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SONG: According To Plan ARTIST: Danny Elfman From the movie, The Corpse Bride Intro: F Fdim F Fdim F A#m/F F A#m F F# C#/F F A#m C#m F# F A#m
[Mrs. VA#anDort] It's a beautiful day. [Mr. VaF/AnDort] It's a rather nice day. [MFrs. VanDort] A#m A day for a glorious wedding. [Mr.F# VanDort] B A rehearsal, my dear, to be perfectly clear. [MrsA#m. VanDort] F A#m A rehearsal for a glorious wedding. F# B F7/A A#m [Mr. VanDort] Assuming nothing happens that we don't really know, A#m/C# D#m F A#m [Mrs. VanDort] That nothing unexpected interferes with the show. [Mr.A#m And Mrs. VF7anDort] A#m F# And that's why everything, every last little thing, C#every single Cdimtiny microC#scopic little Cdimthing must Fgo..F7. [MC#rs. VanDortF#m] According to plan, [Mr.G# VanDort] C# Our son will be married. A#m F#m/A# [Mrs. VanDort] According to plan, [Mr.G# VanDorF#t] Our family carried, [Mr. And G#mMrs. VanDort] C# F# B We'll go right into the heights of society... G#/C C# [Mrs. VanDort] To the costume balls, G#/C C# [Mr. VanDort] In the hallowed halls. D#/A# Fm [Mrs. VanDort] Rubbing elbows with the finest. Em/B Fm/C [Mr. VanDort] Having crumpets with her highness. [Mr. And BMrs. VanDort] E B C#m We'll be there, we'll be seen, having tea with the queen. We'll forAget everything...that we've F#mever ever been.C#m
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[Mrs. EAmverglot] It's a terrible day [Mr.E Everglot] Now don't be that way [Mrs. EAmverglot] E Am It's a terrible day for a wedding. F/C A#m/C# [Mr. Everglot] It's a sad, sad state of affairs we're in, [Mrs. EveAmrglot] E Am That has led to this ominous wedding. F[Mr. Everglot]A#/D E Am/E How could our family have come to this? [MrF. and Mrs. EveA#/Drglot] E Am To marry off our daughter to the noveaux rich. [Mrs. EvergFlot] They're so common, [MrC/E. Everglot] So coarse. [Mrs. EFverglot] E Oh, it couldn't be worse!
[Mr. Everglot] It couldn't be worse? I'm afraid I disagree.
It could be Dmland rich bankrupt aristocracy, without a penny to their Ename...just like Fyou.E..and me.
[Mrs. Everglot] Oh, dear.
[Mr.Am and Mrs. EE7verglot] Am E7 And that's why everything, every last little thing, C Bdim C Bdim E7 D(#13) E E7 every single tiny microscopic little thing must go... [MAmrs. EvergloFt] According to plan, [Mr.E/G# Everglot] Am Our daughter will wed. [MAmrs. EvergloFmt] According to plan, [Mr.G EverglFot] Our family lead, G/D E F A#m A#m/F [Mr. and Mrs. Everglot] From the depths of deepest poverty,
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[Mrs. EGvergloCt] To the noble realm, [Mr. EvGergloCt] Of our ancestors. [Mr.Bm and Mrs. EEmverglot] Bm Em E Am And who'd have guessed in a million years that our daughter, with the face [Mr. EEverglot] Am of an otter in disgrace, [Mr. and EMrs. EverFglot] G Fm A#m Would provide our ticket to our rightful place?
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A#m[Victoria (speaking)] C# What if Victor and I don't...like each other? C[Mrs. Everglot (speaking)] Cm Do you suppose your father and I like each other? G[Victoria (speaking)] Surely you must...a little... G#[Mr. and MC#rs. Everglot (speaking)] Of course not! F[Mrs. Everglot (spE/Beaking)] D G Gm Get those corsets laced properly...I can hear you speak without gasping. A#Marriage Adimis a partGmnership. A liD7ttle tit for tat. You'd think a lifetimeA# watching us (singing) G#mmight have taught her D#that.
Might have taught her G#mthat. [Mr. Everglot] Everything must be perfect
[Mrs. Everglot] Everything must be perfect
[Mr. and Mrs. EvergD#lot] Everything must be perfect, perfect, G#m[The VanDorD#7ts and the EG#mverglots] D#7 That's why everything, every last little thing, Bevery single A#dimtiny microBscopic little A#dimthing must D#go...AcD#7cording to G#mplan!
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