Tom: C
Introdução: C C/G G
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Has anybody here seen a chick called Dick?
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He looks real burly but he's really hip.
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He's six feet tall and his arms are all brown and hairy.
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He married Betty Lou back in sixty-five,
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When you had to be butch to survive
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But lately he's been looking at his wife with mixed emotions.
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You see, he's not a common place closet queen.
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He shouldn't be hidden, he should be seen.
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'Cos when he puts on that dress, he looks like a princess.
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The day he came out of the wardrobe,
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Betty Lou got quite a surprise.
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She didn't know whether she should get angry or not bat an eye.
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She really couldn't call up her mama
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Mama would positively die.
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Should she go or stay or should she try to get a trial separation?
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You see, he's not a faggot as you might suppose.
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He just feels restricted in conventional clothes.
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'Cos when he puts on that dress, he feels like a princess.
Bridge
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He's not a dandy, he's only living out a fantasy.
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He's not a pansy, he's only being what he wants to be.
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Now his life is rearranged,
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And he's grateful for the change.
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He's out of the wardrobe, and now he's got no regrets.
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Betty Lou didn't know what to do at first,
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But she's learning to cope at last.
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She's got the best of both worlds, and she's really in a state of elation.
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She says it helps their relationship.
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She says a change is as good as a rest.
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And their friends finally coming 'round to their way of thinking.
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She wears the trousers and smokes the pipe.
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And he washes up she helps him wipe.
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'Cos when he puts on that dress, he looks like a princess.
Outro
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He's out of the wardrobe and he's feeling all right.
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He's out of the wardrobe and he's feeling satisfied.
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Now it's farewell to the past,
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The secret's out at last.
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He's out of the wardrobe, and now he's got no regrets.