The Lion King Broadway Soundtrack - 08. Be Prepared Chords

[A] _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ [Am] never thought hyenas _ [Dm] essential.
_ _ [G] They're crude and [Am] unspeakably brave.
_ _ But maybe they've a glimmer [Dm] of potential _ if [B] allied to my [E] vision and brain.
_ [B] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I [Am] know that your powers [Dm] of retention are [Em] as wet [G] as a [A] warthog's backside.
_ But thick as you are, [Dm] pale-tinted, _ [Em] my words are a matter [A] of pride.
_ [C] It's clear from your vacant [Am] expressions _ [C] the lights are not all on [A] upstairs.
_ [G] But we're talking kings [C] and successors.
Even you [Am] can't be caught unawares.
_ So prepare for the chance of a [Dm] lifetime.
Be [G] prepared for sensational [C] news.
_ A shining new [Am] era [Dm] is [G] tiptoeing nearer.
[Em] _ [C] _
_ [F] Just listen [G] to teacher.
[C] I know it sounds [Gm] sordid, but you'll be rewarded
[A] when at last I am given [Dm] my dues.
And [B] injustice _ [E] deliciously squared.
_ [Am] _ _
Be prepared [F] for _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ the death of [Em] the king. _
No!
[Am] We're gonna kill him.
And Simba too.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Idiots!
There [Cm] will be a king.
_ [Am] I will be king.
Stick with [Cm] me and you'll [Am] never go hungry again.
[G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] It's _ _ [Am] great that we'll soon [Dm] be connected.
_ [Em] When it will be all kind [Am] of good.
_ Of course, quid pro quo, [Dm] you're expected.
_ [Em] You take certain [Am] duties of war.
_ [Cm] The future is [Am] littered with prizes.
_ [Cm] And though I'm the main [Am] addressee, _ [G] the point that I must [C] emphasize _ is
you won't get [E] a sniff without me.
_ _ [Am] _ [E] _
_ [Am] So prepare for the truth of [Dm] history.
_ [G] Be prepared for the murkiest [C] scat.
_ _ Meticulous [Am] planning, [Dm] tenacity [G] spanning, [Am] decades of denial.
It's [G] simply why I'll [C] be king on this building.
Respected, saluted, [A] and seen for the wonder [Dm] I am.
Yes, [B] my teeth and ambitions [E] are there. Be [Am] prepared.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] Yes, [B] my teeth and [E] ambitions are there.
Be [Am] prepared.
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