[Strophe]
C          D                    Em       Em 
  Saturday morning jumped out of bed and put on my best suit 
C           D                    Em   Em 
  Got in my car and raced like a jet, all the way to you 
C                 D                     G       Em 
  Knocked on your door with heart in my hand To ask you a question 
C                   D                       G   Em 
  Cause I know that you're an old fashioned man yeah yeah
[Pre-Refrain]
C                                D 
Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life? 
    G/B                   Em 
say yes, say yes, Cause I need to know 
             C                                 D 
You say I'll never get your blessings till the day I die 
      G                     Em 
Tough luck my friend but the answer is no!
[Refrain]
C               D          G                   Em 
  Why you gotta be so rude? Don't you know I'm human too 
C               D         G          Em 
  Why you gotta be so rude I'm gonna marry her anyway 
C                D 
marry that girl (marry her anyway) 
G                     Em 
marry that girl (yeah no matter what you say) 
C                    D 
marry that girl (and we'll be a family) 
G               Em    C   D   G   Em 
  Why you gotta be so rude
[Strophe]
C           D                     G               Em 
  I hate to do this, you leave no choice  I can't live without her 
C            D                  G             Em 
  Love me or hate me we will be boys Standing at that alter 
C            D       G           Em 
  or we will run away to another galaxy you know 
C                   D           G            Em 
  You know she's in love with me She will go anywhere I go
[Pre-Refrain]
C                                D 
Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life? 
    G/B                   Em 
say yes, say yes, cause I need to know 
             C                                 D 
You say I'll never get your blessings till the day I die 
      G                         Em 
Tough luck my friend 'cause the answer's still no!
[Refrain]
C               D          G                   Em 
  Why you gotta be so rude? Don't you know I'm human too 
C               D         G          Em 
  Why you gotta be so rude I'm gonna marry her anyway 
C                D 
marry that girl (marry her anyway) 
G                     Em 
marry that girl (yeah no matter what you say) 
C                    D 
marry that girl (and we'll be a family) 
G               Em      C    D    G     Em 
  Why you gotta be so   ru-u-u-ude 
C    D    G     Em 
ru-u-u-ude
[Pre-Refrain]
C                                D 
Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life? 
    G/B                   Em 
say yes, say yes, Cause I need to know 
             C                                 D 
You say I'll never get your blessings till the day I die 
      G                  Em 
Tough luck my friend but no still means no!
[Refrain]
C               D          G                   Em 
  Why you gotta be so rude? Don't you know I'm human too 
C               D         G          Em 
  Why you gotta be so rude I'm gonna marry her anyway 
C                D 
marry that girl (marry her anyway) 
G                     Em 
marry that girl (yeah no matter what you say) 
C                    D 
marry that girl (and we'll be a family) 
G               Em      C    D    G 
  Why you gotta be so   ru-u-u-ude 
              Em      C    D    G 
Why you gotta be so   ru-u-u-ude 
               Em 
Why you gotta be so rude