The Little Mermaid - Poor Unfortunate Souls

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[URSULA, spoken]
My dear, sweet child--it's what I live for: to help unfortunate merfolk like yourself
Poor souls with no one else to turn to. .
[Intro]
Fm(add9)
[Verse]
Fm(add9)
I admit that in the past I've been a nasty
Gb
They weren't kidding when they called me, well, a witch
C7sus/G C7
But you'll find that nowadays
C7sus/G C7
I've mended all my ways
Db Gb C7
Repented, seen the light, and made a switch
True? Yes
Fm(add9)
And I fortunately know a little magic
Gb
It's a talent that I always have possessed
C7sus/G C7
And here lately, please don't laugh
C7sus/G C7
I use it on behalf
Db Gb C7sus
Of the miserable, the lonely, and depressed
(Pathetic!)
[Chorus]
Fm(add9) C7b9 Fm
Poor unfortunate souls
Gm7b5 C7 Fm
In pain, in need
Gm7b5 C7
This one longing to be thinner
Fm(add9) Fm/Ab
That one wants to get the girl
G7
And do I help them?
Gm7b5
Yes, indeed!
C7 Fm(add9) C7b9 Fm
Those poor unfortunate souls
Gm7b5 C7 Fm
So sad, so true
Gm7b5 C7
They come flocking to my cauldron
Fm
Crying, "Spells, Ursula, please!"
G7 C7
And I help them
Fm
Yes I do!
[Bridge]
Gm7b5
Now, it's happened once or twice
Bbm6
Someone couldn't pay the price
C7sus C7 Fm
And I'm afraid I had to rake 'em 'cross the coals
Gb
Yes, I've had the odd complaint
Db Gb
But on the whole I've been a saint
Fm/C C7 Fm(add9)
To those poor unfortunate souls
[URSULA, spoken]
N.C.
Here's my best offer, babykins. I know a spell that will turn you into a human for three days. Now, it's got a
N.C
procedural clause, sort of a "squid pro quo." Before the sun sets on the third day, you've got to get dear
N.C.
ol' princey to kiss you. If you do, you'll stay human forever
[ARIEL, spoken]
N.C.
And if I don't?
[URSULA, spoken]
N.C.
Nothing drastic, darling, I'm sure. . . Oh, look--small print: "Your soul is mine forever, and you're doomed
N.C.
to spend eternity in my watery, hell-soaked lair." Lawyers! Don't you just love 'em? Of course, there is one
N.C.
more thing. . . my fee
[ARIEL, spoken]
N.C
But I don't have anything!
[URSULA, spoken]
N.C.
I'm not askin' for much, Only. . . your voice
[ARIEL, spoken]
N.C.
My voice? But if I give away my voice, how can I ever--
[URSULA]
Fm Gm(add9)
You'll have your looks. . . your pretty face. . . and don't underestimate the power of body language!
[Verse]
Gm(add9)
The men up there don't like a lot of blabber
Gm(add9) Ab
They think a girl who gossips is a bore!
Am7 D7 Am7 D7
Yet on land it's much preferred for ladies not to say a word
Eb Ab D7sus
And after all, dear, what is idle prattle for?
D7 Gm(add9)
Come on, they're not all that impressed with conversation
Gm(add9) Ab
True gentlemen avoid it when they can
Am7 D7
But they dote and swoon and fawn
Am7 D7
On a lady who's withdrawn
Eb Ab D7sus
It's she who holds her tongue who gets a man
[Chorus]
C/D D7 Gm D7(b9) Gm
Come on you poor unfortunate soul
Am7
Go ahead!
D7 Gm
Make your choice!
Am7 D7
I'm a very busy woman
Gm Gm/Bb
And I haven't got all day
A7
It won't cost much
D7
Just your voice!
Gm D7(b9) Gm
You poor unfortunate soul
Am7 D7 Gm
It's sad, but true
Am7 D7
If you want to cross the bridge, my sweet
Gm Gm/Bb
You've got the pay the toll
Am7 D7
Take a gulp and take a breath
Gm Gm/Bb
Go ahead and sign the scroll!
Am7 D7
Flotsam, Jetsam--now I've got her, boys
Gm Bb/F Gm/E
The boss is on a roll
Eb9 D7#5 Gm
You poor unfortunate soul!

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[URSULA, spoken]
My dear, sweet child--it's what I live for: to help unfortunate merfolk like yourself
Poor souls with no one else to turn to. .
[Intro] 
Fm(add9)
[Verse]
True? Yes
(Pathetic!)
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[URSULA, spoken]
N.C.
Here's my best offer, babykins. I know a spell that will turn you into a human for three days. Now, it's got a
N.C
 procedural clause, sort of a "squid pro quo." Before the sun sets on the third day, you've got to get dear
N.C.
ol' princey to kiss you. If you do, you'll stay human forever
[ARIEL, spoken]
N.C.
And if I don't?
[URSULA, spoken]
N.C.
Nothing drastic, darling, I'm sure. . . Oh, look--small print: "Your soul is mine forever, and you're doomed
N.C.
 to spend eternity in my watery, hell-soaked lair." Lawyers! Don't you just love 'em? Of course, there is one
N.C.
 more thing. . . my fee
[ARIEL, spoken]
N.C
But I don't have anything!
[URSULA, spoken]
N.C.
I'm not askin' for much, Only. . . your voice
[ARIEL, spoken]
N.C.
My voice? But if I give away my voice, how can I ever--
[URSULA]
[Verse]
[Chorus]

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