Key: E
Introduction:
Em C7 B7
One jump ahead of the breadline
Em A9
One swing ahead of the sword
G/D Eb7 G Am
I steal only what I can't afford
G/B B C#m7 Dº7 B/D#
( That's Everything! )
Em C7 B7
One jump ahead of the law----men
Em A9
That's all, and that's no joke
G/D Eb7 D7 G Am7 A#º
These guys don't appreciate I'm broke
G/B D7 C7M/D D7 G6/D G/D G6/D G/D
Riffraff! Street rat! Scoundrel! Take that!
F#m7 B7 Esus4Em G/D Em/D
Rip him open, take it back, guys
C7
I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
F#7 B7
You're my only friend, Abu!
Who?
Em C7 B7
Oh it's sad Aladdin's hit the bottom
Em A9 G/B Cm A7/C#
He's become a one-man rise in crime
Dm
I'd blame parents except he hasn't got 'em
F#7
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
B Dm
Tell you all about it when I got the time!
Fm Db7 C7
One jump ahead of the slow----pokes
Fm Bb7 Ab
One skip ahead of my doom
Ab E7 Eb7 Ab Bbm Bº7 Ab/C
Next time gonna use a nom de plume
Fm Db7 C7
One jump ahead of the hit----men
Fm Bb7
One hit ahead of the flock
Ab E7 Eb7 Ab Bbm7 Bº7 Ab/C
I think I'll take a stroll around the block
Db Eb7 Db7M Eb7Ab4 Ab
Let's not be too hast--y
Gm7/5-C7(4) C7 Fm
Still I think he's rather tasty
Db7
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
G7 C7
Otherwise we'd get along
Wrong!
G#m E7 D#7
One jump ahead of the hoofbeats
(Vandal!)
G#m C#7
One hop ahead of the hump
(Street rat!)
B/F# G7 F#7
One trick ahead of disaster
(Scoundrel!)
D#m7 G#7
They're quick, but I'm much faster
(Take that!)