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Your (G)sto ry’s sad to (Em)tell,
a (C)teen age ne’er do (D7)well,
most (Bm)mixed up non de (E7)lin quent on the (Am)block.
Your (Bm)fu ture’s so un (E7)clear now, what’s (C)left of your ca (F)reer now; can’t (G)e ven get a (Em)trade in on your (D)smock.
(G)Ya ya ya ya ya ya (Em)ya ya ya ya ya ya (C)ya ya ya ya ya ya (D)ya ya ya ya ya ya.
(G)Ya ya ya ya ya ya (Em)ya ya ya ya ya ya (C)ya ya ya ya ya ya (D)ya ya ya ya ya ya.
(D)ya.
Beau ty school (G)drop out,
no grad u (C)a tion day for (D7)you.
Beau ty school (G)drop out,
missed your mid (C)terms and flunked sham (D7)poo.
Well, at (G)least you could have (Em)tak en time to (C)wash and clean your (D7)clothes up,
af ter (G)spend ing all that (Em)dough to have the (C)doc tor fix your (D7)nose up.
(CN.C.)Ba by, get (G)mov in’;
why keep your (C)fee ble hopes a (D7)live?
What are you (G)prov in’?
You got the (C)dream, but not the (D7)drive.
If you (G)go for your di (G)plo ma, you could (C)join a sten o (Cm)pool.
Turn in your (G)teas ing (Em)comb and (C)go back (D7)to high (G)school.
(CN.C.)Beau ty school (G)sweat it,
you’re not cut (C)out to hold a (D7)job.
Bet ter for (G)get it;
who wants their (C)hair done by a (D7)slob?
Now, your (G)bangs are curled, your (G)lash es twirled, but (C)still the world is (Cm)cruel.
Wipe off that (G)an gel (Em)face and (C)go back (D7)to high (G)school.
Ya ooh.
This page shows “Beauty School Dropout” by Frankie Avalon in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 68 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.