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[Intro]
CMama! Cdim7I don't have Ctime for dancing!
[Verse 1]
Adim7             G7sus          C (I usually play a D# - E to fill in)
That's just gonna have to wait a while
CAin't got Cdimtime for Cmessing around
D7And it's not my sG7tyle
D9This old toG7#5wn can C7susslow you C7down
People Ftaking the C/Eea-sy D7way
But C/GI know ex-G#dimactly Amwhere I'm going
          D7        C/E    Fm    F#dim   G7   F/A   Gm7b5/Bb(1 beat each)
Getting   closer and clo-ser    ev-ery day
And G7/BI'm
[Chorus]
C6Al-B7most tBbmaj7here,        A7   FI'm aC/Elmost tD7here
C/GPeople down E7/G#here think I'm Am7crazy, D7but I don't cG7are
C6Trials B7and trBbmaj7ibula-tA7ions, FI’ve hC/Ead my shareD7  
          C/G           E7/G#                     Am7   D7    G7sus   C||
There ain't nothing gonna stop me now ‘cause I'm al-most   there
[Instrumental]
 C9/Bb||  F/A||  Fm/Ab||  C/G||||  G7#5|||| (I...)
[Verse 2]
I re-Cmember F#dim7Daddy C/Gtold meC, “FFairytales cC/Ean come tD7rue
    C/G       E7/G#                   Am7               D7   G7|  F/A|
   But you gotta make 'em happen, it all depends on you"
 Gm7b5/Bb|     G7/B           C            G7#5      C9   C9/G  Gb7  
          So I     work real hard each and every day
Now Fthings for C/Esure are goD7ing my way
    C/GJust E7/G#doing Am7what I do
 D7|  C/E|  Fm| F#dim| G7| F/A| Gm7b5/Bb| (1 beat each)
Look out boys,    I'm com-ing through
And G7/BI'm
[Chorus]
C6Al-B7mosBbmaj7t there,    A7    FI'm C/Ealmost tD7here
C/GPeople gonna E7/G#come here from Am7everywhere
And I'm D7al-G7susmost therCe
     D7     G7sus   C||
I'm al-most there
[Instrumental]
 C/Bb||  F/A||  Fm/Ab||
 C6||  C/Bb||  F/A||  Fm/Ab||
 C6||  C/Bb||  F/A||  Fm/Ab||
C/G |||| G7#5 |||| (play chord B-D#-G in higher hand)
[Slower]
F#m7b5There's been G7#5trials and C9/Ftribu-C7lations
  FYou know I've C/Ehad my D7share
[a tempo]
                    C/G         E7/G#    Am7(add an  Ebsomewhere)
But I've climbed a moun-tain, I've crossed the river
And I'm D7al-G7susmost  Cthere,A7/E  
I'm D7al-G7most thCereA7  
     D9      G7sus   C||
I'm al-most.... there!
[Outro]
 C/Bb||  F/A||  Fm/Ab||
 C/G||  C/E|  Cm/Eb|   D7||     G7||
 C||  C/Bb||  F/A||  Fm/Ab||
C/G (once) ---> 4 beats random high note jazz improv.
 D7|  G7|  C||
Yay for Disney movies!
I really tried to put the chords with the correct words for rhythm's sake; it'll all 
make much more sense if you listen and follow the song.

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Almost There

by Randy Newman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cdim7

Cdim

G7#5

C7sus

C/E

C/G

G#dim

F#dim

F/A

Gm7b5/Bb

G7/B

Bbmaj7

E7/G#

[Intro]

C Cdim7 C

Mama! I don't have time for dancing!

[Verse 1]

Adim7 G7sus C (I usually play a D# - E to fill in)

That's just gonna have to wait a while

C Cdim C

Ain't got time for messing around

D7 G7

And it's not my style

D9 G7#5 C7sus C7

This old town can slow you down

F C/E D7

People taking the ea-sy way

C/G G#dim Am

But I know ex-actly where I'm going

D7 C/E Fm F#dim G7 F/A Gm7b5/Bb

(1 beat each)

Getting closer and clo-ser ev-ery day

G7/B

And I'm

[Chorus]

C6 B7 Bbmaj7 A7 F C/E D7

Al-most there, I'm almost there

C/G E7/G# Am7 D7 G7

People down here think I'm crazy, but I don't care

C6 B7 Bbmaj7 A7 F C/E D7

Trials and tribula-tions, I’ve had my share

C/G E7/G# Am7 D7 G7sus C

There ain't nothing gonna stop me now ‘cause I'm al-most there

[Instrumental]

C9/Bb F/A Fm/Ab C/G G7#5

|| || || |||| |||| (I...)

[Verse 2]

C F#dim7 C/G C F C/E D7

I re-member Daddy told me, “Fairytales can come true

C/G E7/G# Am7 D7 G7 F/A

| |

But you gotta make 'em happen, it all depends on you"

Gm7b5/Bb G7/B C G7#5 C9 C9/G Gb7

So I work real hard each and every day

F C/E D7

Now things for sure are going my way

C/G E7/G# Am7

Just doing what I do

D7 C/E Fm F#dim G7 F/A Gm7b5/Bb

Look out boys, I'm com-ing through

G7/B

And I'm

[Chorus]

C6 B7 Bbmaj7 A7 F C/E D7

Al-most there, I'm almost there

C/G E7/G# Am7

People gonna come here from everywhere

D7 G7sus C

And I'm al-most there

D7 G7sus C

I'm al-most there

[Instrumental]

C/Bb F/A Fm/Ab

|| || ||

C6 C/Bb F/A Fm/Ab

|| || || ||

C6 C/Bb F/A Fm/Ab

|| || || ||

C/G |||| G7#5 |||| (play chord B-D#-G in higher hand)

[Slower]

F#m7b5 G7#5 C9/F C7

There's been trials and tribu-lations

F C/E D7

You know I've had my share

[a tempo]

C/G E7/G# Am7 Eb

(add an somewhere)

But I've climbed a moun-tain, I've crossed the river

D7 G7sus C A7/E

And I'm al-most there,

D7 G7 C A7

I'm al-most there

D9 G7sus C

I'm al-most.... there!

[Outro]

C/Bb F/A Fm/Ab

|| || ||

C/G C/E Cm/Eb D7 G7

|| | | || ||

C C/Bb F/A Fm/Ab

|| || || ||

C/G (once) ---> 4 beats random high note jazz improv.

D7 G7 C

| | ||

Yay for Disney movies!

I really tried to put the chords with the correct words for rhythm's sake; it'll all

make much more sense if you listen and follow the song.

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