Chords with lyrics
ARTIST: Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
From the musical, Hairspray
Ab7Ab7
EbM7Ebm7 Ab7Ab7
(Ooh ooooo,
EbM7Ebm7 Ab7Ab7
Ooh ooh ooooo,
EbM7Ebm7 C#C#
Ooh ooooo,
Eb7Eb7
hoot, hoot, hoot, hoot!)
Ab7Ab7 C#7C#7 Ab7Ab7
Ev'ry afternoon when the clock strikes four
Ab7Ab7
(bop bee ba, ba ba ba ba ba, bee ba)
C#7C#7 C#7C#7 Ab7Ab7
A augmentedA crazy bunch of kids crash through that door
Ab7Ab7
(bop bee ba, ba ba ba ba ba, bee ba)
Eb MajorEb
They throw off their coats
C#C#
And leave the squares behind
Eb MajorEb
And then they shake it, shake it, shake it
C#C#
Like they're losing their mind
Eb MajorEb
You'll never see them frown
C#C# BB C#/Ab Ab7Ab7
'Cause they're the nicest kids in town
EbM7Ebm7 Ab7Ab7
(Ooh ooooo,
E7E7
Ooh ooh ooo)
A7A7 D7D7
Every afternoon you turn your T.V. on
A7A7 A7A7
(na, na, na, na, na, na na na na)
D7D7
And we know you turn the sound up when your parents are gone, yeah!
A7A7 A7A7
(na, na, na, na, na, na na na na)
E MajorE
And then you twist and shout
D MajorD
For your favorite star
E MajorE
And once you've practiced every step
D MajorD
That's in your repertoire
E MajorE
You better come on down
D MajorD C majorC D/AD/A A7A7
And meet the nicest kids in town
D7D7
Nice white kids who like to lead the way
A augmentedA
And once a month we have our "negro day!"
F# minorF#m BB
And i'm the man who keeps it spinnin' round
D MajorD BB
Mr. Corny Collins with the latest,
E MajorE
Greatest Baltimore
FF
Sound!!
Bb7Bb7 Eb7Eb7 Bb7Bb7
So every afternoon drop everything
(bop bee ba, ba ba ba ba ba, bee ba)
Eb7Eb7 Bb7Bb7
Who needs to read and write when you can dance and sing?
Bb7Bb7
(bop bee ba, ba ba ba ba ba, bee ba)
FF
Forget about your algebra
Eb MajorEb
And calculus
FF
You can always do your homework
Eb MajorEb
On the morning bus
FF
Can't tell a verb from a noun
Eb MajorEb C#C# Eb/BbEb/Bb Bb7Bb7
They're the nicest kids in town
Fm7Fm7 Eb/Ab
(Ooh ooooo)
Bb majorBb F#7F#7
B7B7 E7E7 B7B7
So, if every night you're shaking as you lie in bed
(mony mony, ah ooh, mony mony)
E7E7 B7B7
And the bass and drums are pounding in your head
(mony mony, ah ooh, mony mony)
F#7F#7
Who cares about sleep when you can
E7E7
snooze in school?
FF F#7F#7
They'll never get to college
E7E7
But they sure look cool
F#7F#7
Don't need a cap and a gown
E MajorE D MajorD E/B B7B7
'Cause they're the nicest kids in town
F#m7F#m7
(Ooh ooooo, etc.)
E/A B7B7 F#m7F#m7
They're the nicest. Nicest
E/A B7B7
They're the nicest. Nicest
E/A B7B7
They're the sugar 'n' spicest,
F#m7F#m7 E/A
The nicest kids in...
B7(#9)