Honor To Us All

	  		C                                    
This is what you give me to work with? 
                        Em 
Well, honey, I've seen worse 
 F                                G 
We're going to turn this sow's ear 
             C     G  C  D  C 
Into a silk purse 

Verso 1 

C 
We'll have you washed and dried 
C 
Primped and polished 
          Am        G 
Till you glow with pride 
                     Em      G 
Trust my recipe for instant bride 
                          C 
You'll bring honor to us all 

Verso 2 

C 
Wait and see  
C 
When we're through 
                        Am     G 
Boys will gladly go to war for you 
  G 
With good fortune 
      Em     G 
And a great hairdo 
                          C 
You'll bring honor to us all 

Ponte 1 

   G 
A girl can bring her family 
                    C 
Great honor in one way 
    E               Am  
By striking a good match 
     D                 G 
And this could be the day 

Verso 3 

C 
Men want girls with good taste 
C 
Calm, obedient 
     Am        G 
Who work fast-paced 
G 
With good breeding 
       Em    G 
And a tiny waist 
                          C 
You'll bring honor to us all 

Ponte 2 

  G 
We all must serve our Emperor 
                       C 
Who guards us from the Huns 
  E              Am  
A man by bearing arms 
    D             G 
A girl by bearing sons 

Verso 4 

C 
When we're through 
C 
You can't fail 
Like a lotus blossom 
Am        G 
Soft and pale 
G 
How could any fellow 
 Em     G 
Say "No Sale" 
                          C 
You'll bring honor to us all 

There - you're ready 
Not yet 
An apple for serenity 
A pendant for balance 

C         Am        C 
Beads of jade for beauty 
C         Am       C 
You must proudly show it 
    F      Dm       F 
Now add a cricket just for luck 
     G                     Ab  
And even you can't blow it 

Verso 5 

Db 
Ancestors 
Db  
Hear my plea 
Db  
Help me not to make a 
 Bbm    Ab  
Fool of me 
Ab  
And to not uproot 
    Fm      Ab  
My family tree 
Ab     
Keep my father standing tall 
Ab 
Scarier than the undertaker 
A       Am         A 
We are meeting our matchmaker 

Verso 6 

D 
Destiny 
D 
Guard our girls 
D 
And our future 
       Bm    A 
As it fast unfurls 

Please look kindly on 
        Gbm     A 
These cultured pearls 
                Bm 
Each a perfect porcelain doll 
D 
Please bring honor to us 
D 
Please bring honor to us 
A 
Please bring honor to us 
A 
Please bring honor to us 
                          D 
Please bring honor to us all