Elegance chords by Carol Channing

SimplifiedG · C#dim · C · Am · D …

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G
C#dim
C
Am
D
Abdim
F#
Cm
Eb
Baug
Em
A
Bm
E

Intro 1

C#dim

Verse 1
D 
Oh,
G 
D 
G 
D 
what shape, my giggle has,
Abdim 
D 
what technique, my wiggle has,
Abdim 
D 
G 
all that's uppercrust an d classy.
D 
G 
F# 
G 
I  wet my lips and hips and chassie
C 
Cm 
C 
Cm 
Our old men need a nurse around
Eb 
D 
C#dim 
When they see me swing
G 
my purse around
I've got elegance
C 
G 
D 
G 
Baug 
Em 
If you ain't got elegance
Cm 
Eb 
D 
Em 
You can never ever carry
Am 
D 
G 
D 
G 
D 
it all
C 
G 
D 
G 
D 
Middle class, don't speak of it
G 
Abdim 
D 
Savoir -faire I        reek of it,
G 
Abdim 
D 
some were born with     rags and patches
G 
D 
F# 
G 
But I use dollar bills for matches
C 
Cm 
Baug 
Cm 
and Vanderbilt Kow    tows to me,
Em 
C#dim 
J .P. Mauldin  scrapes
Em 
Baug 
and bows to me
G 
I've got elegance,
C 
D 
G 
Eb 
Em 
if you ain't got elegance
D 
Eb 
D 
Em 
You can never ever carry
Am 
D 
G 
D 
G 
D 
it on
G 
C 
G 
D 
Each time I go hoppin'
G 
Abdim 
out Papa's eyes
D 
Start poppin' out waiters
G 
Abdim 
G 
D 
G 
always leave    their soup be hind
D 
G 
Boy Scouts even leave their troop behind
C 
G 
Baug 
Cm 
Broadway rocks an     d jumps at night
G 
C#dim 
when I wear my plastic
G 
pumps at night.
I've got elegance.
Cm 
D 
G 
Em 
I   was born with elegance.
D 
G 
Have you noticed when I hold my cup
Baug 
G 
Baug 
the    saucer never moves
G 
Baug 
and the way I keep my pinky up
G 
A 
indubitably proves that
D 
G 
I've got elegance.
C 
G 
Bm 
E 
I've got built in  elegance and with
D 
Am 
C 
Elegance, elegance,
Am 
D 
elegance, I'll carry it on!