Song Name: | Poor Unfortunate Souls (For my Requestee | By: | Little Mermaid (Disney) |
Posted By: | TIN_MAN | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | C | Genre: | Children |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2008-11-26 18:11:13 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS
LYRICS BY HOWARD ASHMAN MUSIC BY ALAN MENKEN 4 -4 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 -5 5 4 I ad-mit that in the past I've been a nas-ty. 4 4 -4 5 5 5 4 -5 5 They were-n't kid-ding when they called me -4 4 -4 well, a witch 4 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 But you'll find that now-a-days 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 I've men-ded all my ways 4 4 4 4 4 -4 -4 4 -4 5 Re-pen-ted, seen the light, and made a switch, (SPOKEN) True? Yes. 4 -4 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 -2 2 4 -4 And I for-tu-nate-ly know a lit-tle of mag-ic. 4 -4 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 4 -4 It's a tal-ent that I al-ways have pos-sessed. 4 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 And here late-ly please don't laugh 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 I use it on be-half 4 4 4 4 4 4 -4 -4 4 -4 5 of the mis-er-a-ble lone-ly and de-pressed 5 -6 -6 pa-thet-ic, (CHORUS) 4 -3 -4 4 -3 4 Poor Un-for-tu-nate Souls, 5 -3 5 -3 In pain in need. 5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 This one long-ing to be thin-ner 5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 That one wants to get the girl. 5 5 5 -6 -6 7 -6 -6 And do I help them? Yes in-deed. 5 7 -6 -7 7 -6 7 Those Poor Un-for-tu-nate Souls, 5 -3 5 -3 So sad so true. VERSE 2 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 They come flock-ing to my caul-dron 5 5 -6 -6 -6 -6 7 Cry-ing "Spells, Ur-su-la, please!" -6 -6 -6 -6 5 2 -3 And I help them? Yes, I do. 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 Now it's hap-pened once or twice, -5 -5 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 Some-one could-n't pay the price, -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 3 And I'm a-fraid I had to rake 'em -3 -3 4 Cross the coals. (SPOKEN) Yes, I've had the odd com-plaint. -3 -3 4 4 -4 4 4 5 But on the whole I've been a saint, -3b -3 4 -3 -4 4 -3 -3 To those Poor Un-for-tu-nate Souls. (SPOKEN) You'll have your looks. Your pretty face. And don't underestimate the importance of body language! Hah! VERSE 3 4 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 -5 5 4 The men up there don't like a lot of blab-ber. 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 4 -4 They think a girl who gos-sips is a bore. 4 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 Yes, on land it's much pre-fered 4 4 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 for la-dies not to say a word. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -4 -4 4 -4 5 And af-ter all dear what is i-dle prat-tle for? 5 5 5 5 5 -5 Come on! They're not all that 5 -4 -4 5 4 -4 4 im-pressed with con-ver-sa-tion. -4 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 -4 -4 True gen-tle-men a-void it when they can. 4 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 But they dote and swoon and fawn 4 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 On a la-dy who's with-drawn. 4 4 4 4 4 -4 -4 4 -4 5 It's she who holds her tongue who gets her man. 5 -3 -3 4 -3 -4 4 -3 4 Come on you poor un-for-tu-nate soul! 5 5 -3 5 5 -3 Go a-head! Make your choice. 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 I'm a ver-y bus-y wom-an 5 5 -3 -3 -3 -3 2 and I have-n't got all day. -3 -3 -3 -3 4 -3 -3 It won't cost much, just your voice. 5 4 -3 -4 4 -3 4 You poor un-for-tu-nate soul. 5 -3 5 -3 Its sad, but true. 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 If you want to cross a bridge, my sweet 5 -3 -3 -3 -3 2 you've got to pay the toll 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 Take a gulp and take a breath 5 5 5 -6 -6 -6 -6 5 and go a-head and sign the scroll 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 (Flot-sam Jet-sam, now I've got her boys, 5 -6 -6 -6 -6 7 (hold it) the boss is on a roll!) -6 7 7 -7 8 8 8 (Hold it) This poor un-for-tu-nate soul! |