Be Prepared chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

Enough waffle, here are the chords used:
A minorAm    - x02210
DmDm    - xx0231
E minorEm    - 022000
C minorCm    - xx5543
G+G    - 320003
C majorC    - x32010
Bm7flat5 - xx0201
E7E7    - 020100
C/Bflat - x12010
A7A7    - x02020
E MajorE    - 022100
E MajorE sus  - 022200
FF    - 133211 (or the way I was taught was xx3211)
G7G7    - 320001

Intro: A minorAm   DmDm

 A minorAm             DmDm
I know that your powers of retention
    E minorEm           A minorAm
Are as wet as a warthog's backside.
              DmDm
But thick as you are pay attention
  E minorEm          A minorAm
My words are a matter of pride.

   C minorCm            A minorAm
It's clear from your vacant expressions,
  C minorCm           A minorAm
The lights are not all on upstairs.
  G+G              C majorC
But we're talking kings, and successions,
   Bm7flat5        E7E7
Even YOU can't be caught unawares...

    A minorAm           DmDm
So prepare for the chance of a lifetime,
   G+G           C majorC
Be prepared for sensational news...
 E minorEm     A minorAm   DmDm     G+G
A augmentedA shining new era is tip-toeing nearer
    E minorEm     A minorAm
And where do we feature?
   DmDm    G+G
Just listen to teacher.

 C majorC
I know it sounds sordid,
  C/Bflat
But you'll be rewarded
    A7A7         DmDm
When at last I am given my dues,
   Bm7flat5       E MajorE
And injustice, deliciously squared,
EsusEsus E MajorE  A minorAm      FF
Be  prepared!

     E7E7
Yeah, be prepared, heh, heh,
A minorAm
We'll be prepared, heh.

For what?
DmDm
For the death of the king!
   E minorEm
Why, is he sick?
           A minorAm
No fools, we're gunna kill him...

And Simba too...

Great idea, who needs a king?
DmDm              E minorEm
No king, no king, la la la la la la!
         A minorAm
Idiots! There will be a king!
       C minorCm
Hey but you said er--

I WILL BE KING!
A minorAm         C minorCm
Stick with me, and you'll never go hungry again!
A minorAm
Yay, alright!
G+G
Yeah,alright!
C majorC
Alright!

Long live the king,
Bm7flat5          E MajorE
Long live the king!

   A minorAm               DmDm
It's great that we'll soon be connected
    E minorEm           A minorAm
With a king who'll be all time adored.
                   DmDm
Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected,
  E minorEm           A minorAm
To take certain duties on board...

  C minorCm           A minorAm
The future is littered with prizes
  C minorCm            A minorAm
And though I'm the main addressee,
  G+G      G7G7    C majorC
The point that I must emphasize is,
  Bm7flat5         E MajorE
YOU WON'T GET A augmentedA SNIFF WITHOUT ME!

   A minorAm            DmDm
So prepare for the coup of the century
  G+G             C majorC
Be prepared for the murkiest scam
 E minorEm    A minorAm    DmDm    G+G
Meticulous planning, tenacity spanning,
 E minorEm     A minorAm
Decades of denial
  DmDm     G+G
Is simply why I'll
  C majorC
Be king undisputed,
 C/Bflat
respected, saluted,
  A7A7          DmDm
And seen for the wonder I am.
    Bm7flat5        E MajorE
Yes my teeth and ambitions are bared.
EsusEsus E MajorE A minorAm
Be  Prepared!
    Bm7flat5        E MajorE
Yes our teeth and ambitions are bared,
   A minorAm
Be prepared!

Outro (over 'wild laughter') FF  E MajorE A minorAm