Chords
Be Prepared

      Am  
                                                                                  Dm  
  I never thought hyenas essential
Em                                                    Am  
  They're crude and unspeakably plain
Am                                                 Dm  
  But maybe they've a glimmer of potential
F                                                         E  
  If allied to my vision and brain
 Am    Dm)  
     Am                                                                    Dm  
I know that your powers of retention
                  Em                                                      Am  
Are as wet as a warthog's backside
                                                          Dm  
But thick as you are, pay attention
        Em                                                    Am  
My words are a matter of pride
             Cm                                                            Am  
It's clear from your vacant expressions
          Cm                                                              Am  
The lights are not all on upstairs
          G                                                                    C  
But we're talking kings and successions
             Bm7(5-)                                         E7  
Even you can't be caught unawares
                Am                                                            Dm  
So prepare for the chance of a lifetime
                G                                                      C  
Be prepared for sensational news
     Em                         Am            Dm                    G  
A shining new era is tiptoeing nearer
             Em                         Am  
(And where do we feature?)
             Dm                    G  
Just listen to teacher
C  
I know it sounds sordid
          C  
But you'll be rewarded
                     A7                                            Dm  
When at last I am given my dues
                Bm7(5-)                                      E  
And injustice deliciously squared
E4      E  Am            F  
Be    prepared!
                E7  
(Yeah, be prepared!
Am                                                      Dm  
We'll be prepared... for what?)
(For the death of the king!)
Em  
(Why? Is he sick?)
                                                             Am  
(No, fool, we're gonna kill him
And Simba too!)
                                                                        Dm  
(Great idea! Who needs a king?)
                                                                        Em  
(No king, No king, nah nah nah nah nah nah!)
                                                     Am  
(Idiots! There will be a king!)
(Hey, but you said that...)
Cm  
(I'll be king!
Am                                 Cm  
  Stick with me, and you'll
                Am  
Never go hungry again!)
G                                 C  
Yea! Alright! Long live the king!
Bm7(5-)                                 E  
Long live the king!
             Am                                                                 Dm  
It's great that we'll soon be connected
                  Em                                                            Am  
With a king who'll be all-time adored
                                                                                          Dm  
Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected
        Em                                                      Am  
To take certain duties on board
          Cm                                                         Am  
The future is littered with prizes
          Cm                                                            Am  
And though I'm the main addressee
          G                                                         C  
The point that I must emphasize is
          Bm7(5-)                                                    E  
You won't get a sniff without me
                Am                                                            Dm  
So prepare for the coup of the century
                G                                                            C  
Be prepared for the murkiest scam
     Em                 Am  
Meticulous planning
     Dm                 G  
Tenacity spanning
     Em                      Am  
Decades of denial
        Dm                      G  
Is simply why I'll
        C  
Be king undisputed
        C  
Respected, saluted
          A7                                                    Dm  
And seen for the wonder I am
                     Bm7(5-)                                            E  
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared
E4    E    Am  
Be    prepared!
                        Bm7(5-)                                            E  
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared
                Am            F    E    Am  
Be prepared!