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To Be Or Not To Be

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*NOTE* This is parody song!
[Intro]
D A D G F#m Em
Bm(Heil! Siegety G#Heil! DHeil! Siegety AHeil! HeilBm!) 
Heil myself! (Siegety DHeil! GHeil! Siegety DHeil!)
F# Em B E
[Verse 1]
BmWell, hi there people, Byou know me
BI used to run a little joint called Germany
I was Enumber one, the people's choice
And everybody listened to my Amighty voice
BmMy name is Adolf, I'm on the mic
I'm gonna Bhip you to the story of the New Third Reich:
EmWell, it all began down in Munich town
And pretty soon the word started Agetting around
So I Bsaid to Martin Bormann, I said "Hey Marty
EmWhy don't we throw a little BNazi party?"
So we Emhad an election, well, kinda sorta
And before you knew it, hello Anew order!
BTo all those mothers in the Fatherland
I said "AAchtung baby! I Bgot me a plan."
EmThey said "What you got, Adolf? What you gonna do?"
EmI said "How about this one? World War Two."
[Chorus]
BmTo be or not to be
EOh baby, can't you see
BmWe're gonna take it to the top
BmYou're making history
G#And it feels so Bmgood to me
AOoh darling, Dplease don't ever stop
Don't be stupid, Embe a smarty
FCome on and join the F#Nazi party! EParty!
B E B Em E
[Verse 2]
ELike Humpty Dumpty Boffa that wall
EAll the little countries they Bbegan to fall:
EHolland, Belgium, Denmark, Poland
The Atroops were rockin' and the Ctanks were rollin'
BWe were swinging along with a song in our hearts
BAnd Deutschland über Alles was making the charts:
We had a new Emstep called the goosestep we were marching to
EmWell, it's sorta kinda like a German boogaloo;
I was Egetting what I wanted but it Bwasn't enough
So I Acalled the boys, I said "BBoys, get tough!"
And I Esurrounded myself with some unusual cats:
There was Emskinny little Goebbels, and AGöring, Mr. Fats
EmLet's not forget old BHimmler and Hess
BYou'd better believe we made a hell of a mess
Saying "EHeil! Heil! Siegety Heil!
We're gonna Arip it on the people TeuEmtonic-style!"
[Chorus]
BmTo be or not to be
G#mOh baby, Acan't you see
AWe're gonna make it to the topBm  
BmYou are our destiny
EThis thing was meant to be
DWhy don't we do it till we drop?
Say, your boots ain't black and your Emshirt ain't brown
FGet back, Jack, you can't F#get down!
[Hook]
GBa-da ba-ba Aba-da-da ba-ba
F#mBa-da ba-ba Fba-da-da ba-ba
EmBa-da ba-ba Aba-da-da da-ba-Bba
GBa-da ba-ba Aba-da-da ba-ba
ABa-da ba-ba ba-da-da ba-ba
EBa ba-da-ba Aba
[Instrumental]
Bm E D Bm E Bm
D A G Em F# B
E(Do it Adolf, do it.)
[Verse 3]
EI drank wine from the Rhine with the Bfinest ladies
BAnd we did it in the back of a black Mercedes
I was Emon a roll, I couldn't lose
EmThen came D-day, depression and blues
BThe Yanks and the Brits started raising Cain
BThose guys were the pits, throwing me insane;
EmPeople all around me started swallowing pills
GLet's face it folks, we was Agoing downhill
BBerlin was crumbling, we was under the gun
ATime to look out for Bnumber one
EmSo I grabbed a blonde and a case of beer
EmSaid "The Russians are coming, let's get outa here!"
[Chorus]
BmTo be or not to be
G#Oh honey, Dcan't you see
We had to take it to the Btop
You sure made Bmhistory
G#And it felt so good to me
DOoh scheiáe, please don't ever stop
[Outro]
DAuf Wiedersehen, Emgood to see ya
FGot a one-way ticket to F#Argentina!
BmTo be or not to be
G#Oh baby, Dcan't you see
GWe got a ticket to the F#mtopB  

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To Be Or Not To Be

by Mel Brooks

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F#m

G#m

*NOTE* This is parody song!

