It's not authentic enoughAm G I need to sound a bit brokenF I need to look kinda roughAm Sometimes I'm shy and I'm anxiousG Sometimes I'm down on my kneesF F Sometimes I try to embrace some slightly more modern qualitiesAm G But I won't wear makeup on Thursday, noF 'Cause I am folky as fuck [Pre-Chorus]F G You know that there are many chords that I could change so slightlyAm Em But why would I succumb to something so unlike me?F G Am I was always taught to just be dour and no funG Don't smile for anyone [Chorus]C I wanna make you wanna cryG F Don't want those tears inside your eyes, noAm G I wanna wake up in Sandy Bell's barC I wanna sing about sad stuff like LauryG F Broom and Sheep and men who're called WillieAm G I just wanna be folky as fuck [Post-Chorus]Am Oh-oh-oh-oh, I-G Oh-oh-oh-oh, I-F Am G C Oh-oh-oh, I just wanna be folky as fuck [Verse 2]Am G I'll wear my jumper on ThursdayF And I'll drink Iron-Bru from a canAm G I'll sing about independence (Yes, yes, yes)F About high flats, pieces and jamAm You know sometimes it gets kinda boringG When Findlay compares the club He runs a substandard raffleF Full of really shite stuffAm G So I'll sing ballads on ThursdayF Cos I am folky as fuck [Pre-Chorus]F G You know that there are many chords that I could change so slightlyAm Em But why would I succumb to something so unlike me?F G Am I was always taught to just be dour and no funG Don't smile for anyone [Chorus]C I wanna make you wanna cryG F Don't want those tears inside your eyes, noAm G I wanna wake up in the Royal OakC I wanna sing about sad stuff and ManualG F Labour, cows and men who're called WillieAm G I just wanna be folky as fuck [Post-Chorus]Am Oh-oh-oh-oh, I-G Oh-oh-oh-oh, I-F Am G Oh-oh-oh, I just wanna be folky as fuckAm Oh-oh-oh-oh, I-G Oh-oh-oh-oh, I-F Am G C Oh-oh-oh, I just wanna be folky as fuck
I Just Wanna Be Folky As Fuck
Karine Polwart
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