The Pronouns Song

C Am So you have a friend named Danny Dm G7 And his pronoun is "he" C Am But for years you've been accustomed Dm G7 To refer to him as "she" Dm G7 And you want to get it right C F But routine is set in stone C Am So you practice his new pronouns F G7 C C7 Loud and clear, when you're alone F C This is my friend, his name is Danny Dm G7 C C7 He himself is a friend of mine. F C Am I'm so glad to be a friend of his Dm G7 C Both he and I are fine. C Am So you have a friend named S. Dm G7 And their pronoun is "they" C Am And maybe you're not used to Dm G7 Thinking of them in that way Dm G7 And you want to get it right C F In the flesh and on the phone C Am So you practice their new pronouns F G7 C C7 Loud and clear, when you're alone F C This is my friend, their name is S. Dm G7 C C7 They themself are a friend of mine. F C Cmaj7 Am I'm so glad to be a friend of theirs Dm G7 C Both they and I are fine. F You don't want to hurt your friends C Am Or imply that they’re pretenders Dm G7 Be sure to use the pronouns that C C7 Reflect their proper genders F Habits may die hard C Am But that’s not a dispensation Dm To make some brand-new habits, F G All it takes is acclimation C Am So you have a friend named Gal Dm G7 And hir pronoun is "ze" C Am Which might be a fresh addition Dm G7 To your VOcabUlarY Dm G7 And you want to get it right C F In New York and in Bayonne C Am So you practice hir new pronouns F G7 C C7 Loud and clear, when you're alone F C This is my friend, hir name is Gal Dm G7 C F C7 Ze hirself is a friend of mine. F C Cmaj7 Am I'm so glad to be a friend of hirs Dm G7 C Both ze and I are fine. F All you need is practice C Am And you'll get it in the end Dm G7 And surely that is worth it C If you want to be a friend (On the album version, the final verse and chorus are transposed up one half step, from C to Db It's generally kept in C in live performances. The "transpose" button is there if you want it!)