Wicked - Dancing Through Life Chords & Tabs

by Misc Soundtrack

[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   BAB
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      BACD
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 AADAm 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 CBb
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   AD
'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