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Intro:

N.C.
Elphie, now that we're friends, I've decided to make you my new project
N.C.
Oh, you really don't have to do that
N.C.
I know!
 
That's what makes me so nice
 
 
Verse 1:
    F#m    F#m/E B/D#         E/G#           Aadd9
Whenever I see  someone less fortunate than I
          F#m      F#m/E      B/D#       E/G#           Dadd9
And let's face it, right? Who isn't less fortunate than I?
   D/C   C    C/Bb    Bb       Aadd9
My tender heart tends to start to bleed
         F#m     F#m/E   B/D#        E/G#           Aadd9
And when someone needs a makeover, I simply have to take over
  Fadd9        Bbadd9/Ab        Esus2 E
I know, I know exactly what they need
    Em           A
And even in your case
N.C.            F#m7               B/D#
Though it's the toughest case I've yet to face
      Em           G/C          Aadd9 A
Don't worry, I'm determined to succeed
   D/G   Aadd9 Bm7/B
Follow my lead
    E9     A
And yes, indeed
N.C.
You will be, ah

Chorus:
D       A
Popular
                Gsus2  D
You're gonna be popu---lar
     A/C#          Bm     F#m/A          Bm      F#m/A
I'll teach you the proper ploys when you talk to boys
       Gmaj7  A         D
Little ways to flirt and flounce, ooh
              F#7/C# Bm       D+/A#        D/A           G#m7b5
I'll show you what shoes to wear, how to fix your hair
G         Em          A
Everything that really counts to be
D       A
Popular
                 Gadd9 D
I'll help you be popu--lar
       A/C#          Bm      F#m/A            Bm      F#m/A
You'll hang with the right cohorts, you'll be good at sports
         Gmaj7       A      F#7sus B
Know the slang you've got to know
         Em7                  Em7/G   Asus A D              Em7 Fdim7 D/F#
So let's start 'cause you've got an awfully   long way to go
 
 
Verse 2:
Bb           Bb(G#5)/F    Bb     G(G#5)/F#7
  Don't be offended by my frank analysis
Fmaj7                              C6/9
Think of it as personality dialysis
Bbm7              Bbm6/F     Gm7   Bbm/F
    Now that I've chosen to become a pal
  C                  Gm6/Bb
A sister and adviser, there's nobody wiser
A
Not when it comes to
 
 
Chorus:
D      A
Popular
             Gadd9 D
I know about popu--lar
    A/C#      Bm        F#m/A    Bm         F#m/A
And with an assist from me to be who you'll be
Gmaj7            F#7sus F#7/A# Bm
Instead of dreary who---you---were
          D7/A
Well, are!
        G                    Bm/F# Em7             A  D      N.C.
There's nothing that can stop you  from becoming populer   lar
 
 
Post-Chorus:
A D  A   Gadd9 D
  La-la, la----la
Em7         G       Gadd9/A A D   Em7(no5) Fdim7 D/F#
We're gonna make you pop------u-lar
 
 
Bridge:
F#     G#m7(no5)  F#dim/A  F#/A#
When I see      depressing creatures
Bm     F#/C# Bm/D
With unprepossessing features
E   F#m7(no5)    Edim/G  E/G#  A
I remind    them on their own behalf to think of
F#  G#m7(no5) F#dim/A  F#/A#
Celebrated    heads of state
    Bm        F#/C#    Bm/D
Or especially great communicators
E    F#m7(no5) Edim/G   E/G#
 Did they have brains or knowledge?
A
 Don't make me laugh
 
 
Chorus:
 
They were
D
Popular
A
Right!
               Gadd9 D
It's all about popu--lar
     A         Bm  F#m/A          Bm         F#m/A
It's not about aptitude, it's the way you're viewed
        Gmaj7 F#7sus F#7   Bm7 E9
So it's very   shrewd   to be
Em7            G  Asus A D
Very, very popular like   me, me
 
 
Refrain:
           Bm     F#m/A
And though you protest
        Bm   F#m/A
Your disinterest
Gmaj7     C#7sus F#7/E Bm E
I know clandes---tine-ly
       Em7                          Asus         A   D
You're gonna grin and bear it: your newfound popularity
 
(Woo!)
 
 
Outro:
D  A   Gadd9 D
La-la, la-----la
E  B   A  E
La-la, la-la
G D   Bm A Em
La-la, ooh
 
You'll be popular
Em7     G  Em7      G  Asus A  D  A Gadd9 A D
   Just not quite as popular  as me!