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Be Prepared
Tom Lehrer
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32 1 C: x32010 |
134211
F: 133211 |
213
D7: xx0212 |
3 1
G7: 3x0001 |
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2314 E7: 022130 |
1 3
A7: x02020 |
3241
C7: x32310 |
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D: xx0232 |
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Intro: / C - F - / D7 - G7 - / C - - - / - - G7 - /
C (2)
Be prepared, that's the Boy Scout's marching song
G7 (2)
Be prepared, as through life you march along
C (½) E7 (½) A7
Be prepared to hold your liquor pretty well
D7 G7
Don't write naughty words on walls if you can't spell
C (2)
Be prepared to hide that pack of cigarettes
G7 (2)
Don't make book if you cannot cover bets
C (½) C7 (½) F
Keep those reefers hidden where you're sure that they will not be found
D (½) D7 (½) G
And be careful not to smoke them when the scoutmaster's around
C (½) F (½) D7 (½) G7 (½)
For he only will insist that it be shared
/ C - - - / - - G7 - /
Be prepared
C (2)
Be prepared, that's the Boy Scouts' solemn creed
G7 (2)
Be prepared, and be clean in word and deed
C (½) E7 (½) A7
Don't solicit for your sister, that's not nice
D7 G7
Unless you get a good percentage of her price
C (2)
Be prepared, and be careful not to do
G7 (2)
Your good deeds when there's no one watching you
C (½) C7 (½) F
If you're looking for adventure of a new and different kind
D (½) D7 (½) G
And you come across a Girl Scout who is similarly inclined
C (½) F (½) D7 (½) G7 (½)
Don't be nervous, don't be flustered, don't be scared,
/ C - - - / - G7 (hold) C (hold) /
Be prepared
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
