Chords for It's a Privilege to Pee

Tempo:
135.2 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Cm

Ab

G

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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It's a Privilege to Pee chords
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Bobby!
Bobby, reason with the woman!
I'm a little short this morning!
He's my pa, Miss Pennywise.
Can't he [Fm] come in for free, just this once?
Get your [D] head out of the clouds, Bobby [G] Strong!
No one gets in [B] for free!
[C] Every [Ab] morning you [Fm] all come here, and every [G] morning some of you got reasons why you ain't gonna pay.
And [Ab] I'm here to tell you, you is gonna [D] pay!
In the name of God, Penny, what difference could it [Bm] make?
[Cm] [Fm] What [Cm] difference?
[Fm] [Cm]
Times are [Fm] hard, our cash [G] is tight, you've got no right, I've heard it [Cm] all before.
Just this [Fm] once is once too [G] much, cause once leave once, the water [Cm] wants, wants more.
[Fm] I run the only [Bb] toilet [Eb] in this part [Ab] of town, you see.
[D] So if you gotta go, you [Eb] got [Dm] to [Gb] go [G] through me.
It's a [Cm] privilege to be.
Water's worth its weight in gold these [Fm] days.
[G] No [C] more bathrooms like in olden days.
[Eb] [F] You come [C] here and pay a fee, [Ab] [Eb] [Bm] for the [C] privilege [Fm] to pee.
Twenty years [C] we've had [Bb] the [Eb] drought, [F] [Eb] [C] and our reservoirs have [Bb] all [Eb] dried up.
I [C] take my baths now [Bb] in a [Ab] coffee hop.
I boil what's [C] left of it for [Bb] tea, [Eb] [Ab] and it's a privilege [C] to [Bb] pee.
[Ab] [G] [Cm] The politicians [Fm] in their wisdom saw, that there [G] should be a law.
[Cm] The [Dm] pot [Cm] [Fm] taxed the toilet, [Cm] and made illegal public [G] urination, [D] and [C]
defecation.
[Fm] [Ab] So come and give your [Cm] coins to me.
[Ab] Write your name [Cm] here in the record book.
[Fm]
[Cm] The authorities will want to [Ab] look, if you've been [Cm] regular with me.
[Fm] If you've [Cm] paid the proper fee, [Fm] for [Cm] the privilege to pee.
But Miss Pennywise
I [Fm] said no [Db] buts, Bobby.
[Ab] You're a sweet [Eb] looking boy, and I likes to [Fm] keep you around.
[Db] But this [Ab] man ain't coming in without paying, not this time!
I [Db] can't wait much longer, Bobby.
[Ab] There's no telling what I might do.
You think [Cm] you got some kind of right.
Some kind of right.
[Fm] You think [Eb] you come in here and go for free.
Stand [Fm] up, baby!
The only thing you'll get is [G] no for free.
Stand [F] up, Lori!
I'm a [Cm] business gal, you see.
A business gal, you see.
I [Fm] sell the privilege [C] to pee.
[Bb] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] The [D] goons!
[Cm]
[Fm] So we piss each day, until we [G] piss away.
[Cm] [Fm] [Cm]
[Fm] Must soon [Cm] come out again, so you're [Fm] no different [G] then.
From [C] lonely me.
[Fm] But Miss Pennywise
That's enough, [Db] Bobby!
only
[Ab] [Bbm]
me.
[C] And I think I'll charge you twice.
No need to jeopardize your [D] position.
Or better yet, [Eb] have you arrested?
I'm through with [Fm] all this, you see!
Since you prefer [Cm] the law gets tested.
[Ab] Scraping cash, three times a day.
And if you're in [G] town, you'll see.
Crazy [D] with the nitrates half the time. [Abm] I'm done!
Define the privilege!
[G] No [E] way to live, I [N] tells ya!
No way to live!
For the [D] privilege to [Cm] you!
[Fm] [Cm]
[C]
[N]
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Cm
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Ab
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G
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C
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Fm
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Cm
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Ab
