Aladdin - One Jump Ahead
Alan Menken
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Tom : Am
Em C7 B7
One jump ahead of the breadline
Em A7
One swing ahead of the sword
G/D Eb7 G Am
I steal only what I can't afford
G/B B C#m Ddim B/D# Em C7 B7
One jump ahead of the law----men
Em A7
That's all, and that's no joke
G/D Eb7 D7 G Am7 Bbdim
These guys don't appreciate I'm broke
[Crowd]
C/D D7 Cmaj7/D D7 G6/D G/D G6/D G/D
Riffraff! Street rat! Scoundrel! Take that!
[Aladdin]
C/D D7 Cmaj7/D D7 Gsus4 G
Just a little snack, guys
[Crowd]
F#m7 B7 Esus4 Em B/D Em/D
Rip him open, take it back, guys
[Aladdin]
C7
I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
F#7 B7
You're my only friend, Abu!
[Crowd]
Who?
[Ladies]
Em C7 B7
Oh it's sad Aladdin's hit the bottom
Em A9 G/B Cm A7/C#
He's become a one-man rise in crime
Dm
I'd blame parents except he hasn't got 'em
[Aladdin]
F#7
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
B B7
Tell you all about it when I got the time!
Em C7 B7
One jump ahead of the slow-pokes
Em A7
One skip ahead of my doom
G/D Eb7
D7#5 G Ab Bbm Bdim7 Ab/C
Next time gonna use a nom de plume
C Dm7 D#dim7 C/E Fm Em C7 B7
One jump ahead of the hit-men
Em A7
One hit ahead of the flock
G/D Eb7 D7 G Am7 Bbdim G/B
I think I'll take a stroll around the block
[Crowd]
C/D D7 Cmaj7/D D7 G6/D G/D G6/D G/D
Stop, thief! Van -dal! Outrage! Scandal!
[Aladdin]
C/D D7 Cmaj7/D D7 G
Let's not be too hasty
[Lady]
F#m7 B7 Em Em/D
Still I think he's rather tasty
[Aladdin]
C7
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
F#7 B7
Otherwise we'd get along
[Crowd]
E
Wrong!
[Aladdin]
Am F7 E7
One jump ahead of the hoofbeats
(Vandal!)
Am D7
One hop ahead of the hump
(Street rat!)
C/G Ab7 G7
One trick ahead of disaster
(Scoundrel!)
Em C/E Adim
They're quick, but I'm much faster
(Take that!)
G7sus/D G7sus
Here goes, better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landin'
N.C.
All I gota do is jump........!
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