Dancing Through Life - WICKED + Lyrics Chords
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Ab] The trouble with schools is [Dbm] they always try to teach [Ab] the wrong lesson
I've been [Db] kicked out of enough of them to know
[Eb] They [Ab] want you to become less callow less shallow, [Fm] but I [Db] say why invite [Dbm] stressing
[Ab] stop studying [A] strife and
unexamined
[C] [Dm]
[F] I
[Am] skimming the surface [Bb] gliding [C] where turf is smooth
I've been [Db] kicked out of enough of them to know
[Eb] They [Ab] want you to become less callow less shallow, [Fm] but I [Db] say why invite [Dbm] stressing
[Ab] stop studying [A] strife and
unexamined
[C] [Dm]
[F] I
[Am] skimming the surface [Bb] gliding [C] where turf is smooth
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[Ab] The trouble with schools is [Dbm] they always try to teach [Ab] the wrong lesson
_ [Eb] Believe _ [Fm] me.
I've been [Db] kicked out of enough of them to know
_ [Ab] _
[Eb] They _ [Ab] want you to become less callow less shallow, [Fm] but I [Db] say why invite [Dbm] stressing
_ [Ab] stop studying [A] strife _ and
[Bbm] learn to live the _ unexamined _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ I
_ Dancing through life [Am] skimming the surface [Bb] gliding [C] where turf is smooth
[Dm] _ _ [Bbm] Life's [Eb] more painless
[Am] For [Dm] the brainless [Db] why think too hard?
[Eb] When it's so [Cm] [F] soothing dancing through life
[Am] No need to tough [Bb] it when you can [C] slough [Am] it off [F] as I [Dm] do
[Bb] Nothing _ [Am] matters, but knowing [Dm] nothing [Bb] matters.
It's just [Cm] life so keep [F] dancing _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ [F] Dancing through life [Am] _ [C] swing sweeping [Bb] and [C] always keeping [Dm] cool _ [Db] _ [Eb] Life's [Am] thoughtless
[Dm] When you're thoughtless [Db] those who don't try
[Eb] Never look foolish [F] dancing through life
[Am] _ mindless and [Bb] careless
Make [C] sure you wear less trouble
[Dm] _ Whoa [Bb] _ [C] _
fleeting [Am] blows [Dm] are glancing [Bb] when you're dancing
_ _ _ _ [F] So [C] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] what's the most [Bm] swankified place in town [F] that would be the odds best ballroom [G] sounds perfect
_ [Cm] Let's go down to the
Ozdust ballroom [Fm] will meet there later tonight
[Eb] We _ [Bb] can [Cm] dance [Bb] till it lights
_ [Eb] Find the prettiest girl
[Fm] Give [G] her a word
[Cm] [Dm] Right [Cm] on down to the Ozdust ballroom
[Bbm] _ Come on, follow me
_ [E] You'll be happy [F] to [Eb] be
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] I
[F] Only because [C] stuff is [Dm] what we come [Bb] to
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ It's just
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ So _ _ keep [D] dancing through _
_ _ _ Miss Galinda, I hope you'll save [Gbm] at least one dance for me.
I'll be right there [D] waiting all night
Oh
[Gbm] But _ you [D] know, what would be even kinder
[Gbm] _ _ _ See that tragically beautiful girl [Bm] the one in the chair
[E] It seems so unfair.
[A] We should go on a [Ab] spree and [Db] not she [Gbm] gee
I know someone would be my [G] hero if that someone were
[Bb] _ To go invite her.
Well, maybe I could invite [Dm] her Oh
_ Really [A] you would do that for me _ I would do [Bb] anything for you miss Galinda, _ _ [A] so
So I'll be picking you up [D] around 8 _ _ _ _
Now that we've met [Gbm] one another _ [D] it's clear we deserve [A] each other
[G] You're _ perfect, [D] so we're perfect
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ Isn't it wonderful
_ _ _ _ _ Finally for this one night.
I'm [C] about to have a fun night with [G] this munchkin boy
Galinda found for [D] me and [Em] I only wish [Bm] there were
Something [C] [D] I could do [Em] for her to [A] repay her
_ _ [Dm] pussy
_ [C] We [D] [Em] deserve each other [C] and [D] Galinda [Em] helped it come true
_ [C] [D] We deserve [Em] each [G] other me [C] and walk.
Please [D] Elphaba try to understand [A] I do _ _
Listen _ [D] _ _ _ Nessa and [G] I were talking about you [A] just now and I was just [D] talking about you
I thought [Eb] you might want to [F] wear this hat to the [G] party tonight
_ It's really a shark.
Don't you think you know black?
[C] [G] years pink
[Am] [D] You deserve [Em] each [D] other
[C] And [D] you you're both [Em] so [C] smart [Bm] you deserve [Em] each other
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[A] _ [Gbm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [E] _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [Bm] [A] Listen [Bb] _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
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Nessa, yes, [C] Nessa.
[Bb] I've got something to confess [Gm] a [C] reason why well
Why I asked you here [F] tonight
[C] _ [Dm] Now I know it isn't [Am] fair.
Oh
But I know why you do
[Bb] It's because [F] I'm in [Dm] this chair and [Gm] you [C] felt sorry for me
[G] Well, isn't [Cm] that right?
