The Addams Family Musical - When You're An Addams chords by Misc Musicals

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Verse 1:
Am
When you're an Addams
             E
You need to have a little moonlight




        E7
When you're an Addams
             A
You need to feel a little chill
  D        Dm         F#m
You have to see the world in shades of grey
  B7               E
You have to put some poison in your day
E

MORTICIA (spoken): That's the way
           Am
BOTH: When you're an Addams
                  E
GOMEZ: You need to have a sense of humor (Ha!)
           E7
BOTH: When you're an Addams
                    A
MORTICIA: You need to have a taste for death
     D        Dm
BOTH: Who cares about the world outside
  F#m
And what it wants from you
        A
When you're an Addams
E             A
You do what Addams always do!

Verse 2:
               Bbm
ADDAMS FAMILY: When you're an Addams
               F
GOMEZ: You gotta have a lotta passion
               F7
ADDAMS FAMILY: When you're an Addams
                    Bb
MORTICIA: You need to really love your wife (Several times a day)
        Eb           Ebm       Gm
ADDAMS FAMILY: You're happy when your toes are in the mud
          C7                F
FESTER/GRANDMA: You smile a bit the moment you smell blood
                     Bbm
ADDAMS FAMILY: AA-OOOH!!! When you're an Addams
                   F
WEDNESDAY: You need to grab a bow and arrow
               F7
ADDAMS FAMILY: When you're an Addams
               Bb
PUGSLEY: You need a moment to explode
     Eb
GRANDMA: Just pour a potion
         Ebm
FESTER: Flip the switch
                   Gm
FESTER/GRANDMA/WEDNESDAY/PUGSLEY: And wait till things get hot
               Bb
ADDAMS FAMILY: When you're an Addams
F               Bbm
  You have to really stir the pot

Bridge:
    Bbm
FESTER: So keep your sunshine
   F
And keep your glee
    Db        Eb
GOMEZ: Country music in Tennessee
      Gb
WEDNESDAY: Keep your laughter
       Bbm
GRANDMA: And MTV
          C       F
ADDAMS FAMILY: And all will be all right
Bm         F
Give us shadows and give us gloom
Db        Eb
Broken glass in a motel room
Gb          Bbm
Something fun we can all exhume
  F       Gm
And give it all tonight!

Interlude:
         Bb                          D
GOMEZ (spoken): And on this special night, beneath our Family Tree, we summon our beloved Ancestors.
      G5
ANCESTORS: Once torn asunder
G5
Down six feet under
G5        D
We get to gather here
          Gm
MALE ANCESTOR ONE: Dead for forever
          Gm
MALE ANCESTOR TWO: Bled from whatever
    Gm
BOTH: Called now to reappear
                     Cm   F
MALE ANCESTOR THREE/FEMALE ANCESTOR ONE: Every cadaver
Bb
Start the palaver
A         D
Once in an Addams year
      Gm
ANCESTORS: Hold your decaying
Gm
Hear what we're saying
          D
Time now to give a cheer

Instrumental:
        D      Gm Am D Am7 D7 G C Em
GOMEZ (spoken): Line Dance!
      A7 D7 D
Bunny Hop!
       Gm D
Do the Twist!
       Gm Bm A F#
Rigor Mortis!

Verse 3:
          Bm
ALL: When you're an Addams (That's right! When you're an Addams!)
            F#
You have a very special duty. (Late night! Out with the Addams!)
        F#7
When you're an Addams (With one bite)
             B
You're obligated to the clan
   E        Em
It's family first and family last
         G#m
And family by and by
        B
When you're an Addams
              G#m
The standard answers don't apply

Outro:
        B
When you're an Addams
B
You do what Addams do or-
    B
LURCH: Ughhh
   Bm
ALL: Die!
Em F# B