ARTIST: Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
TITLE: Be Our Guest
From the movie, Beauty And The Beast
[Intro]
A#/F A#/F
A/F A/F
D#/F D#/F
F7 F7 (let ring)
[Verse] [Lumiere]
A# A#maj7
Be our guest! Be our guest!
A#6 A#
Put our service to the test
Bdim7
Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie
Cm7 F7
And we'll provide the rest
Cm
Soup du jour
Cm(maj7)
Hot hors d'oeuvres
Cm7 F
Why, we only live to serve
Cm7
Try the grey stuff
C#dim7
It's delicious
Dm7 C#7 Cm7
Don't believe me? Ask the dishes
F7 A# A#maj7
They can sing, they can dance
A#6 A#
After all, Miss, this is France
A#maj7 A#7 D#6
And a dinner here is never second best
D Am7/E Fm6
Go on, unfold your menu
D7/F# Gm7 C7
Take a glance and then you'll
Cm7
Be our guest
F7
Oui, our guest
A# F#7 F#7/G#
Be our guest!
F#/A# B
Beef ragout
Bmaj7
Cheese souffle
B6 B
Pie and pudding "en flambe"
Cdim
We'll prepare and serve with flair
C#m7 F#7
A culinary cabaret!
C#m
You're alone
C#m(maj7)
And you're scared
C#m7 F#7
But the banquet's all prepared
C#m Ddim
No one's gloomy or complaining
D#m D9 C#m7
While the flatware's entertaining
F#7 B Bmaj7
We tell jokes! I do tricks
B6 B
With my fellow candlesticks
[Hook]
Bmaj7 B7
And it's all in perfect taste
E6
That you can bet
D# A#m7/E# F#m6
Come on and lift your glass
D#7/G G#m7 C#7
You've won your own free pass
C#m
To be our guest
F#7
If you're stressed
D#m7 G#7
It's fine dining we suggest
C#m7 F#9sus F#7 B(add9)
Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest!
Badd9 Bmaj7 Bmaj7
Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m7/B C#m7/B
Ah
Em/A A G/A F#m7/A
G6/A G6/A A7sus A7
D Dmaj7 D6 D
Be our guest! Be our guest! Get your worries off your chest
D#dim7
Let us say for your entree
Em7 A7
We've an array; may we suggest:
Em Em(maj7)
Try the bread! Try the soup!
Em7 A
When the croutons loop de loop
Em Fdim
It's a treat for any dinner
F#m7 A7 Em7
Don't believe me? Ask the china
A7 D(add9) D Dmaj7
Singing pork! Dancing veal!
D6 D
What an entertaining meal!
D7 G6 F#6 G6
How could anyone be gloomy or depressed?
F#7 C#m7/G# Am6
We'll make you shout "encore!"
F#7/A# Bm9 E7
And send us out for more
Em
So, be our guest!
A7
Be our guest!
A#7
Be our guest!
A#7
D# D#/F F# F#/G#
D#/A# Cm7
F#/C# G#/D# F F/G
Ah
G# G#/A# F/C Dm7
G#/D# A#/F G7sus G7sus
Ah
G7sus G7sus G7sus G7sus
G7sus G7
[Mrs. Potts]
C Cmaj7
It's a guest! It's a guest!
C6 C
Sakes alive, well I'll be blessed!
C#dim7
Wine's been poured and thank the Lord
Dm7 G7
I've had the napkins freshly pressed
Dm Dm(maj7)
With dessert, she'll want tea
Dm7 G
And my dear that's fine with me
Dm D#dim
While the cups do their soft shoein'
Em7 D#13 Dm7
I'll be bubbling, I'll be brewing
G13 C Cmaj7
I'll get warm, piping hot
C6 C
Heaven's sakes! Is that a spot?
Cmaj7 C7 F6
Clean it up! We want the company impressed
E Bm7/F# Gm6
We've got a lot to do!
E7/G# Am7 D7
Is it one lump or two?
Dm
For you, our guest!
G7
She's our guest!
Em
She's our guest!
A7
She's our guest!
Dm Gsus G7 C E
Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest!
[Verse][Lumiere]
Am
Life is so unnerving
E/G#
For a servant who's not serving
Gdim7 D/F#
He's not whole without a soul to wait upon
Fm6 C Am7
Ah, those good old days when we were useful...
Dm7 E7sus E7
Suddenly those good old days are gone
Am
Ten years we've been rusting
E/G#
Needing so much more than dusting
Gdim7 D/F#
Needing exercise, a chance to use our skills!
Fdim7 C/E Am7
Most days we just lay around the castle
Dm7
Flabby, fat and lazy
G
You walked in and oops a daisy!
[Hook]
C Cmaj7
Be our guest! Be our guest!
C6 C
Our command is your request
C#dim Dm7
It's been years since we've had anybody here
G
And we're obsessed
Dm Dm(maj7)
With your meal, with your ease
Dm7 G
Yes, indeed, we aim to please
G7sus G
While the candlelight's still glowing
G#7sus G#7
Let us help you, We'll keep going
[Lumiere with Hook]
C# C#maj7
Course by course, one by one
C#6 C#
'Til you shout, "Enough! I'm done!"
C#7 F#6
Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest
F Cm7/G G#m6
Tonight you'll prop your feet up
F/A A#m9 D#7
But for now, let's eat up
D#m
Be our guest!
Fdim
Be our guest!
D#m/F#
Be our guest!
Fm/G#
Please, be
G#13
our
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#
guest!
C#
