[Intro]
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 Ddim7 B/D#
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#dim
These guys don't appreciate I'm broke
[Crowd]
G/B D7 Cmaj7/D D7 G6/D G/D G6/D G/D
Riffraff! Street rat! Scoundrel! Take that!
[Aladdin]
C/D F7 Cmaj7/D D7 Gsus4 G
Just a little snack, guys
[Crowd]
F#m7 B7 Esus4 Em G/D Em/D
Rip him open, take it back, guys
[Aladdin]
C7
I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
F#7 B7
You're my only friend, Abu!
[Crowd]
Who?
[Ladies]
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
[Aladdin]
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/Eb
One skip ahead of my doom
Ab/Eb E7 Eb7#5 Ab Bbm Bdim7 Ab/C
Next time gonna use a nom de plume
C Dm7 D#dim7 C/E Fm
Fm Fm Db7 C7
One jump ahead of the hit----men
Fm Bb7
One hit ahead of the flock
Ab/Eb E7 Eb7 Ab Bbm7 Bdim7 Ab/C
I think I'll take a stroll around the block
[Crowd]
Db/Eb Eb7 Dbmaj7/Eb Eb7 Ab6/Eb Ab/Eb Ab6/Eb Ab/Eb
Stop, thief! Vadal! Outrage! Scandal!
[Aladdin]
Db/Eb Eb7 Dbmaj7/Eb Eb7 Absus Ab Ab
Let's not be too hasty
[Lady]
G7sus Gm7b5 C7sus C7 Fm Fm/Eb
Still I think he's rather tasty
[Aladdin]
Db7
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
G7 C7
Otherwise we'd get along
F#
[Crowd]
Wrong!
[Aladdin]
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!)
F#7sus/C# F#7sus
Here goes, better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landin'
