Misc Musicals – The 25Th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - My Friend The Dictionary (Guitar)
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[Spoken]
N.C.
Oh, wait. One second. Please, ma'am, could you not sit in that seat?
[Chorus]
F C F7 Bb I saved a chair for my dad Gm C In the fourth row on the aisle F D7 G And it may take him a while C7 F F But when he gets here, that's his chair
[Verse 1]
A7 Dm7 Cause my mother's in an ashram in India G7 I saved a chair for her too C But it's merely symbolic N.C. C As daily she washes herself in the Ganges F And I live in a house Bb Bbm Where there's an oversized dictionary F That I read C As a girl C F On the toilet
[Chorus]
C F7 Bb I love my dictionary Gm Bb C And I love the indented border F D7 G Every word's in alphabetical order C F Ergo, lost things always can be found
[Verse 2]
A7 And I wrap my head around Dm7 The fact that in one book G7 Is the entire language of our species C Which is a favorite term of Nietzche's N.C. C N.C. Who's the great-grandfather of Christina Ricci's (Ha ha ha ha ha!) F Yes I joke, but the words in the dictionary Bb Bbm Are the friends that I'll have forever F C Dm C More than the friends I have made in school
[Bridge]
F C7 F7 Bb She's such a lovely girl Gm F C With a lovely little voice F D7 G And I heard that she's pro choice C F Though still a virgin A7 And she talks into her hand D7 Dm7 An often used technique G7 C What you do not understand is once I say it then I've said it F And so much to her credit Bb Bbm She talks into her hand and turns aside F C F So I will not make a mistake and be disqualified
[Spoken]
F (hold out)
Boanthropy. B-o-a-n-t-h-r-o-p-y? Boanthropy?
That is correct.
[Outro]
F C F Bb My (her) friend the dictionary Gm7 C7 C F Is a very reliable friend C C7 F7 Bb Doo doo doo doo doo doo Gm7 C F Bah dah dah dah dah dah dah