Gaston
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Intro D A7 D A7 D A7
( A )
Bm Bm Bm Bm
Gosh, it disturbs me to see you Gaston, looking so down in the dumps
Bm Bm Bm Bm
Every guy here'd love to be you, Gaston! Even when taking your lumps
D D D D
There's no man in town as admired as you, you're everyone's favorite guy
Bm Bm/A E/G# E A
Everyone's awed and inspired by you, and it's not very hard to see why
( B )
A D A
No one's slick as Gaston, No one's quick as Gaston
A D
No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston
Bm Em Em A D
For there's no man in town half as manly perfect, a pure paragon!
Bm G
You can ask any Tom, Dick, or Stanley
Bb Bb Bb A
And they'll tell you whose team they'd prefer to be on
( C )
A A+ D A
Who plays darts like Gaston?, Who breaks hearts like Gaston?
A D
Who's much more than the sum of his parts like Gaston?
Bm E
As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating!
Bb A D
My, what a guy, that Gaston!
( D )
A A/A#
I needed encouragement, thank you, LeFou
A/B A/C A/C#
Well, there's no one as easy to bolster as you! Too much? ...Yep
( E )
A A+ D A
No one fights like Gaston, douses lights like Gaston
A D
In a wrestling match, nobody bites like Gaston
Bm Em Em A Bm
When I hunt, I sneak up with my quiver and beasts of the field say a prayer
Bm G Bb
First, I carefully aim for the liver, then I shoot from behind
Bb A
Is that fair? I don't care
( F )
D A
No one hits like Gaston, Matches wits like Gaston
A D
In a spitting match, nobody spits like Gaston
Bm E Bb A D
I'm especially good at expectorating! (Spits) Ten points for Gaston!
Ponte
F# Bm E A
When I was a lad, I ate four dozen eggs every morning to help me get large
A Bm Bm/A
And now that I'm grown, I eat five dozen eggs
E/G# E A
So I'm roughly the size of a bar…ge!
( G )
A A+ D A
Who has brains like Gaston? Entertains like Gaston?
A Bb7
Who can make up these endless refrains like Gaston?
D/A E/G# E
I use antlers in all of my decorating
A A A G A
Say it again
E/G# E E D E
Who's a man among men?
G E/G# A Bm
Who's the super success? Don't you know? Can't you guess?
G F#7 Bm
Ask his fans and his five hangers-on
G E/G# A B7
There's just one guy in town, who's got all of it down
Em A
And his name's G-A-S...T...I believe there's another T
It just occurred to me that I'm illiterate
A
And I've never actually had to spell it out loud before
D Bb A D
Gaston!
How to play Gaston
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.