Tone:
Capo:
Fingerpicking/Strumming pattern:
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 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 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]
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You'll [Gm]never guess what just [Cm]happened to
me
[G#]That perfectly adorable [Gm]Munchkin boy just
asked[Cm]asked me out
He said he was too shy to ask me out
first, but then, Galinda emboldened him
Wait, Galinda?
Don't
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
Instrumental Break
[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]
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