Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] Db Bb7 Eb7 Db/F Ebm/Gb Eb/G Ab7 Eb9 Ab9 [Verse]

Uncle ^Db6Goodenberg was a b^A7ookworm And he ^D6lived on Charring ^Ab9Cross The ^Db6memory of hi^Dbmaj7/Fs volumes ^Edim7brings a ^Ebm7smile ^Ab9 He would ^Ebm9read me lots of ^Ab9stories When he^Db7 wasn't^Cb7 on the^Bb7 sauce Now I'd^Eb7 like to share the wisdom Of my ^Ab7favourit^Bbm7e bib^Bdim7liophi^Cm7b5le ^Ab7He ^Ebm9said ^Ab9 a

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^Db6Cover is not the book So open it^Eb7 up and take a look 'Cause under the^Ab7 cover one discovers That the ^Db6king maybe a crook Ebdim7 Fdim Gb6 Eb7b5/G Chap - ter titles are like signs And if you ^Db/Abread be^Cb9tween the ^Bb9lines You'll ^Ebmfind your first im^F7pression was mis^Bbmtook ^Eb9 For a ^Db/Abcover is nice But a ^Ab7cover is not the ^Dbbook

[Verse] Dbmaj7/Ab Ebm7add4 Ab7 Db Dbmaj7/Ab Ebm7add4 Ab7 Db Dbmaj7/Ab Ebm7add4 Ab7 Db Dbmaj7/Ab Ebm7add4 Ab7 "Mary Poppins, could you give us an example?" "Certainly"

^DbNelly Rebitta was ^Bb7made of wood But ^Eb7what could not be seen was though A ^Ab7trunk up top was barren While her ^Db6roots were lush and green ^Ebdim7So ^Fdimin ^Gb6Spring when Mr. ^Gbdim7Hickery Db/Ab Bb7#5 saw her blossoms blooming there He took ^Eb9fruit despite her ^Ab7bark And now there's ^Db9seedlings ^Ab7every^Db6where

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^Gbmaj7/AbWhich ^Ab9proves A ^Db6cover is not the^Bb7 book So ^Bb7open it ^Eb7up and take a look 'Cause under the^Ab7 cover one discovers That the ^Db6king maybe a crook Ebdim7 Fdim Gb6 Eb7b5/G Chap - ter titles are like signs And if you ^Db/Abread be^Cb9tween the ^Bb9lines You'll ^Ebmfind your first im^F7pression was mis^Bbmtook ^Eb9 For a ^Db/Abcover is nice But a ^Ab7cover is not the ^Dbbook

[Verse] Dbmaj7/Ab Ebm7add4 Ab7 Db Dbmaj7/Ab Ebm7add4 Ab7 Bb Bbmaj7/F Cm7add4 F7 Bb Bbmaj7/F Cm7add4 "Should we do the one about the wealthy widow?" "Ooh, by all means" "Always loved that one" "Well, go on then"

^F7Lady ^BbHyacinth Ma^G7#5caw Brought all her ^C7treasures to a reef Where she ^F7only wore a smile Plus two ^Bbfeathers, and a leaf ^Cdim7 ^Ddim7So ^Eb6no one tried to^Edim7 rob her 'Cause she ^Bb/Fbarely wore a ^G7#5stitch For when you're ^D9in your birthday ^F7suit There ain't much ^F7there to show you're ^Bb6rich

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^F7#5Oh, a ^Bb6Cover is not the ^Ab9book So open it ^C7up and take a look 'Cause under the ^F7cover one discovers That the ^Bbking maybe a crook Tar^Cdim7u - ^Ddim7la - ^Eb6lee, tarur^Ebdim7ala, tarul^Bb/Falee, ta^Ab9ra - ta - ^G7ta You'll ^Cmfind your first im^D7pression was mis^Gmtook (ya-da-da^C9-da) F#9 Bb.F For a cover is nice But a ^F7cover is not the ^Bbbook

[Verse] Cm7add4 F7 Bb Bbmaj7/F Cmadd4 F7 Bb Bbmaj7/F Cm7add4 F7 Bb Bbmaj7/F Cm7add4 F7 Bb A Bb Ab7 G Ab7b5 G "Oh give us the one about that dirty rascal, why don't ya" "Isn't that one a bit long?" "Well the quicker you're into it, the quicker you're out of it"

^COnce upon a time In a ^A7nursery rhyme There was a ^D9castle with a king Hiding in a wing 'Cause he never went to school to learn a single thing^D9

He had ^G9scepters and swords G9#5 And a parliament of lords But on the ^C6inside he was sad Egad! Because he never^Caug had a ^F6wisdom for numbers A ^Ab7/Gbwisdom for words Though his ^C/Gcrown was quite im^Bb9mense His brain was ^A7smaller that a bird's

^C#So the ^Dqueen of the ^Db9nation Made a^D9 royal proclamation "To the ^GMissus and the^Adim/G Messers The^Gdim7 more or lessers ^G Bring me ^Eall the land's professors" Then she went to the hair dressers

^G7#And they^C came from the east And they ^A7came from the south From each ^D9college they poured ^Bdim/Fknowledge From their ^D9brains into his mouth

But the ^Bdimking couldn't learn So each pro^E7fessor met their fate For the ^Bm7b5queen had their ^E7heads removed And ^Amplaced upon the gate^C7 And on that date I state their ^C9wives all got a note Their mate was now the late great ^CaugBut then ^F6suddenly one day A stranger ^Abstarted in to sing He said "^C/GI'm the dirty ^E7rascal And I'm ^A7here to teach the king"

And the ^D9queen clutched her jewels For she ^G7hated royal fools But this ^D9fool had some ^G7rules They really ^Cought to teach in ^C7schools

Like you'll ^Db6be a happy ^Bb7king If you en^Eb9joy the ^Db6/Fthings you've ^Gbm(maj7)got ^Gm7b5You should ^Cm7b5never try to ^F7be The kind of ^Bbmperson that you're ^Db9not

So they ^Gb6sang and they laughed For the ^Gdim7king had found a friend Db/Ab B7b5 And they ran onto a rainbow for The ^Bbstory's perfect end

So the ^Ebm7moral is you ^Edim7mustn't let The ^Db/Foutside be the ^Bb7guide B7b5 Bb7 For it's not so cut and dried Well unless it's Dr. Jekyll Then you better hide ^Bb7 Petrified ^B/A ^Bb

No, the ^Ebm7truth can't be denied As I ^Abnow have ^Bbmtesti^E7fied ^AbAll that ^A9really counts and matters Is the ^Eb5special ^Ab7stuff ^Dbinside "He did it!"

[Instrumental] F G/F Db F [Chorus]

^F9Oh, a ^Bb6cover is not the ^Ab9book So^G7#5 open it ^C7up and take a look Cause under the ^F7cover one discovers That the ^Bb6king maybe a crook So please ^Eb6listen to what we've ^Edim7said And open a^Bb/F book to^Dm7b5/Abnight in ^G7bed So ^Cm7one more time be^D7fore we get the ^Gmhook (sing it out ^C9strong!) ^F#9A ^Bb/Fcover is nice (Please ^Faugtake our advice) A ^Bb/Fcover is nice (Or ^Faugyou'll pay the price) A ^Bb/Fcover is ^Fdim7nice But a ^F7cover is not the ^Bbbook

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