#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Suddenly Seymour Original Album: Little Shop of Horrors (Soundtrack) Words by Howard Ashman; Music by Alan Menken Copyright © 1982 Trunksong Music Ltd., Menken Music Published by MCA Music Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) INTRO: Chords: D/A x0423x Adim7 xx1212 A x02220 E7sus4 020230 or x50455 or 7777xx [play: 4/4| D/A A | A | Adim7 A | A | | D/A A | A | E7sus4 A | A | % | % | % | | D/A A | A | VERSE1: Chords: D/A x0423x Adim7 xx1212 A x02220 E7sus4 020230 or x50455 or 7777xx | D/A A | D/A A Lift up your head, wash off your mascara | Adim7 A | % | E7sus4 A Here, take my Kleenex, wipe that lipstick away | D/A A | D/A A Show me your face, clean as the morning | Adim7 A | E7sus4 A I know things were bad but now they're okay CHORUS1: Notes: E/11 is U.S. notation for Eadd11, used here for reasons of space. B/11 is U.S. notation for Badd11, used here for reasons of space. Chords: Bm7 x24232 A/C# x42220 E 022100 C#7/F xx3424 A7 x02020 A x02220 B/11 xx2442 F#m 244222 D xx0232 E/11 x02100 A7sus4 x02030 A/B x2222x A/11 xx0220 B/D# xx1x02 B7/D# xx1202 B7 x21202 E7sus4 020230 or x50455 or 7777xx D/A x00232 Bm7 A7 D | A/11 | D | A/C# Bm7 | A | E/11 | A Sud-den-ly Seymour is standin' be - side you | A/C# B/D# | E | B/11 | E | D A/C# Bm7 A | % | A7sus4 You don't need no make-up, don't have to pre-tend | A Bm7 A7 | D | A/11 | D | B7/D# A | C#7/F | F#m Sud-den-ly Seymour is here to provide you | % | A/B | B7 | E7sus4 | % | D/A A Sweet understand-ing, Seymour's your friend VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: D/A x0423x Adim7 xx1212 A x02220 E7sus4 020230 or x50455 or 7777xx | D/A A | D/A A Nobody ever treated me kindly | Adim7 A | E7sus4 A Daddy left early, momma was poor | D/A A | D/A A I'd meet a man and I'd follow him blindly | Adim7 A | E7sus4 A He'd snap his fingers. Me, I'd say sure CHORUS2: Notes: E/11 is U.S. notation for Eadd11, used here for reasons of space. B/11 is U.S. notation for Badd11, used here for reasons of space. Chords: Bm7 x24232 A/C# x42220 E 022100 C#7/F xx3424 A7/C# x42020 A x02220 B/11 xx2442 F#m 244222 D xx0232 E/11 x02100 A7sus4 x02030 A/B x2222x A/11 xx0220 B/D# xx1x02 B7/D# xx1202 B7 x21202 E7sus4 020230 or x50455 or 7777xx D/A x00232 Bm7 A7/C# D | A/11 | D | A/C# Bm7 | A | E/11 | A Sud-den-ly Seymour is standin' be - side me | A/C# B/D# | E | B/11 | E | D A/C# Bm7 A | A7sus4 He don't give me orders, he don't condescend | A Bm7 A7/C# | D | A/11 | D | B7/D# A | C#7/F | F#m Sud-den-ly Seymour is here to provide me | % | A/B | B7 | E7sus4 | % | D/A A Sweet understand-ing, Seymour's your friend VERSE3: Notes: Play as for previous verses. Chords: D xx0232 Adim7 xx1212 or x3424x A x02220 E 022100 | D/A A | D/A A Tell me this feeling lasts till forever | Adim7 A | E7sus4 A Tell me the the bad times are clean washed away | D/A A | D/A A Please understand that it's still strange and frightening | Adim7 A | E7sus4 A | % | % For losers like I've been, it's so hard to say CHORUS3: Notes: E/11 is U.S. notation for Eadd11, used here for reasons of space. B/11 is U.S. notation for Badd11, used here for reasons of space. A/11 is U.S. notation for Aadd11, used here for reasons of space. Chords: Bm7 x24232 A/C# x42220 E 022100 C#7/F xx3424 A7/C# x42020 A x02220 B/11 xx2442 F#m 244222 D xx0232 E/11 x02100 A7sus4 x02030 B7sus4 xx4455 A/11 xx0220 B/D# xx1x02 B7/D# xx1202 B7 x21202 Dm7 xx0211 B/A x0444x Dm xx0231 Bm7b5/A x0343x E7sus4 020230 or x50455 or 7777xx Bm7 A7/C# D | A/11 | D | A/C# Bm7 | A | E/11 | A Sud-den-ly Seymour he pur - if - ied me | A/C# B/D# | E | B/11 | E | D A/C# Bm7 A | % | A7sus4 Sud - den - ly Seymour showed me I can | A Bm7 A7/C# | D A/11 | D | B7/D# | A | C#7/F | F#m learn how to be more the girl that's in-side me | % | B7sus4 | % | B7 | | Dm7 | Dm Sweet understand - ing, with sweet under-stand-ing, | % | % | A | % | E7sus4 | % with sweet under-stand-ing, | % | A | % | B/A | % | Bm7b5/A | % | A | Seymour's my man______________________________ [ends on A]