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