Sat ur day (G)morn nin’, jumped out of (C6)bed
and (Am)put on my (G)best suit.
Got in my (G)car and raced like a (C6)jet
stand in’ (Am)all the way (G)to you.
Knocked on your (G)door with heart in my (C)hand
to (Am)ask you a (G)ques tion ’cause I know that (G)you’re an old fash ioned (C)man.
an y (Am)where I go.
(F)Can I have your daugh ter for the (G)rest of my life?
Say (C)yes, say yes, ’cause I (Am)need to know.
You say I’ll (F)nev er get your bless ing till the (G)day I die.
Tough (G)luck, my friend, but the (CN.C.)an swer is no.
Why you got ta (G)be so rude?
Don’t you know I’m (Am)hu man, too?
Why you got ta (G)be so rude?
I’m gon na (Am)mar ry her an y way.
(F)Mar ry that girl, (G)mar ry her an y way.
(C)Mar ry that girl, yeah, (Am)no mat ter what you say.
(F)Mar ry that girl and (G)we’ll have a fam i ly.
Why you got ta (Am)be so
(F)rude?
I hate to (G)do this, you leave no (C6)choice.
Can’t (Am)live on with (G)out her.
Love me or (G)hate me, we will be (C6)boys
stand in’ (Am)at the that (G)al tar.
Or we will (G)run a way to an (C)oth
er (Am)gal ax y.
(G)You know, you know she’s in (G)love with me.
She will (C)go
an y (Am)where I go.
(F)Can I have your daugh ter for the (G)rest of my life?
Say (C)yes, say yes, ’cause I (Am)need to know.
You say I’ll (F)nev er get your bless ing till the (G)day I die.
Tough (G)luck, my friend, ’cause the (CN.C.)an swer’s still no.
Why you got ta (G)be so rude?
Don’t you know I’m (Am)hu man, too?
Why you got ta (G)be so rude?
I’m gon na (Am)mar ry her an y way.
(F)Mar ry that girl, (G)mar ry her an y way.
(C)Mar ry that girl, yeah, (Am)no mat ter what you say.
(F)Mar ry that girl and (G)we’ll have a fam i ly.
Why you got ta (Am)be so
(F)rude?
(F)Can I have your daugh ter for the (G)rest of my life?
Say (C)yes, say yes, ’cause I (Am)need to know.
You say I’ll (F)nev er get your bless ing till the (G)day I die.
Tough (C)luck, my friend, but (Am)no still means no.
(F)rude?
Yeah.
Why you got ta (Am)be so
(F)rude?
Why you got ta (Am)be so rude?
This page shows “Rude” by Magic! in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 132 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.