Wicked - Dancing Through Life Chords

[Intro]
N.C.
I see that, once again, the responsibility to corrupt my fellow students falls to me
 
 
[Verse 1]
    G                            Cm                            G      D/F#
The trouble with schools is they always try to teach the wrong lesson
  Em                  C                               Am    D
Believe me, I've been kicked out of enough of them to know
     G                                   Cm
They want you to become less callow, less  shallow
    Em     G          C         Cm
But I say, why invite stress in?
G              Cm
 Stop studying strife
    Am                           E    B A B
And learn to live the unexamined life
 
 
[Chorus]
E                     B            E
Dancing through life, skimming the surface
A                     E
Gliding where turf is smooth
A                    G#m        C#m
 Life's more painless   for the brainless
C                  D
Why think too hard when it's so soothing?
E                     B          E
Dancing through life, no need to tough it
A                      E        C#m
When you can slough it off as I do
A                    G#m             C#m
Nothing matters, but knowing nothing matters
A                   B            E       B A C D
 It's just life, so keep dancing through
E                     B
Dancing through life, swaying and sweeping
A          B       G#m C#m
And always keeping cool
A        D          G#m            C#m
 Life is fraughtless   when you're thoughtless
C                   N.C.
Those who don't try never look foolish
E                     B            E
Dancing through life, mindless and careless
A                B          G#m        C#m
Make sure you're where less trouble is rife
A        B         G#m       C#m
Woes are fleeting, blows are glancing
A                   B        E B A  A D Am B
 When you're dancing through life
 
 
[Instrumental]
E G#m C#m
A B C#m B
E F#
 
 
[Verse 2]
Bm
  Let's go down to the Ozdust Ballroom
      Em
We'll meet there later tonight
A
 We can dance till it's light
         D               C#m        F#
Find the prettiest girl, give her a whirl
Bm    A  Bm
Right on down to the Ozdust Ballroom
Am
  Come on, follow me
D#                 D  B
You'll be happy to be there
 
 
[Chorus]
E                    N.C.
Dancing through life down at the Ozdust
   A      B             G#m          C#m
If only because dust is what we come to
A       B            G#m             C#m
Nothing matters, but knowing nothing matters
A          E A  F#m  G#m
 It's just life (Ah, ah)
E         D    B
It's just life
             C#         G#
So keep dancing through
 
 
[Instrumental]
       Fm
Galinda
                     F#
Um, I'll hope you'll save a dance for me tonight
                     C#
I'll be right there, waiting all night
G#
That's so kind
A
 But you know what would be even kinder?
 
 
[Verse 3]
F#m
   See that tragically beautiful girl?
Bm
  The one in the chair
E
 It seems so unfair
          A
We should go on a spree
G#m        C#
   And not she, gee!
F#m
I know someone would be my hero
Em
  If that someone were
Bb
  To go invite her
 
Well
A
Maybe I could invite her
 
Oh, Biq, really?
 
You would do that for me?
                        Bb
I would do anything for you
            A
You're good!
                           D
I don't know what you mean
               F#m
I love helping others
  D                           F#m
Oh, and I happen to be free tonight, after all
D                       F#m
Now that we've met one another
     D                     F#m
It's clear we deserve each other
       G
You're perfect
 
You're perfect
         D
So we're perfect together
Bb
  Born to be forever
D#                D   C Bb
Dancing through life
 
 
[Instrumental]
       Gm                    Cm
You'll never guess what just happened to me
G#                      Gm                     Cm
That perfectly adorable Munchkin boy just asked  me out
N.C.
He said he was too shy to ask me out first, but then, Galinda emboldened him
N.C.
Wait, Galinda?
N.C.
Don't
N.C.
Don't you dare say another word against her
F#
I'm about to have the happiest night of my life
 
Thanks to Galinda
 
 
[Verse 4]
F#
Finally, for this one night
     B
I'm about to have a fun night
          C#                             F#  C#/F
With this Munchkin boy Galinda found for me
      D#m             Bbm
And I only wish there were
          B       C#     D#m
Something I could do for her
     G#
To repay her
       C#m
Elphaba, see?
B    C#         D#m
We deserve each other
      B     C#             D#m
And Galinda helped it come true
B     C#         D#m           B
 We deserve each other, me and Boq
                        C#
Please, Elphaba, try to understand
  G#
I do
         C#
Galinda, um
D
Nessa and I were talking about you just now and—
 
Oh, well, we were just talking about you
                               G
How you should join us tonight at the Ozdust
                                      A
And don't tell me you have nothing to wear
                      G     A D
'Cause you could wear this
      D#             F              G
I mean, it goes with everything you own
 
 
[Verse 5]
                 G
It's really, uh, sharp, don't you think?
                  C
You know black is this year's pink
Am      Dm         Em
  You deserve each other
             C           D      Em
This hat and you, you're both so  smart
Am      Bm         Em
  You deserve each other
       D
So here, out of the goodness of my heart
 
 
[Instrumental Break]
G D Bb
F C F C
Bb Am Dm
Bb F Bb
Gm Am D#
G# D# Fm C# D#
Cm Fm C#
Cm Fm C#
Cm Fm C# D#
F
 
[Verse 6]
        F
Listen, Nessa?
 
Yes?
 
Uh, Nessa
         Bb
I've got something to confess a
       C
Reason why, well
                     F        C
Why I asked you here tonight
      Dm            Am
And I know it isn't fair
 
Boq, I know why
 
You do?
     Bb          C       Dm
It's because I'm in this chair
        G                 G/B
And you felt sorry for me
                 Cm
Well, isn't that right?
 
No! No, no, no, I don't feel sorry for you
 
You're great
 
I asked you because
 
Because
  D#
Because you are so beautiful
Dm
Boq, I think you're wonderful
Bb         C          Dm
  And we deserve each other
          Bb       C      Dm
Don't you see this is our chance?
Bb     C          Dm
  We deserve each other
          Bb
Don't we, Boq?
    C
You know what?
      F
Let's dance
 
What?
      Bb
Let's dance
 
 
[Instrumental]
D#m C# D#m C#
G#m F# C#
F Bb Em
Am F
D F#m G
Bm Bb C
 
 
[Chorus]
F                    C
Dancing through life here at the Ozdust
   Bb     C             Am           Dm
If only because dust is what we come to
    Bb                             Am                Dm
And here's the strange thing, your life could end up changing
Gm               D#  F       Bb F
While you're dancing through
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