
Keep Young And Beautiful
Annie Lennox
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Tom: C
Keep Young And Beautiful Al Dubin and Harry Warren
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning:EADGBE
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INTRO CHORD SHAPES VERSE + CHORUS CHORD SHAPES
C F#dim Dm G7 B7 Em
G Am G+ C Dm G7 F B C A7 F#dim C7 G D7 B C
E|-0-2-----1--1--2--0--3-0--3---|-0-1--1--1-2-3-0--2-----0--3-2--2-3--|
B|-1-1-----3--0--0--0--0-1--0---|-1-3--0--1-4-5-2--1-----1--0-1--4-5--|
G|-0-2-----2--0--2--0--0-2--0---|-0-2--0--2-4-5-0--2-----3--0-2--4-5--|
D|-2-1-----0--0--1--2--0-2--1---|-2-0--0--3-4-5-2--1-----2--0-0--4-5--|
A|-3-x-----x--2--2--2--2-0--2---|-3-x--2--3-2-3-0--x-----3--2-x--2-3--|
E|-3-x-----x--3--x--0--3-x--3---|-3-3--3--1-2-3-x--x-----x--3-x--2-3--|
[INTRO]
C F#dim Dm G7 C F#dim Dm G7 C
Athletics, cosmetics, a weighing machine are part of the feminine daily routine Why not?
C F#dim Dm G7 C F#dim Dm G7 C
And oceans of lotions and potions you take to keep that old something or other awake For what?
C G7 C Dm7 G7 C G7
What's cute about a little cutie? It's her beauty, and brains
C G7 C B7 Em B7 Em
Old Father Time will never harm you if your charm still re-mains
Dm G C Am Dm F#dim
Am G+
After you grow old, baby You don't have to be a cold baby
[VERSE 1]
C Dm G7 C G7 C Dm G7 C C7
Keep young and beautiful It's your duty to be beautiful
F B C A7 Dm G7 C Dm7 F#dim G7
Keep young and beautiful if you want to be loved
[VERSE 2]
C Dm G7 C G7 C Dm G7 C C7
Don't fail to do your stuff with a little powder and a puff
F B C A7 Dm G7 C C7
Keep young and beautiful if you want to be loved
[CHORUS]
F C7 F C7
If you're wise exercise all the fat off
F C7 F D7
Take it off, off of here, off of there
G D7 G D7
When you're seen anywhere with you hat off
G D7 Dm G7
Have a permanent wave in your hair
[VERSE 3]
C Dm G7 C G7 C Dm G7 C C7
Take care of all those charms and you'll always be in someone's arms
F B C A7 Dm G7 C C7
Keep young and beautiful if you want to be loved
A ST TIME THROUGH
F B C A7 Dm G7 C B C
Keep young and beautiful if you want to be loved Boopie doo, wah
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