SONG: The Nicest Kids In Town
ARTIST: Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman

From the musical, Hairspray


Ab7

     Ebm7  Ab7
(Ooh ooooo,
        Ebm7  Ab7
Ooh ooh ooooo,
    Ebm7  C#
Ooh ooooo,

Eb7
hoot, hoot, hoot, hoot!)


Ab7                      C#7                Ab7
Ev'ry afternoon when the clock strikes four
                Ab7
(bop bee ba, ba ba ba ba ba, bee ba)
  C#7                       C#7              Ab7
A crazy bunch of kids crash through that door
                Ab7
(bop bee ba, ba ba ba ba ba, bee ba)

     Eb
They throw off their coats
              C#
And leave the squares behind
              Eb
And then they shake it, shake it, shake it
             C#
Like they're losing their mind
             Eb
You'll never see them frown
                   C#     B    C#/Ab  Ab7
'Cause they're the nicest kids in town


     Ebm7 Ab7
(Ooh ooooo, 
           E7
Ooh ooh ooo)


A7                            D7
Every afternoon you turn your T.V. on
 A7                A7
(na, na, na, na, na, na na na na)
       D7
And we know you turn the sound up when your parents are gone, yeah!
 A7                A7
(na, na, na, na, na, na na na na)

             E
And then you twist and shout
         D
For your favorite star
                E
And once you've practiced every step
               D
That's in your repertoire
           E
You better come on down
             D      C    D/A  A7
And meet the nicest kids in town


D7
Nice white kids who like to lead the way
    A
And once a month we have our "negro day!"
    F#m                      B
And i'm the man who keeps it spinnin' round
    D                            B
Mr. Corny Collins with the latest, 
                  E
Greatest Baltimore 
     F
Sound!!


   Bb7                  Eb7        Bb7
So every afternoon drop everything
(bop bee ba, ba ba ba ba ba, bee ba)
        Eb7                                            Bb7
Who needs to read and write when you can dance and sing?
                Bb7
(bop bee ba, ba ba ba ba ba, bee ba)

   F
Forget about your algebra
    Eb
And calculus
        F
You can always do your homework
       Eb
On the morning bus
             F
Can't tell a verb from a noun
            Eb     C#   Eb/Bb  Bb7
They're the nicest kids in town
        Fm7 Eb/Ab   
(Ooh ooooo)

Bb     F#7


       B7                                E7         B7
So, if every night you're shaking as you lie in bed
(mony mony, ah ooh, mony mony)
        E7                                      B7
And the bass and drums are pounding in your head
(mony mony, ah ooh, mony mony)

    F#7                           
Who cares about sleep when you can 
E7
snooze in school?
F       F#7
They'll never get to college
         E7
But they sure look cool
             F#7
Don't need a cap and a gown
                   E      D   E/B  B7
'Cause they're the nicest kids in town

       F#m7
(Ooh ooooo, etc.)

            E/A   B7      F#m7
They're the nicest. Nicest
            E/A   B7      
They're the nicest. Nicest
E/A         B7 
They're the sugar 'n' spicest,
F#m7            E/A
The nicest kids in...
              B7(#9)
Kids in town! Hoot!