[Intro]

D A D G F#m Em

Bm G# D A Bm

(Heil! Siegety Heil! Heil! Siegety Heil! Heil!)

D G D

Heil myself! (Siegety Heil! Heil! Siegety Heil!)

F# Em B E

[Verse 1]

Bm B

Well, hi there people, you know me

I used to run a little joint called Germany

I was number one, the people's choice

And everybody listened to my mighty voice

My name is Adolf, I'm on the mic

I'm gonna hip you to the story of the New Third Reich:

Well, it all began down in Munich town

And pretty soon the word started getting around

So I said to Martin Bormann, I said "Hey Marty

Em B

Why don't we throw a little Nazi party?"

So we had an election, well, kinda sorta

And before you knew it, hello new order!

To all those mothers in the Fatherland

A B

I said "Achtung baby! I got me a plan."

They said "What you got, Adolf? What you gonna do?"

I said "How about this one? World War Two."

[Chorus]

To be or not to be

Oh baby, can't you see

We're gonna take it to the top

You're making history

G# Bm

And it feels so good to me

A D

Ooh darling, please don't ever stop

Don't be stupid, be a smarty

F F# E

Come on and join the Nazi party! Party!

B E B Em E

[Verse 2]

E B

Like Humpty Dumpty offa that wall

E B

All the little countries they began to fall:

Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Poland

A C

The troops were rockin' and the tanks were rollin'

We were swinging along with a song in our hearts

And Deutschland über Alles was making the charts:

We had a new step called the goosestep we were marching to

Well, it's sorta kinda like a German boogaloo;

E B

I was getting what I wanted but it wasn't enough

A B

So I called the boys, I said "Boys, get tough!"

And I surrounded myself with some unusual cats:

Em A

There was skinny little Goebbels, and Göring, Mr. Fats

Em B

Let's not forget old Himmler and Hess

You'd better believe we made a hell of a mess

Saying "Heil! Heil! Siegety Heil!

A Em

We're gonna rip it on the people Teutonic-style!"

[Chorus]

To be or not to be

G#m A

Oh baby, can't you see

A Bm

We're gonna make it to the top

You are our destiny

This thing was meant to be

Why don't we do it till we drop?

Say, your boots ain't black and your shirt ain't brown

F F#

Get back, Jack, you can't get down!

[Hook]

G A

Ba-da ba-ba ba-da-da ba-ba

F#m F

Ba-da ba-ba ba-da-da ba-ba

Em A B

Ba-da ba-ba ba-da-da da-ba-ba

G A

Ba-da ba-ba ba-da-da ba-ba

E A

Ba ba-da-ba ba

[Instrumental]

Bm E D Bm E Bm

D A G Em F# B

(Do it Adolf, do it.)

[Verse 3]

E B

I drank wine from the Rhine with the finest ladies

And we did it in the back of a black Mercedes

I was on a roll, I couldn't lose

Then came D-day, depression and blues

The Yanks and the Brits started raising Cain

Those guys were the pits, throwing me insane;

People all around me started swallowing pills

G A

Let's face it folks, we was going downhill

Berlin was crumbling, we was under the gun

A B

Time to look out for number one

So I grabbed a blonde and a case of beer

Said "The Russians are coming, let's get outa here!"

[Chorus]

To be or not to be

G# D

Oh honey, can't you see

We had to take it to the top

You sure made history

And it felt so good to me

Ooh scheiáe, please don't ever stop

[Outro]

D Em

Auf Wiedersehen, good to see ya

F F#

Got a one-way ticket to Argentina!

To be or not to be

G# D

Oh baby, can't you see

G F#m B

We got a ticket to the top

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