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From: “The Drowsy Chaperone”
Accident Waiting To Happen
by
LISA LAMBERT and GREG MORRISON
Published Under License From
Hal Leonard Music Publishing
Copyright © 1999 Lisa Lambert and Gmorr Inc.All Rights Reserved Used by Permission
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x xC9
x xF/E
x xD /C
oxA/G
x xF/E
oxB 13
There
x xE /B
was a time
x xFm/B
I could stop
ox xGm/B
on a dime,
x xFm/B
for -
bear
x xE /B
- ance was one
x xFm/B
of my tal
Fm7
- ents.
xB 7
But, since you’ve
oooG7
been a - round I
can’t
3xCm
hold my ground.
4x xCm/B
I’m con - sist
F7
- ent - ly los - ing my bal
xB 7
- ance. I’m an
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colla voce
Copyright © 1999 Lisa Lambert and Gmorr Inc.All Rights Reserved Used by Permission
Words and Music byLISA LAMBERT and GREG MORRISON
ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN
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Soft-Shoe tempo, with a graceful swing
x xE 6
ac - ci - dent wait
x xEdim7
- ing to hap
Fm7
- pen.
xB 7
I’m a
x xE 6
mis-hap a - bout
x xEdim7
to en - sue.
Fm7ox xB 9
I’m the toy
oooG7
on the stair,
3xCm
the three
oooG7
-leg-ged chair,
3xCm
the
hem
xF13
that’s been caught by a shoe.
oxB 13
When
ox xB 7 5
my two
x xE 6
love-sick arms
x xEdim7
start - ed flap -
Fm7
- pin’,
xB 7
there was noth
x xE
-ing my an
x xE 7
- kles could do.
3x xA 6
oxC7
I’m an
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ac
Fm7
- ci - dent wait
xB 7
- ing to hap
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Gm
- pen,
oxC7
so how
Fm7
be I hap
xB 7
- pen to
x xE 6
you?
C7 5( 9) Fm7oxB 13
x xE
3x xDm9
3xG13
When men
o oxC
say I’m sweet
x xDm/C
and they fall
oooxCmaj7
at my feet,
x xDm/C
my
heart
o oxC
does - n’t beat
x xDm/C
an - y fast
ox xDm7
- er.
oooG7
But, when you
o o ooE7sus
lose con - trol
o o ooE7
it touch
o oxAm
-es my soul,
oxAm/G
so I’m
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Soft-Shoe tempo
ox xD7sus
brac - ing my
ox xD7
- self for dis
5x xG11
- as - ter.
oooG
3xG13
o oE13o oE13
4xA 13
oooG7
4xD 7 5
You’re an
ac
oxC6
- ci - dent wait
3x xC dim7
- ing to hap
ox xDm7
- pen,
4xD7 5( 9)
3xG13
x xG7 5
a ca - tas
oxC6
- tro - phe des
3x xC dim7
- tined to be.
ox xDm7
oooG7
I’m the rags
o o ooE7
in the cel
o oxAm
- lar, a bro
o o ooE7
- ken um - brel
o oxAm
- ler, a
branch
ox xD7
hang-ing low from a tree.
oooG7
I
x xG7 5
can see
oxC6
my-self jump
3x xC dim7
- in’ ’n’ clap-
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Slowly
ox xDm7
- pin’
oooG7
for a man
oxC6
who lives dan
x xC9
- ger - ous - ly.
xF6
o o oxA7
(You’re)I’m an
ox xDm7
ac - ci - dent wait
oooG7
- ing to hap
o o oEm7
- pen,
oxA9
so hur
ox xDm7
- ry and hap
oooG7
-pen to
me.
oxC6
o ox xC/B
xGm7/B
o o oxA7
(You’re)I’m an ac
ox xDm7
- ci - dent wait
o ox xDm6/F
-ing to
o oooEm
hap-pen,
x xEm7 5
o o oxA7
so
ox xDm7
hur - ry and
oooG7
hap - pen to
N.C.
me.
xC6/9
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