Verse 1:
C G Am
-Gertrude- It's taken all my courage to approach you
Em F C
Not to mention all my stamina to follow you
G
Across the hills and deserts
C
But I feel as if I'm ready
Am
To confess to you the feelings
C D
That I've hidden with great diligence and labor...
F C
Behind the facade
G C
Of your odd little next-door neighbor
Interlude: F G
F Fm
My eyes are too small.
Em Am
I have very large feet.
Dm7 G7 C C5
And I'm not very proud of my pitiful tweet
-nc- F Bb
But I've now got a tail
C A7
That is something to see
D G
-Horton- One hundred and two. One hundred and three
Chorus:
C F G
-Gertrude- Oh, notice me, Horton, feather by feather
C G
This is your next-door neighbor calling
C
Notice me, Horton
F G
Horton, together
D G
We could be great
F Eb
Oh, notice me, Horton
Ab Bb
Put down the clover
Eb Ab Bb
This is your next door neighbor calling
Eb
There's a new leaf
Ab Bb
Your neighbor's turned over
-Horton- Over and over
Bbm7 Eb
-Both- Clover by clover
Ab Eb Cm7
I was just a no one only yesterday
Fsus4 Bb Eb
You showed up and showed me something more
B
Now I've become a someone
Gb Ebm Ebm7
Who has someone to believe in
F7sus4 Fm7 Bb7 Bb
And to be there for
Bridge:
Ebm
-Gertrude- I will not give up hope
Fm Bbm
I was Hooked from the start
Ab7
When I noticed your kind
Db
And your powerful heart
Gb
So notice me, Horton
F
-Horton- Oh, the world would be something new
Bbm7
-Gertrude- Notice me, Horton
Eb
-Horton- If they noticed a thing or two
Gb Db Bbm
-Gertrude- Notice me, Horton
Db Ebm Ab Db
-Both- The way I notice you
