Intro:
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Elphie, now that we're friends, I've decided to make you my new project
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Oh, you really don't have to do that
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I know!
That's what makes me so nice
Verse 1:
Am Am D G Cadd9
Whenever I see someone less fortunate than I
Am Am D G Fadd9
And let's face it, right? Who isn't less fortunate than I?
F Eb Eb Db Cadd9
My tender heart tends to start to bleed
Am Am D G Cadd9
And when someone needs a makeover, I simply have to take over
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Gsus2 G
I know, I know exactly what they need
Gm C
And even in your case
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Though it's the toughest case I've yet to face
Gm Bb Cadd9 C
Don't worry, I'm determined to succeed
F Cadd9 Dm7
Follow my lead
G9 C
And yes, indeed
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You will be, ah
Chorus:
F C
Popular
Bbsus2 F
You're gonna be popu---lar
C Dm Am Dm Am
I'll teach you the proper ploys when you talk to boys
Bbmaj7 C F
Little ways to flirt and flounce, ooh
A7 Dm F F Bm7
I'll show you what shoes to wear, how to fix your hair
Bb Gm C
Everything that really counts to be
F C
Popular
Bbadd9 F
I'll help you be popu--lar
C Dm Am Dm Am
You'll hang with the right cohorts, you'll be good at sports
Bbmaj7 C A7sus D
Know the slang you've got to know
Gm7 Gm7 xCsusx C F Gm7 Abdim7 F
So let's start 'cause you've got an awfully long way to go
Verse 2:
Bb Bb-xG#5-x Bb G-xG#5-x 7
Don't be offended by my frank analysis
Abmaj7 Eb6
Think of it as personality dialysis
Dbm7 Dbm6 Bbm7 Dbm
Now that I've chosen to become a pal
Eb Bbm6
a sister and adviser, there's nobody wiser
C
Not when it comes to
Chorus:
F C
Popular
Bbadd9 F
I know about popu--lar
C Dm Am Dm Am
And with an assist from me to be who you'll be
Bbmaj7 A7sus A7 Dm
Instead of dreary who---you---were
F7
Well, are!
Bb Dm Gm7 C F -nc-
There's nothing that can stop you from becoming populer... lar
Post-Chorus:
C F C Bbadd9 F
La-la, la----la
Gm7 Bb Bbadd9 C F Em7-no5- Abdim7 F
We're gonna make you pop------u-lar
Bridge:
A G#m7-no5- Adim A
When I see depressing creatures
Dm A Dm
With unprepossessing features
G F#m7-no5- Gdim G C
I remind them on their own behalf to think of
A G#m7-no5- Adim A
Celebrated heads of state
Dm A Dm
Or especially great communicators
G F#m7-no5- Gdim G
Did they have brains or knowledge?
C
Don't make me laugh
Chorus:
They were
F
Popular
C
Right!
Bbadd9 F
It's all about popu--lar
C Dm Am Dm Am
It's not about aptitude, it's the way you're viewed
Bbmaj7 A7sus A7 Dm7 G9
So it's very shrewd to be
Gm7 Bb xCsusx C F
Very, very popular like me, me
Chorus:
Dm Am
And though you protest
Dm Am
Your disinterest
Bbmaj7 E7sus A7 Dm G
I know clandes---tine-ly
Gm7 xCsusx C F
You're gonna grin and bear it: your newfound popularity
-Woo!-
Outro:
F C Bbadd9 F
La-la, la-----la
G D C G
La-la, la-la
Bb F Dm C Gm
La-la, ooh
You'll be popular
Gm7 Bb Gm7 Bb xCsusx C F C Bbadd9 C F
Just not quite as popular as me!
