song : it takes two
artist : marc shaiman & scott wittman

from the musical , hairspray

intro :

A – f#aug – – F#7 – –
B – C#m/E – – E7 – –
A – Dm – A – E – A

they say it’s a man’s world
C#+ D
well , that cannot be denied
but what good’s a man’s world
B7 A –
without a woman by his side?
C# –
and so i will wait
F#m – Dm
until that moment you decide

A –
that i’m your man
D –
and you’re my girl
A –
that i’m the sea
D –
and you’re the pearl
A – E – –
it takes two , baby ,
E7 – – C#m/E – – Bm/A – – A – E – A
it takes two

a king ain’t a king
C#+ D
without the pow’r behind the throne
a prince is a pauper . babe ,
B7 A –
without a chick to call his own
C# –
so please , darling , choose me
F#m – Dm
i don’t wanna rule alone
tell me ,

A –
i’m your king
D –
and you’re my queen
A –
that no one else
D –
can come between
A – E – –
it takes two , baby ,
ey – – C#m/E – – Bm/A – – – A – A7 –
it takes two

D7
lancelot had guinevere
A7
missus claus had old saint nick
D7
romeo had juliet
A7
and liz , well , she has her dick

D7
they say it takes two to tango
A – F#m –
but that tango’s child’s play
B7 – – A9/C# – – Bm7 ( B5 ) /D – – B7/D# – –
so take me to the dance floor
E9 – – F#m7 – – Gm6 – – E9/G# – – A
and we’ll twist the night away

just like frankie avalon
C#+ D
has his fav’rite mouseketeer
i dream of a lover , babe ,
B7 A –
to say the things i long to hear
C# –
so come closer baby ,
F#m – Dm
oh and whisper in my ear

A –
that you’re my girl
D –
and i’m your boy
A –
that you’re my pride
D –
and i’m your joy
A –
that i’m the sand
D –
and you’re the tide
A –
i’ll be the groom
D –
if you’ll be my bride
A – E – –
it takes two , baby ,
E7 – – C#m/E – – Bm/A – – – A – F#m –
it takes two

B9 E7
it takes two , baby
A – Dm – A
it takes two . . .