The Zach and The Jess - What Is A Blouse

      What is a Blouse?
by the Zach and the Jess

Capo 3
Chords for verse: Am / Em F / Am / Em F

[Verse 1]
Am
J: Hello I’ve got a question to posit
Em                             F
Can I take a look inside your closet?
Am
I’ve got a fashion mystery to figure out
Em                             F
What exactly is a blouse?

Am
Z: You organize like a rock star
Em                             F
I’m gonna skip to the part where the tops are
Am
Now this is a coat and this is a jacket
Em                             F
But what is this shirt? I’ve got to unpack it

Am
J: First thing that I be spottin’
Em                             F
This V-Neck shirt that’s made of cotton
Am
And I’mma go ahead and rule it out
Em                             F
Because I know if it’s cas then it’s not a blouse

Am
Z: I know a little bit about this
Em                             F
Like that the plural of blouse is blouses
Am
Hey this looks like a blouse to me
Em                             F
But I can’t figure out what a blouse should be

Z (spoken) Like what is it though?
J (spoken) It’s so confusing

[Chorus 1]
                  F
What is a blouse? Like what the hell is a blouse?
                  G
I’ve been trying so hard to figure it out
                   F           C           Am                         G
Is it like not all houses are mansions but every single mansion’s a house? A whoa-o
            F
What is a blouse? Why will nobody say?
            G
I asked a scientist, he just ran away
                       F          C          Am                   G
While shouting “Every mouse is a rodent but every rodent isn’t a mouse” A whoa-o
               Am
What is a blouse?


[Verse 2]
Am
J: Can it be worn in modern times
Em                             F
By sexy people written by Shonda Rhimes
Am
Or should it have died with the plague
Em                             F
Since it’s plagued with the curse of being vague?

Am
Z: Is it dissimilar to a baggy shirt
Em                             F
Or a sail to small for a boat to work?
Am
A pillowcase, but with a place for arms?
Em                             F
A V-Neck with exceptional grace and charm

Am
J: A classic T that got loose and swollen
Em                             F
Z: A button-up with all the buttons stolen
Am
J: An unflattering protection against a handsy
Em                             F
Z: Or a normal shirt that said J: Today I’m fancy

Am
B A raincoat, but cloth, without a hood
Em                             F
And it doesn’t protect against the rain so good
Am
A three piece suit, but only the vest piece
Em                             F
And the vest doesn’t resemble a vest in the least

J (spoken): What is this?
Z (spoken): I have no idea

[Chorus 2]
               F
What is a blouse? Why is nobody sure?
                       G
I asked my grandpa, he served in the war
                   F           C           Am                         G
He told me every kraut is a German and every single German’s a kraut
        G                                       Am
I said Grandpa that’s racist, also what is a blouse?

[Verse 3]
Am
Wikipedia says a blouse is a loose fitting upper garment
Em                             F
Worn by both workman and artists
Am
And peasants, and women, and children, and men
Em                             F
Man, that can’t be right but I’ll check it again
Am
It says it can be the jacket of a military uniform
Em                             F
This is the clothing equivalent of a unicorn
Am
Traditionally gathered up by a waistband
Em                             F
Goddamn, Wikipedia’s a wasteland!
Am
It doesn’t stop there, I don’t understand
Am
Not every pant is a trouser but every trouser is pants?


[Chorus 3]
           F
What is a pant? Is it half of some pants?
               G
How would you wear that, I don’t understand
                   F           C           Am                         G
And even if you could you’d be walking around with half your junk hanging out
                      Am
What were we talking about? Blouse

           F
What is a blouse? Why does nobody know?
               G
The apparel enigma, the Stonehenge of clothes
                   F           C           Am                         G
I used to think my spouse was my partner, but now is every partner my spouse?
            Am
What is a blouse?