EmC7B7
One jump ahead of the breadline
EmA
One swing ahead of the sword
GD#7GAm
I steal only what I can't afford
GBC#mDB
( That's Everything! )
EmC7B7
One jump ahead of the law----men
EmA
That's all, and that's no joke
GD#7D7GAmA#
These guys don't appreciate I'm broke
Crowd:
GD7Cmaj7D7G6GG6G
Riffraff! Street rat! Scoundrel! Take that!
Aladdin:
CF7Cmaj7D7GG
Just a lit-----tle snack, guys
Crowd:
F#mB7EEmGEm
Rip him open, take it back, guys
Aladdin:
C7
I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
F#7B7
You're my only friend, Abu!
Crowd:
Who?
Ladies:
EmC7B7
Oh it's sad Aladdin's hit the bottom
EmAGCmA7
He's become a one-man rise in crime
Dm
I'd blame parents except he hasn't got 'em
Aladdin:
F#7
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
BDm
Tell you all about it when I got the time!
FmC#7C7
One jump ahead of the slow----pokes
FmA#7G#
One skip ahead of my doom
G#E7D#7#G#A#mBG#
Next time gonna use a nom de plume
CDmD#CFmFmFmC#7C7
One jump ahead of the hit----men
FmA#7
One hit ahead of the flock
G#E7D#7G#A#mBG#
I think I'll take a stroll around the block
Crowd:
C#D#7C#maj7D#7G#6G#G#6G#
Stop, thief! Van-------dal! Out----rage! Scan---dal!
Aladdin:
C#D#7C#maj7D#7G#G#G#
Let's not be too hast--y
Lady:
G7Gm7C7C7FmFm
Still I think he's rather tasty
Aladdin:
C#7
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
G7C7
Otherwise we'd get along
F#
Crowd:
Wrong!
Aladdin:
G#mE7D#7
One jump ahead of the hoofbeats
Vandal!
G#mC#7
One hop ahead of the hump
Street rat!
BG7F#7
One trick ahead of disaster
Scoundrel!
D#mG#7
They're quick, but I'm much faster
Take that!
F#7susF#7
Here goes, better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landin'
All I gotta do is jump
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.