The Meek Shall Inherit chords by 
Alan Menken 
N/A
Key: A minor•
Verse 1
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Seymour Krellborn, sweetie,
honey, baby, pussycat.
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Hey, Seymour Krellborn, you prince, you.
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My name is Bernstein.
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I'm with NBC.
I came down here to convince you to do a
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weekly TV show for men.
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Seymour Krellborn's gardening
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tips for half an hour
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on Sundays at four.
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TV's first home gardening program.
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You'll make a mint
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and our ratings will soar.
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They say the meek shall in herit.
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You know the book doesn't lie.
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It's not a question of mer it.
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It's not humanity's sup ply.
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They say the meek gonna get it.
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And you're a meek little guy.
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You know the meek are gonna get
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what's coming to them by and by.
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Seymour Krelborn,
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pleased to meet you kid.
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Skip Snipp, William Morris Agency.
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For get the cable we sent you.
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It's nice to meet me, the
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pleasure is yours.
Now let my firm represent you.
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We want to book you on
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lec turing tours.
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College campus Rotary Club.
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The kind of bookings my office can do.
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Show the plant then talk
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answer questions.
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It's educational luc rative too.
My future's starting I've got to let it.
Stick with that plant
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and gee my bank account will thrive.
What am I saying?
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No way forget it.
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It's much too dan gerous to
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keep the plant alive.
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I take I these offers,
that means more killing
Who knew success would come with messy,
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nasty string s?
I signed these contracts,
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that means I'm willing
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To keep on doing bloody,
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aw ful, evil things
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No, no,
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there's only so far you can fend
No, no, this nightmare
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must come to an end
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No, no, you've got no
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altern ative,
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Seymour, old boy,
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though it means you'll be broke again an d unemployed
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It's the only solu tion, it can't be avoided,
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the ve getable must be destroyed
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But then there's
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F#m
Audrey Lovely Audrey
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If life were tawdry and
impoverished as before
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She might not like me,
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she might not want me
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Without my plan,
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she might not love me any
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more
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They say the meek shall in herit,
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you know the book doesn't lie,
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it's not a question of merit,
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it's not the man that's to buy,
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you'll make a fortune, swear it,
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if on this fact you may lie.
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You know the meek
are gonna get what's coming to them
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You know the meek
are gonna get what's coming to them
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You know the meek
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are gonna get what's coming to them
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F#m
Fine an d fine
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Bb
G#dim
Dm
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Esus4
Ebdim
D
A
F#m
C#m
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Bm
Fdim
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