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Chords Req: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

28 Nov 00 - 06:56 PM (#347890)
Subject: 'Grinch' chords, pretty please?
From: Jeremiah McCaw

Before I sit down to the time-intensive and crazy-making process of figuring it out for myself, would any kind soul be able to provide the chord progression for "You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch"?

29 Nov 00 - 02:56 AM (#348103)
Subject: Chords Add: YOU'RE A MEAN ONE MR GRINCH
From: Musicman

ok Jeremiah...... this is from a piano copy of the music for children's choir (happen to do it a few years back with our choir...... guess you can play with it a bit too....

here goes.......

you're a [Cm]mean one [Adim]Mr. [Fm]Grinch [Gsus,G]you [Cm]really [D7]are a [G7sus]heel [G7]-
You're as [C7]cuddly as a [Fm7]cactus, you're as [Bb7]charming as an [Ebmaj7]eel. Mister [Ab7]Grinch
[D7]You're a bad banana with a [G7]greasy black [Cm]peel [Adim] - [Fm] - [G7]
You're a [Cm]monster [Adim] Mister [Fm]Grinch [Gsus-G]You're [Cm]heart's an [D7]empty [G7sus]hole [G7]
you're [C7]brain is full of [Fm7]spiders, you've got [Bb7]garlic in your [Ebmaj7]soul, Mister [Ab7]Grinch!
[D7]I wouldn't touch you with a [G]thirty nine and one half foot [Cm]pole.

I think the rest just follows the same pattern for chords....

You have the words? and melody? if you need them, pm me..... I will midi the melody and include the rest of the words......

musicman........

29 Nov 00 - 07:54 AM (#348155)
Subject: RE: 'Grinch' chords, pretty please?
From: Naemanson

How about the rest of the words for those of us who don't own the video tape though we've bought it at least three times?

29 Nov 00 - 10:28 AM (#348239)
Subject: RE: 'Grinch' chords, pretty please?
From: Musicman

"You're a foul one, Mister Grinch!
You're a nasty-wasty skunk!
You're heart is full of unwashed socks, your sould is full of gunk, Mister Grinch!
The three words that best describe you are as follows and I quote: Stink! Stank! Stunk!
You nauseate me, Mister Grinch!
With a nauseous, super naus.
You're a crooked jerkey jockey and you drive a crooked hoss, Mister Grinch!
You're a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich..... with arsenic sauce!!"

29 Nov 00 - 10:30 AM (#348242)
Subject: RE: 'Grinch' chords, pretty please?
From: Musicman

..oops......

should be... "...you're soul is full of gunk..."

29 Nov 00 - 10:44 AM (#348257)
Subject: RE: 'Grinch' chords, pretty please?
From: Kim C

who originally sang this song on the TV show?

29 Nov 00 - 11:18 AM (#348291)
Subject: RE: 'Grinch' chords, pretty please?
From: Musicman

Boris karloff was the narrator.... I think maybe he sang the song too........

29 Nov 00 - 04:52 PM (#348478)
Subject: RE: 'Grinch' chords, pretty please?
From: Kim C

Ha! I found it! It was Thurl Ravenscroft. Apparently he was also in a singing group that recorded music for several animated movies.

30 Nov 00 - 12:21 AM (#348712)
Subject: Lyr Add: YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH^^
From: Jeremiah McCaw

Thank you manymuch, Musicman.
And here ya go, Naemanson:


You're a mean one, Mister Grinch
You really are a heel,
You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel, Mister Grinch,
You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel!

You're a monster, Mister Grinch,
Your heart's an empty hole,
Your brain is full of spiders, you've got garlic in your soul, Mister Grinch,
I wouldn't touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole!

You're a vile one, Mister Grinch,
You have termites in your smile,
You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile, Mister Grinch,
Given a choice between the two of you I'd take the, um, seasick crocodile!

You're a rotter, Mister Grinch,
You're the king of sinful sots,
You're a heart of dead tomato squashed with moldy purple spots, Mister Grinch,
You're a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce!

You nauseate me, Mister Grinch,
With a nauseous super "naus!",
You're a crooked dirty jockey and you drive a crooked hoss, Mister Grinch,
Your soul is an appalling dump heap overflowing with the most disgraceful
assortment of rubbish imaginable mangled up in tangled up knots!

You're a foul one, Mister Grinch,
You're a nasty wasty skunk,
Your heart is full of unwashed socks, your soul is full of gunk, Mister Grinch,
The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote,
"Stink, stank, stunk"!


Again, my thanks to all


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