Be Prepared chords by
Tom Lehrer
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Key: C major

Intro 1

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Be prepared

Verse 1
Am Am 
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Dm Dm 
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That's the Boy Scouts' marching song
C C 
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Be prepared
As through life you march along
F F 
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Be prepared to hold your li
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D D 
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quor pretty well
G G 
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Don't write naughty words
C C 
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on walls if you can't spell
F F 
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Am Am 
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Be prepared

Verse 2
Dm Dm 
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F F 
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To hide that pack of cigarettes
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C C 
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Don't make book
If you cannot cover bets
F F 
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Keep those reefers hidden
where you're sure
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F F 
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Bb Bb 
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That they will not be found
G G 
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And be careful not to smoke them
C C 
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G G 
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C C 
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When the scoutmaster's around
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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For he only will insist that
G G 
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Bbm Bbm 
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they be shared
C C 
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F F 
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F F 
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Be prepared
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F F 
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Verse 3
C C 
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F F 
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Am Am 
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Dm Dm 
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Be prepared
F F 
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Am Am 
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Dm Dm 
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That's the Boy Scouts' solemn creed
C C 
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Be prepared
F F 
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C C 
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And be clean in word and deed
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A A 
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Don't solicit for your sister,
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that's not nice
G G 
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Unless you get a good
C C 
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percentage of her price
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Am Am 
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Be prepared

Verse 4
Dm Dm 
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F F 
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Am Am 
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D D 
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And be careful not to do
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Your good deeds
When there's no one watching you
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If you're looking for adventure
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F F 
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Of a new and different kind
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And you come across a Girl Scout
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C C 
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Who is similarly inclined
Bb Bb 
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Don't be nervous, don't be flustered,
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Bbm Bbm 
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don't be scared
C C 
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F F 
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F F 
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F F 
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Be prepared
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