No.
No, it's because because _ _
[Bb] Because you are so beautiful
_ [Dm]
I think you're wonderful
_ [Bb] [C] And we deserve [Dm] each other.
Don't [Bb] you see [C] this is [Dm] our chance?
_ [Am] We deserve [Dm] each other.
[Bb] Don't we fuck you know what?
_ _ [F] Let's do _
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_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] Yes
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[Ab] The trouble with schools is [Dbm] they always try to teach [Ab] the wrong lesson
_ [Eb] Believe _ [Fm] me.
I've been [Db] kicked out of enough of them to know
_ [Ab] _
[Eb] They _ [Ab] want you to become less callow less shallow, [Fm] but I [Db] say why invite [Dbm] stressing
_ [Ab] stop studying [A] strife _ and
[Bbm] learn to live the _ unexamined _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ I
_ Dancing through life [Am] skimming the surface [Bb] gliding [C] where turf is smooth
[Dm] _ _ [Bbm] Life's [Eb] more painless
[Am] For [Dm] the brainless [Db] why think too hard?
[Eb] When it's so [Cm] [F] soothing dancing through life
[Am] No need to tough [Bb] it when you can [C] slough [Am] it off [F] as I [Dm] do
[Bb] Nothing _ [Am] matters, but knowing [Dm] nothing [Bb] matters.
It's just [Cm] life so keep [F] dancing _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ [F] Dancing through life [Am] _ [C] swing sweeping [Bb] and [C] always keeping [Dm] cool _ [Db] _ [Eb] Life's [Am] thoughtless
[Dm] When you're thoughtless [Db] those who don't try
[Eb] Never look foolish [F] dancing through life
[Am] _ mindless and [Bb] careless
Make [C] sure you wear less trouble
[Dm] _ Whoa [Bb] _ [C] _
fleeting [Am] blows [Dm] are glancing [Bb] when you're dancing
_ _ _ _ [F] So [C] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] what's the most [Bm] swankified place in town [F] that would be the odds best ballroom [G] sounds perfect
_ [Cm] Let's go down to the
Ozdust ballroom [Fm] will meet there later tonight
[Eb] We _ [Bb] can [Cm] dance [Bb] till it lights
_ [Eb] Find the prettiest girl
[Fm] Give [G] her a word
[Cm] [Dm] Right [Cm] on down to the Ozdust ballroom
[Bbm] _ Come on, follow me
_ [E] You'll be happy [F] to [Eb] be
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] I
[F] Only because [C] stuff is [Dm] what we come [Bb] to
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ It's just
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ So _ _ keep [D] dancing through _
_ _ _ Miss Galinda, I hope you'll save [Gbm] at least one dance for me.
I'll be right there [D] waiting all night
Oh
[Gbm] But _ you [D] know, what would be even kinder
[Gbm] _ _ _ See that tragically beautiful girl [Bm] the one in the chair
[E] It seems so unfair.
[A] We should go on a [Ab] spree and [Db] not she [Gbm] gee
I know someone would be my [G] hero if that someone were
[Bb] _ To go invite her.
Well, maybe I could invite [Dm] her Oh
_ Really [A] you would do that for me _ I would do [Bb] anything for you miss Galinda, _ _ [A] so
So I'll be picking you up [D] around 8 _ _ _ _
Now that we've met [Gbm] one another _ [D] it's clear we deserve [A] each other
[G] You're _ perfect, [D] so we're perfect
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ Isn't it wonderful
_ _ _ _ _ Finally for this one night.
I'm [C] about to have a fun night with [G] this munchkin boy
Galinda found for [D] me and [Em] I only wish [Bm] there were
Something [C] [D] I could do [Em] for her to [A] repay her
_ _ [Dm] pussy
_ [C] We [D] [Em] deserve each other [C] and [D] Galinda [Em] helped it come true
_ [C] [D] We deserve [Em] each [G] other me [C] and walk.
Please [D] Elphaba try to understand [A] I do _ _
Listen _ [D] _ _ _ Nessa and [G] I were talking about you [A] just now and I was just [D] talking about you
I thought [Eb] you might want to [F] wear this hat to the [G] party tonight
_ It's really a shark.
Don't you think you know black?
[C] [G] years pink
[Am] [D] You deserve [Em] each [D] other
[C] And [D] you you're both [Em] so [C] smart [Bm] you deserve [Em] each other
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[A] _ [Gbm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [E] _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [Bm] [A] Listen [Bb] _ _ _
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Nessa, yes, [C] Nessa.
[Bb] I've got something to confess [Gm] a [C] reason why well
Why I asked you here [F] tonight
[C] _ [Dm] Now I know it isn't [Am] fair.
Oh
But I know why you do
[Bb] It's because [F] I'm in [Dm] this chair and [Gm] you [C] felt sorry for me
[G] Well, isn't [Cm] that right?
No.
No, it's because because _ _
[Bb] Because you are so beautiful
_ [Dm]
I think you're wonderful
_ [Bb] [C] And we deserve [Dm] each other.
Don't [Bb] you see [C] this is [Dm] our chance?
_ [Am] We deserve [Dm] each other.
[Bb] Don't we fuck you know what?
_ _ [F] Let's do _
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_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] Yes
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