Misc Musicals – The Drowsy Chaperone - As We Stumble Along (Guitar)

F7
(pickups)

                Bb    Cm     F            Bb       Cm    F
As we stumble along       on life’s funny journey

               Bb    Cm      G            Cm         F7
As we stumble along              into the blue

        Cm                  F                Dm         G
We look here    and we look there    seeking answers anywhere

      Gm               C                  Cm      F7
Never sure of where to turn or what    to do

                    Bb    Cm          F            Bb         F7
Still we bumble our way       through life’s crazy labyrinth

       Bb                Bb7                  Eb      Edim
Barely knowing left from right nor right from wrong

        Bb                Bbaug        G7sus      G7                Cm    Eb    F                   Bb   F
And the best  that we can do is hope a bluebird       will sing his song            as we stumble along

       Cm            F                 Bb               Cm                    F                 Bb
It’s a dismal little world in which we live      it can bore you ‘til you’ve    nothing left to give

      Cm        F                 Bb
Seven overrated wonders     seven underwhelming seas

    Cm           F                 Fm           G          Fm     G
Six excruciating continents     Antarctica   oh please

          Cm             C#dim            Bb                D7
Still you mustn’t let it lick ya     this planet      oh so bland

          Cm                   Dm                      Eb          Cm     Am    D7
Keep your eye ball      on the high ball       in your hand

                G       C         D              G             D
As we stumble along        ‘cross life’s crowded dance floor

                  G       Gaug                     Am      D
As we push and we shove             we live and we learn

            Am      AmMaj7    C6  D7          Bm   BmMaj7          D6    E
And when we finally leave the bar      and we see     that morning star

   Am                   A7                 D7      Eb
We pull  our bootstraps up    and homeward turn

                 Ab   Db          Eb              Ab
Then we stumble away      through dawn’s blinding sunbeams

       Ab7                                        Db         Bb
Barely knowing  right from right    nor left   from wrong

        Ab             Abaug              F        F7
But  as long as we can hear   that little bluebird

              Fm    Eb                 Cm     F7         Fm      Cm     Db     D        Eb
There’ll be a song      as we stumble along        as we stumble bumble fumble plumble

                     Ab
As we stumble aaaaalong