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[Chorus]
[E]Dancing through life, [B]skimming the [E]surface
[A]Gliding where turf is [E]smooth
[A] Life's more painless[G#m]painless for the [C#m]brainless
[C]Why think too hard [D]when it's so soothing?
[E]Dancing through life, [B]no need to [E]tough it
[A]When you can slough it [E]off as I [C#m]do
[A]Nothing matters, but [G#m]knowing nothing
[C#m]matters
[A] It's just life, so [B]keep dancing [E]through [B]
[A] [C] [D] [E] [B]
Dancing through life, swaying and sweeping
[A]And always [B]keeping [G#m]cool[C#m]cool
[A] Life is [D]fraughtless[G#m]fraughtless when you're
[C#m]thoughtless
[C]Those who don't try [N.C.]never look foolish
[E]Dancing through life, [B]mindless and
[E]careless
[A]Make sure you're [B]where less [G#m]trouble is
[C#m]rife
[A]Woes are [B]fleeting, [G#m]blows are [C#m]glancing
[A] When you're dancing[B]dancing through [E]li[B]fe[A] [A] [D] [Am]
[B]
[Instrumental]
[E] [G#m] [C#m] [A] [B] [C#m] [B]
[E] [F#]
[Verse 2]
[Bm] Let's go down to the Ozdust Ballroom
We'll [Em]meet there later tonight
[A] We can dance till it's light
Find the [D]prettiest girl, [C#m]give her a [F#]whirl
[Bm]Right [A]on [Bm]down to the Ozdust Ballroom
[Am] Come on, follow me
[D#]You'll be happy to [D]be [B]there
[Chorus]
[E]Dancing through life [N.C.]down at the Ozdust
If [A]only be[B]because dust is [G#m]what we come [C#m]to
[A]Nothing [B]matters, but [G#m]knowing nothing
[C#m]matters
[A] It's just [E]li[A]life [F#m](Ah, [G#m]ah)
[E]It's just [D]life [B]
So keep danci[C#]dancing through [G#]
[Instrumental]
Galinda[Fm]Galinda
Um, I'll hope you'll [F#]save a dance for me
tonight
I'll be right there, [C#]waiting all night
[G#]That's so kind
[A] But you know what would be even kinder?
[Verse 3]
[F#m] See that tragically beautiful girl?
[Bm] The one in the chair
[E] It seems so unfair
We should [A]go on a spree
[G#m] And not [C#]she, gee!
[F#m]I know someone would be my hero
[Em] If that someone were
[Bb] To go invite her
Well
[A]Maybe I could invite her
Oh, Biq, really?
You would do that for me?
I would do anything for [Bb]you
You're good![A]good!
I don't know what you mean [D]
I love helping [F#m]others
Oh[D]Oh, and I happen to be free to[F#m]tonight, after
all
[D]Now that we've met one a[F#m]another
It's [D]clear we deserve each [F#m]other
You're [G]perfect
You're perfect
So we're [D]perfect together
[Bb] Born to be forever
[D#]Dancing through li[D]life [C] [Bb]
[Instrumental]
You'll [Gm]never guess what just [Cm]happened to
me
[G#]That perfectly adorable [Gm]Munchkin boy just
asked[Cm]asked me out
N.C.
He said he was too shy to ask me out
first, but then, Galinda emboldened him
N.C.
Wait, Galinda?
N.C.
Don't
N.C.
Don't you dare say another word against
her
[F#]I'm about to have the happiest night of my
life
Thanks to Galinda
[Verse 4]
[F#]Finally, for this one night
I'm a[B]about to have a fun night
With this [C#]Munchkin boy Galinda found for
[F#]me [C#/F]
And I [D#m]only wish there [Bbm]were
Something [B]I could [C#]do for [D#m]her
To re[G#]repay her
Elphaba[C#m]Elphaba, see?
[B]We de[C#]deserve each [D#m]other
And Ga[B]Galinda [C#]helped it come [D#m]true
[B] We de[C#]deserve each [D#m]other, me and [B]Boq
Please, Elphaba, try to [C#]understand
I [G#]do
Galinda, [C#]um
[D]Nessa and I were talking about you just
now and—
Oh, well, we were just talking about you
How you should join us tonight [G]at the
Ozdust
And don't tell me you have nothing to [A]wear
'Cause you could wear [G]this [A] [D]
I mean[D#]mean, it goes with [F]everything you [G]own
[Verse 5]
It's really, uh, [G]sharp, don't you think?
You know black is [C]this year's pink
[B]You de[C#]deserve each [D#m]other
This hat and [B]you, y[C#]you're both [D#m]so smart
[B]You de[C#]deserve each [D#m]other
So here[D]here, out of the goodness of my heart
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[G] [D] [Bb] [F] [C] [F] [C]
[Bb] [Am] [Dm] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Gm] [Am] [D#] [G#] [D#] [Fm] [C#] [D#]
[Cm] [Fm] [C#] [Cm] [Fm] [C#]
[Cm] [Fm] [C#] [D#] [F]
[Verse 6]
Listen, [F]Nessa?
Yes?
Uh, Nessa
I've got [Bb]something to confess a
Reason [C]why, well
Why I asked you here [F]tonight [C]
And I [Dm]know it isn't [Am]fair
Boq, I know why
You do?
It's [Bb]because I'm [C]in this [Dm]chair
And you [G]felt sorry for me [G/B]
Well, isn't that [Cm]right?
No! No, no, no, I don't feel sorry for you
You're great
I asked you because
Because
Be[D#]Because you are so beautiful
[Dm]Boq, I think you're wonderful
[Bb] And we de[C]deserve each [Dm]other
Don't you [Bb]see this [C]is our [Dm]chance?
[Bb] We de[C]deserve each [Dm]other
Don't we, [Bb]Boq?
You [C]know what?
Let's [F]dance
What?
Let's [Bb]dance
[Instrumental]
[D#m] [C#] [D#m] [C#] [G#m] [F#] [C#]
[F] [Bb] [Em] [Am] [F]
[D] [F#m] [G] [Bm] [Bb] [C]
[Chorus]
[F]Dancing through life [C]here at the Ozdust
If [Bb]only be[C]because dust is [Am]what we come [Dm]to
And [Bb]here's the strange thing, your [Am]life
could end up [Dm]changing
[Gm]While you're danc[D#]dancing [F]through [Bb] [F]