Poor Unfortunate Souls original guitar chords by
Pat Carroll
Disney
The Little Mermaid 
Key: C minor
Intro 1
The only way to get what you want
is to become a human yourself
My dear, sweet child
Cmadd9
To help unfortunate merfolk, like yourself
Cmadd9
Cmadd9
Poor souls with no one else to turn to
Verse 1
Cmadd9
I admit that, in the past, I've been a nasty
They weren't kidding when they called me,
G7sus4
G7
But you'll find that nowadays
G7sus4
G7
I've mended all my ways
Ab
Db
Repented, seen the light,
Cmadd9
And I fortunately know a little magic
Dbadd9
It's a talent that I always have possessed
G7sus4
G7
And here lately, please don't laugh
G7sus4
G7
I use it on behalf
Ab
Db
G7sus4
of the miserable, lonely, and depressed
Chorus 1
Dm7b5
G7
Cm
In pain, in need
Dm7b5
G7
This one longing to be thinner
D7sus4
D7
And do I help them?
G7sus4
G7
Yes, indeed
Dm7b5
G7
Cm
So sad, so true
Dm7b5
G7
They come flocking to my cauldron
Cm
Cm/Eb
Crying, "Spells, Ursula, please!"
D7
G7
Cm
And I help them! Yes, I do
Bridge 1
Dm7b5
Now, it's happened once or twice
G7sus4
G7
And I'm afraid I had to rake 'em
But on the whole, I've been a saint
Cm/G
G7
Cm
To those poor unfortunate souls
Interlude 1
Cmadd9
Cmadd9
Have we got a deal?
G7sus4
G7
G7sus4
I'll never be with my father or sisters again
G7
Ab
Db
—But, you'll have your man
D7
G7
Life's full of tough choices
Interlude 2
Cm
Cm
Dm7b5
Oh! And there is, one more thing!
Cm
We haven't discussed the subject of payment
—But I don't have...
—I'm not asking much
G7
Cm/G
Just a token, really, a trifle
D7
G
What I want from you is your voice
—But without my voice, how can I...
Cmadd9
—You'll have your looks! Your pretty face!
Cmadd9
And don't underestimate the importance
Verse 2
Dmadd9
The men up there don't like a lot of blabber
Ebadd9
They think a girl who gossips is a bore
A7sus4
A7
Yes, on land it's much preferred
A7sus4
A7
For ladies not to say a word
Bb
Eb
A7sus4
And after all, dear, what is idle prattle for?
A7
Dmadd9
Come on, they're not all that impressed
with conversation
Ebadd9
True gentlemen avoid it when they can
A7sus4
A7
But they dote and swoon and fawn
A7sus4
A7
On a lady who's withdrawn
Bb
Eb
It's she who holds her tongue
Chorus 2
Em7b5
A7
Dm
Go ahead, make your choice!
Em7b5
A7
I'm a very busy woman
E7sus4
E7
It won't cost much
A7sus4
A7
Just your voice!
Em7b5
A7
Dm
It's sad, but true
Em7b5
A7
If you want to cross a bridge, my sweet
Dm
Dm/F
You've got to pay the toll
Em7b5
A7
Take a gulp and take a breath
Dm
Dm/F
And go ahead and sign the scroll!
Em7b5
A7
Flotsam, Jetsam, now I've got her, boys!
Dm
C
Bm7b5
The boss is on a roll!
Bbmaj7
A7
Dmadd9
Dmadd9
This poor unfor tunate soul
Outro 1
Fm
Gdim7
Beluga, sevruga
Fm/Ab
Bbm6
Fm
Come winds of the Caspian Sea!
Fm
Gdim7
Larengix glaucitis
Fm/Ab
Eb7
Et max laryngitis
Ab
C
La voce to me! Now, sing
C
D/C
(Ah, ah, ah, ah
C
D/C
Ah...) Keep singing! (Ah, ah, ah
Cm7
F/C
Cm7
F/C
(Ah, ah...)
Gb
[Orchestra]
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ChordsCmadd9 Dbadd9 G7sus4 G7 Ab...
Cmadd9
Dbadd9
G7sus4
G7
Ab
Db
Cm
Dm7b5
D7sus4
D7
Cm/Eb
Fm
Cm/G
G
Dmadd9
Ebadd9
A7sus4
A7
Bb
Eb
Dm
Em7b5
E7sus4
E7
Dm/F
C
Bm7b5
Bbmaj7
Gdim7
Fm/Ab
Bbm6
Eb7
D/C
Cm7
F/C
Gb
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Chords
Cmadd9
Dbadd9
G7sus4
G7
Ab
Db
Cm
Dm7b5
D7sus4
D7
Cm/Eb
Fm
Cm/G
G
Dmadd9
Ebadd9
A7sus4
A7
Bb
Eb
Dm
Em7b5
E7sus4
E7
Dm/F
C
Bm7b5
Bbmaj7
Gdim7
Fm/Ab
Bbm6
Eb7
D/C
Cm7
F/C
Gb
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