Naughty chords

Tim Minchin

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Simplify chords 

  			

F 
Jack and Jill went up the hill to 
C/E 
fetch a pail of water, so they say 
Bb   
the subsequent fall was inevitable 
Bbm/Db 
They never stood a chance they were written that way 
F 
Innocent victims 
C        Bb 
of their story. 

F 
Like Romeo and Juliet, 'Twas written in the  
C 
stars before they even met 
Bb 
That love and fate (and a touch of stupidity) 
Bbm/Db 
Would rob them of their hope of living happily. 
F 
The endings are often 
C            Bb 
a little bit gory. 
F 
I wonder why they didn't just 
C            Bb 
change their story. 
F 
We're told we have to do what we're 
C            Bb 
told, but surely 
Bb 
Sometimes you have to be 
C            F 
a little bit naughty. 


Bb 
Just because you find that life's not fair, it 
F/A 
Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it. 
Gm 
If you always take it on the chin and wear it, 
F 
Nothing will change. 
Bb 
Even if you're little you can do a lot, you 
F/A 
Mustn't let a little thing like 'little' stop you. 
Gm 
If you sit around and let them get on top, you 
C 
Might as well be saying 
A7 
you think that it's OK, 
A Dm C 
And that's not right. 



Bb C/E F Bb 

F 
Cinderella, in the cellar, 
C 
Didn't have to do much as far as I could tell. 
Bb 
Her Godmother was two thirds fairy. 
Bb 
Suddenly her lot was a lot less scary. 
F 
But what if you haven't got 
C           Bb 
a fairy to fix it? 
Bb 
Sometimes you have to make 
C           F 
a little bit of mischief. 


Bb 
Just because you find that life's not fair, it 
F/A 
Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it. 
Gm 
If you always take it on the chin and wear it, 
F 
Nothing will change. 
Bb 
Even if you're little you can do a lot, you 
F/A 
Mustn't let a little thing like 'little' stop you. 
Gm 
If you sit around and let them get on top, you 
C 
Might as well be saying 
A7 
you think that it's OK, 
A Dm C 
And that's not right. 
Bb              Dm C F 
And if it's not right, 
                Dm E7 A7 
you have to put it right. 


Dm 
In the slip of a bolt, there's a tiny revolt. 
A 
The seeds of a war in the creak of a floorboard. 
Dm 
A storm can begin with the flap of a wing. 
Bm 
The tiniest mite packs the mightiest sting. 
Bb 
Every day starts with the tick of a clock. 
F/A 
All escapes start with the click of a lock. 
Gm 
If you're stuck in your story and want to get out, 
F/A 
You don't have to cry; you don't have to shout. 

Bb 
'Cause if you're little, you can do a lot, you 
F/A 
Mustn't let a little thing like 'little' stop you. 
Gm 
If you sit around and let them get on top, you 
F 
Won't change a thing. 
Bb 
Just because you find that life's not fair, it 
F/A 
Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it. 
Gm 
If you always take it on the chin and wear it, 
C 
You might as well be saying 
A 
you think that it's OK. 
               Dm Dm/C 
And that's not right. 
Bb             Dm C/E  
And if it's not right, 
F              Dm E7 A7 
you have to put it right. 

Gm 
But nobody else is gonna 
C 
put it right for me. 
Am7 
Nobody but me is gonna 
D7 
change my story. 
Gm 
Sometimes you have to be 
C            C F 
a little bit naughty. 

Ends on: F