E
When you're a skinny child of fourteen,
Wired with braces from ear to ear,
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You doubt that you will ever be appealing.
F
Then Hallelujah! You are fifteen
And the braces disappear
And your skin is smooth and clear
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And you have that happy grown-up female feeling.
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D D D D
D
How lovely to be a woman,
Em/D A7/D
The wait was well worth while;
Am/D
How lovely to wear mascara
A7/D D
And smile a woman's smile.
Dsus2 F#m
How lovely to have a figure,
G6 G Bm
That's round instead of flat;
G G/D Bb2 Bb/F D2 D
Whenever you hear boys whistle,
Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D
You're what they're whistling at.
Gm7 C C6 Cmaj
It's wonderful to feel
F7 Bb Bb6 BbMaj7
The way a woman feels;
Em7 A7 D2 D/A Em7 A7
It gives you such a glow just to know
Am6/F# Am6/C B7 E7-5 A7
You're wearing lipstick and heels!
D
How lovely to be a woman
Eb
And have one job to do;
Em7 A7/E Am7/E A7/E
To pick out a boy and train him
Em7 F7 Bm Am
And then when you are through,
Gsus Bb D
You've made him the man you want him to be!
Em7 A7 Em A7 D
Life's lovely when you're a woman like me!
Gm7 C C6 Cmaj
How wonderful to know
F7 Bb Bb6 BbMaj7
The things a woman knows;
Em7 A7 D2 D/A Em7 A7
How marvelous to wait for a date
Am6/F# Am6/C B7 E7-5 A7
In simply beautiful clothes!
D
How lovely to be a woman
Eb
And change from boys to men,
Em7 A7/E Am7/E A7/E
To go to a fancy nightclub
Em7 F7 Bm Am
And stay out after ten.
Gsus Bb D
How lovely to be so grown-up and free!
Em7 A7 Em A7 D
Life's lovely when you're a woman like me!