Tom: Em
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[VERSE 1]
C
[D:] I cant believe Im stuck with her all summer
Am D G
I'll bet she doesn't wrestle, hunt or box
Eb
[O:] He looks conceited
[D:] What a total bummer
F Bb
[O+D:] If I get lucky I'll get chicken pox
C
[D:] So happy you could come
F Bb
[O:] So happy to be here
Eb Am7 D7
[D+O:] How I'd like to run
D
[O:] This is not my idea
[D:] This isnt my idea
G
[D+O:] Of fun
[VERSE 2]
C
[U:] The children seem to get along quite nicely
D G
[W:] We'll join our lands if this arrangement clicks
Eb
[U:] My dear King William, that's my point precisely
Cm F
[W:] It's such good parenting
Bb
[U:] And politics
F
So happy we agree
Bb Eb
[W:] I think we've got a deal
Cm D7
[U:] Derek's quite a catch
D
[W:] This is my idea
[U:] This is my idea
G
[W+U:] Of a match
[U:] And such fun!
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Em7 A7 D
C Gb7 B
Em7 A7 D
C D G
[BRIDGE 1]
Eb Bb
[W:] Good heavens, child, don't dawdle
Cm F Bb
We can't keep Derek waiting
[O:] I haven't packed or washed my hair
F
And father I get seasick
Ab Eb
[U:] She soon will be arriving
Fm Bb Eb
Is that respect you're showing?
Ab
[D:] You make me kiss her hand again
Bb Eb
I swear I'm gonna be sick
G
[W:] One day Prince Derek will be her intended
C
[U:] Splendid!
[VERSE 3]
[D:] We've tried all summer but we just can't lose her
[O:] Hey fellas, wait up!
G
[B:] Quick, put on some speed
Eb
[D:] When picking teams
[B:] Or friends
[D:] I'd never choose her
Cm F Bb
[B:] You'd think she'd take a hint or learn to read
C
[O:] This really isn't fair
F
[D+B:] We really couldn't care
Eb Cm Am7 D7
[O:] Boys, it's all or none
D
This is not my idea
[D+B:] This isn't my idea
G D7
[D+O+B:] Of fun
[CHORUS 1]
Em7 A7
[E:] Long before they met
D G Abm Eb
Derek and Odette
Abm Db
Were destined to be wedded
Gb Gbm F Eb
However any-one could see
Ab Db
The only point on which they didn't disagree
Gm C
Was that the very thought of summertime
F Bb Bb7 G7
Was dreaded
[VERSE 4]
C
[D:] She tries to talk me into playing dress-up
D G
She's always flirting with the castle guards
Eb
[B:] I think you really sorta like her, 'fess up
Cm F Bb
[D:] I'd like her better if she'd lose at cards
G Cm
Four sevens and a ten
F Bb
[O:] I think I've won again
Eb Cm D7
[D+B:] Every time she's won
D
[O:] This is my idea
[D:] This isn't my idea
G
[D+O:] Of fun
Em D C G
[CHORUS 2]
Eb Bb
[E:] We need a royal wedding
Cm F Bb
I'd love to be invited
F
At least we'd get a holiday to rest our ploughs and axes
Ab Eb
Someday these two will marry
Bb Eb
Two lands will be united
F Eb
And with some luck their marriage may result in lower taxes
[BRIDGE 2]
G
[W:] What if Odette doesn't go for the merger?
D Em
[U:] Urge her!
A7
[D+O:] For as long as I remember
D G
We've been told we'd someday wed
Abm Db
Every June until September
Gbm B
[D:] All their pushing and annoying hints
Em A7
[O:] I've got bruises with their fingerprints
Ab Db
[D:] I can do much better I am sure
Bbm7 Eb
[O:] He's so immature
[VERSE 5]
D G
[O:] I see him smiling and my knees start buckling
Em A D
I see inside him and my doubts are gone
Bb
[D:] She started out as such an ugly duckling
Gm C F
And somehow suddenly became a swan
Gm C
[O:] So happy to be here
F Bb
[D:] 'Til now I never knew
Cm D
[D+O:] It is you I've been dreaming of
Cm F
[D:] This is my idea
Bb Eb
[O:] This is my idea
G
[C:] What a good idea, such a charming and romantic notion
Bb
This is my idea (This is my idea)
Such a good idea (Such a good idea)
D G
What a good idea, such a powerful and magic potion
Cm F Bb Eb D
This is exactly my idea
D7 G
Of love
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Em A D
Bb
Gm C F
[FINALE]
Cm
[O:] This is my idea
F Bb
[D:] This is my idea
[D+O:] This is my idea
F Bb
Of love
