song : dirty rotten number
artist : david yazbek

from the musical , dirty rotten scoundrels

intro :

Cm7 Cm6 Cm7 Cm6
Cm7 Cm6 Cm7 Cm6

Cm7
you may be master of
Cm6 Cm7 Cm6
your chosen occupation
Cm7
with several strings of
Cm6 D G7b5/C#
polo ponies in your stable
Cm7 D#
you must remember all the same
G# ( add9 )
that at the crux of every game
C#7
is knowing when it’s time
Gm7b5
to leave the table .

Cm7 F9
and it’s important to be artful
Cm7 F9
in your exit
D#
no turning back , you must accept
D#/G G#13
the con is done ,
f#maj7#11
but now and then , you might recall
F9
the moments when you had it all
C#9
you had the charm ,
you had the talent
G7 ( no3 )
and , my god , you had some fun .

Cm9 F9
it was a ball , it was a blast
Cm9 F9
and it’s a shame it couldn’t last ,
D# ( add9 )
but ev’ry chapter has to end ,
D C#
you must agree .
Cm9 D#
it was a joy , it was sublime ,
G# ( add9 )
a splendid way to earn a dime
C#7 G7 ( no3 )
for a dirty rotten guy like
Cm9 F9 Cm9 F9
me .

Dm9 G9 Dm9 G9

Dm9 G9
when you look back on all your
Dm9 G9
conquests and deceptions
F
you see a thousand flawless pearls
F/A A#13
set in a strand ,
g#maj7#11
laid out from biarritz to rome ,
G9
each one as perfect as a poem
D#9
an opus to be proud of though it’s
A7 ( no3 )
written in the sand .

Dm9 G9
it was a ball , it was a thrill ,
Dm9 G9
you had the grace , you had the skill
F ( add9 )
to know exactly what to say
E D#
and what to do .
Dm9 F
you wouldn’t trade a single day
A# ( add9 )
or have it any other way
D#9 A7 ( no3 )
a dirty rotten guy like
A#9
me .

it’s almost a religion
D#maj7
the need to take a pigeon
A#9
and to play your part
D#maj7
with elegance and zest

C#7
but when it’s time to fold the act
F# ( add9 )
and your duffel bag is packed
F9
take comfort in the fact
that you’ve been
a#9#11 A7#5
working with the best .

d#9#11

A7#9 Dm9 G9
it was a blast , it was a ball
Dm9 G9
it was a gas , i loved it all
F ( add9 )
’cause i was hanging with the man
E D#
and that’s a plus .

Dm9
you’ve got the verve
F
you’ve got the guts
A# ( add9 )
you’ve go the nerve

you’ve got the nuts!
D#9
i guess we’re dirty rotten crooks ,

dirty rotten shnooks
A7 a#7#5
dirty rotten guys
oh

d#7#9 G#9
it was a trip , it was a blast
d#7#9 G#9
it was a shame it couldn’t lsat
F#
’cause it was almost
G#7
too prodigious to discuss .

B9 a#7#5
so we got screwed for fifty grand

A13 G#9
i think we still deserve a hand

B9
dirty
B9
rotten
a#7#5 E9b5
guys

D#m9 B9 G#9 F9
like us!

D#m ( maj9 )