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This is the song Popular from the musical Wicked. It was composed by Stephen 
Schwartz. The tuning is Standard (EADGBe). Enjoy!!!

Here are all the chords
   Am Am/G D/F# G/B Cadd9 Fadd9 F/Eb Eb Eb/C# C# Abadd9 Bbadd9/Ab
e  0  0    X    3   0       3       1    1  3     1  6        1
B  1  1    3    0   3       1       1    2  4     2  4        1
G  2  2    2    0   0       2       2    1  3     1  5        3
D  2  2    0    0   2       3       1    3  X     3  6        0
A  0  X    0    2   3       X       X    4  4     4  X        X
E  X  1    2    X   X       X       X    X  X     X  X        4
 
 Gsus2(add9) G Gm C Am7 Bb/Eb F/Bb Dm7/G G9 F Bbsus2 C/E Dm Am/C Bbmaj7 A7/E
 3           3 3  0 0   1     1    1     10 1 1      0   1  0    1      0
 1           0 3  1 1   2     1    1     10 1 1      1   3  1    3      2
 2           0 3  0 0   2     2    2     10 2 3      0   2  2    2      0
 0           0 5  2 2   1     3    0     9  3 3      2   0  2    3      2
 X           2 5  3 0   X     1    0     10 3 1      0   X  3    1      0
 3           3 3  X X   X     X    3     X  1 X      X   X  X    X      0
 
 F+C# F Bm7b5 Bb Gm7 A7sus4 D Gm7/Bb Csus4 Gm7(no5) G#dim7 F/A C#(B5)/Ab 
 X    1   X     1  X   3     2 3      3    X        1      1   X
 2    1   3     3  3   3     3 3      5    X        0      1   X
 2    2   2     3  3   2     2 3      4    3        1      2   6
 4    3   3     3  3   2     0 3      4    3        0      3   5
 5    3   2     1  X   0     X 1      3    X        X      0   4
 X    X   X     X  3   X     X X      X    3        X      X   4

 Abmaj7 Eb6/9 C#m7 C#m6/Ab Bbm6/C# A7/C# F7/C# Dm/A Bm7(no5) Adim/C A/C# A/E
 3      6     4    0       X       3     5     1    X        X      X    0
 1      6     5    2       2       2     4     2    1        1      2    2
 1      5     4    3       3       2     5     3    2        2      2    2
 1      5     6    X       5       2     3     0    1        1      2    2
 X      6     4    4       4       4     3     0    3        3      4    0
 X      X     X    4       X       X     X     X    X        X      X    0
 
 Dm/F Am7(no5) Gdim/Bb G/B Bm7(no5) A7sus4 E7sus4 A7/G 
 1    X        0       3   X        3     0     0         
 3    X        2       0   3        3     0     2       
 2    5        0       0   2        4     2     0            
 3    5        2       0   0        4     0     2               
 X    X        1       2   2        0     2     0                
 X    5        X       X   X        X     0     3       

     Am   Am/G  D/F#         G/B            Cadd9
Whenever I see someone less fortunate than I
          Am     Am/G    D/F#        G/B       Fadd9
And let's face it,   who isn't, less fortunate than I?
   F/Eb   Eb    Eb/C#    C#       Cadd9
My tender heart tends to start to bleed
         Am      Am/G    D/F#       G/B            Cadd9
And when someone needs a makeover I simply have to take over
  Abadd9      Bbadd9/Ab     Gsus2(add9) G
I know I know exactly what they need
Gm               C
And even in your case
                Am7                D/F#
Though it's the toughest case I've yet to face
      Gm           Bb/Eb          Cadd9 C
Don't worry, I'm determined to succeed
   F/Bb   Cadd9 Dm7/D
Follow my lead
    G9  C
And yes indeed

You will be
F       C
Popular
Bbsus2                  F
You're gonna be pop-u-u-lar
           C/E     Dm     Am/C           Dm      Am/C
I'll teach you the proper ploys when you talk to boys
       Bbmaj7  C                 F
Little ways to flirt and flounce
              A7/E Dm            F+/C#       F           Bm7b5 
I'll show you what shoes to wear,     how to fix your hair
Bb         Gm7         C
Everything that really counts to be
F       C
Popular
Bbadd9                 F
I'll help you be Pop-u-u-lar
       C/E           Dm           Am/C
You'll hang with the right cohorts
          Dm      Am/C
You'll be good at sports
         Bbmaj7       C      A7sus4
Know the slang you've got to know
D        Gm7                         Gm7/Bb      Csus4   C   F  Gm7(no5)
 So let's start, 'cause you've got an awfully long    way to go
G#dim7 F/A C#           C#(B5)/Ab    C#      Bb(B5)/A7
             Don't be offended by my frank analysis
Abmaj7                          Eb6/9
Think of it as personality dialysis
C#m7              C#m6/Ab     Bbm7      C#m/Ab
    Now that I've chosen to become a pal a sis-
Eb
  ter and adviser
       Bbm6/C#
There's nobody wiser
   C
Not when it comes to
F       C
Popular
             Bbadd9    F
I know about pop-u-u-lar
    C/E       Dm        Am/C
And with an assist from me
      Dm         Am/C
To be who you'll be
Bbmaj7              A7sus4  A7/C#    Dm
Instead of drearing who you     were... are
F7/C        Bb                    Dm/A
    There's nothing that can stop you
  Gm7             C F
From becomming popu-ler... lar
F  C  Bbadd9 F
La La La       La
Gm7         Bb       Bbadd9/C C F   Gm7(no5) G#dim7 F/A
We're gonna make you pop    -   u-lar
A      Bm7(no5)      Adim/C    A/C#
When i see      depressing  creatures
Dm     A/E   Dm/F
With unpreposessing features
G   Am7(no5)  Gdim/Bb  G/B   C
I remind them on their own behalf to think of
A   Bm7(no5) Adim/C   A/C#
Celebrated   heads of state
   Dm           A/E   Dm/F       G
Or specially great communicators
    Am7(no5)  Gdim/Bb       G/B
Did they have brains or knowledge?
C
Don't make me laugh
            F      C
They were popular, please
               Bbadd9  F
It's all about pop-u-u - lar
     C/E       Dm       Am/C
It's not about aptitude
         Dm         Am/C
It's the way you're viewed
        Bbaj7 A7sus4  A7 Dm7 G9
So it's very  shrewd to be
Gm7          Bb  Csus4 C    F
Very very popu - lar  like me

-Dialogue-

           Dm         Am/C         Dm       Am/C
And though you protest     your disinterest
Bbmaj7            E7sus4 A7/G   Dm G
       I know clandes - tine - ly
       Gm7                 Gm7
You're gonna grin and bear it
     Csus4             C F
Your new found popularity
F  C  Bbadd9 F
La La La       La

You'll be popular
Gm7      Bb  Gm7      Bb  Csus4
    Just not quite as popular
C  F  Bbadd9 C F
As me