Key: C
Introduction: A Dm7 B7 E* E
A
I never knew,
Dm7
What I could do,
A F#
I never had a man of my own,
A F#
They used to call me &ldquo Shrinking Violet&rdquo ,
B7 E A
But now they never leave me alone.
A
Oh, you came along,
Dm7
Whistling your song,
A F#
You stole my heart away from my home,
A F#
They used to call me &ldquo Shrinking Violet&rdquo ,
B7 E A
But now they never leave me alone.
D
Ooh, Tom and Winthrop,
Dm7
Percy and Lee,
A A7
Couldn&rsquo t do what you did so easily,
D
With what you showed me,
Dm7
I wanna shout,
A*
(Because her lights came on),
N.C.
A
Woooh!
D
Ooh, Tom and Winthrop,
Dm7
Percy and Lee,
A A7
Couldn&rsquo t do what you did so easily,
D
With what you showed me,
Dm7
I wanna shout,
A F#7
Because my lights went on,
B7 E
When the lights went out.
A
Now can&rsquo t you see,
Dm7
What you send me,
A F#7
You&rsquo ve opened up a new kinda world,
A F#7
I used to be a &ldquo Shrinking Violet&rdquo ,
B7 E A
But now I&rsquo m a fairly motherly girl.