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To learn Nancy Opel, Urinetown Ensemble - (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Its A Privilege To Pee chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, Cm, Fm and Cm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 67 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 135. With the song's key of C Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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Bobby!
Bobby, reason with the woman!
I'm a little short this morning!
He's my pa, Miss Pennywise.
Can't he [Fm] come in for free, just this once?
Get your [D] head out of the clouds, Bobby [G] Strong!
No one gets in [B] for free!
[C] Every [Ab] morning you [Fm] all come here, and every [G] morning some of you got reasons why you ain't gonna pay.
And [Ab] I'm here to tell you, you is gonna [D] pay!
In the name of God, Penny, what difference could it [Bm] make?
[Cm] _ _ [Fm] What [Cm] difference?
[Fm] _ _ [Cm]
Times are [Fm] hard, our cash [G] is tight, you've got no right, I've heard it [Cm] all before.
_ Just this [Fm] once is once too [G] much, cause once leave once, the water [Cm] wants, wants more.
[Fm] I run the only [Bb] toilet [Eb] in this part [Ab] of town, you see.
[D] So if you gotta go, you [Eb] got [Dm] to [Gb] go [G] through me.
_ _ _ It's a [Cm] privilege to be.
_ _ _ _ Water's worth its weight in gold these [Fm] days.
[G] No [C] more bathrooms like in olden days.
[Eb] [F] You come [C] here and pay a fee, _ [Ab] _ [Eb] [Bm] for the [C] privilege [Fm] to pee.
_ _ Twenty years [C] we've had [Bb] the [Eb] drought, _ [F] _ [Eb] [C] and our reservoirs have [Bb] all [Eb] dried up.
I [C] take my baths now [Bb] in a [Ab] coffee hop.
I boil what's [C] left of it for [Bb] tea, [Eb] _ _ [Ab] and it's a privilege [C] to [Bb] pee.
[Ab] _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ The politicians [Fm] in their wisdom saw, that there [G] should be a law.
_ _ [Cm] The [Dm] pot [Cm] _ _ [Fm] taxed the toilet, _ [Cm] and made illegal public _ [G] urination, [D] _ _ and _ _ [C] _ _
defecation.
_ _ [Fm] [Ab] So come and give your [Cm] coins to me.
_ _ [Ab] _ Write your name [Cm] here in the record book.
[Fm] _ _ _
[Cm] The authorities will want to [Ab] look, if you've been [Cm] regular with me.
[Fm] _ If you've [Cm] paid the proper fee, _ [Fm] for [Cm] the privilege to pee.
But Miss Pennywise_
I [Fm] said no [Db] buts, Bobby.
[Ab] You're a sweet [Eb] looking boy, and I likes to [Fm] keep you around.
[Db] But this [Ab] man ain't coming in without paying, not this time!
I [Db] can't wait much longer, Bobby.
[Ab] There's no telling what I might do.
You think [Cm] you got some kind of right.
Some kind of right.
[Fm] You think [Eb] you come in here and go for free.
Stand [Fm] up, baby!
The only thing you'll get is [G] no for free.
Stand [F] up, Lori!
I'm a [Cm] business gal, you see.
A business gal, you see.
I [Fm] sell the privilege [C] to pee.
[Bb] _ [Ab] _
[G] _ [Cm] The [D] goons!
[Cm] _ _
[Fm] So we piss each day, until we [G] piss away.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ Must soon [Cm] come out again, so you're [Fm] no different [G] then.
From [C] lonely me.
[Fm] But Miss Pennywise_
That's enough, [Db] Bobby!
_only
[Ab] _ [Bbm]
me.
[C] And I think I'll charge you twice.
No need to jeopardize your [D] position.
Or better yet, [Eb] have you arrested?
I'm through with [Fm] all this, you see!
Since you prefer [Cm] the law gets tested.
[Ab] Scraping cash, three times a day.
And if you're in [G] town, you'll see.
Crazy [D] with the nitrates half the time. [Abm] I'm done!
Define the privilege!
_ _ [G] _ No [E] way to live, I [N] tells ya!
No way to live!
_ _ For the _ _ _ [D] _ privilege _ to _ _ [Cm] you! _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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