Chords for The Wild Party (Off-Broadway) - 3. What a Party

_ [Ab] _ _ _ And the gang took _ wing
_ And the shadows _ left
_ Any [Fm] fool could [E] _ see _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ What [B]
a [Eb] _ [B] party!
_ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ And _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Fm] the shadows left
Any fool could see
What a party!
While the candles glared
And the neighbors wept
Any swell could be
At a party!
_ _ [Bb]
Might be quickly [G] Slightly sickly
[Bb] _
Tasty, tasty
[G] Like [F] birds of prey
Round the under [Db] tray
[Fm] When the laughter starts
And the game begins _ [F] It's guaranteed
_ [Bb] That's how to [C] blow
That's how to throw _ [Db] a [F] party! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Madeline Shrew
[Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ Lesbian
_ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] Eddie
[Bb] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ Hugelist Crazy, crowding
[Ebm] _ Smartly, [Fm] shrouding Drinking, stinging
Till by and by
[E] They began to _ _ [Ab] fly
_ [D] _ [Ab] Happy
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Abm] Sweet Ketchup
[Bbm] The [Abm] brothers got on [Bbm] up Piano Composers [Abm] Dolores
[Eb] A [Abm] hook [Bb] May A [B] looker
Katie [C] A finer
[Dbm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Fm] And the gang [F] took wing
[Fm] And the clock [Bb] ticked on
[Fm] Any fool could see
What a party! _
While the moon could [F] swing
While the blues got gone
[Fm] While the blues was free
At a party! _
_ [Bb] Panting, crying [Eb] Loudly, lying [Ab] Waving, [Gm] craving
Like birds of [C] prey
Round the under [Bb] tray _ _ _
_ _ But _ _ tonight
_ _ _ Queen [F] Easter passed them all _ And [Bb] _ tonight _
_ Queen [Dm] Easter firm [Db] and _ [F]
tall
_ [Eb] With a taste [Abm] of
Happy and _ [Eb] cold
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] She _ [Ebm] was [D] something
[Fm] To kneel [Eb] before in [Db] prayer
_ _ [Eb] _
_ My God, [Bb] _ Queenie _
[F] _ You're [Bb] looking _ swell
[Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] Poor Queenie
_ [N] _