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That’s my ci (Bb7)gar!
You’ll (G)steal an (D)ud der.
Hey, look, it’s (Bb7)bath time (G)at the (D)zoo.
I thought that (F7)I’d sur (D7)prise my (G)moth er.
If you can (Bb7)find her.
Who asked (D)you?
From Bot tle (G)Al ley to the (D)har bor, there’s eas y (G)pick in’s guar an (D)teed.
Try an y (D7)bank er, bum, or bar ber.
They al most (G)all knows how to (D)read.
(G)It’s a (A)crook ed (G)game we‘re (A)play in’, (G)one we’ll (A)nev er (G)lose,
(Bb)long as (C)suck ers (Bb)don’t mind (C)pay in’ (Bb)just to (C)get bad (Asus)news!
Ain’t it a (D)fine life, (G)car ry ing the ban ner through it (D)all!
A might y (D)fine life, (G)car ry ing the ban ner tough and (F#m)tall!
When the (Em7)bell (D)rings, (F#m7)we go where we wish es.
We’s as free as fish es.
Sure beats wash ing (B7)dish es.
What a (Em7)fine (D)life, (G)car ry ing the ban ner home for (D)all!
It takes a (G7)smile that (G)spreads like but ter, the kind that (G7)turns a la dy’s head.
It takes an (D7)or phan with (D)a stut ter.
Who’s al so (Bb7)blind...
And (G)mute...
And (D)dead!
(Dsus)Bless (D)ed
(Bsus)chil (Bm)dren,
(Dsus)though you (D)wan der (A)lost and de (Bm)praved,
Je (G)sus
(Esus)loves (Em)you.
(A7sus)You shall
(A7)be saved.
(Dsus)Cur (D)dled
(Bsus)cof (Bm)fee,
(Dsus)con crete (D)dough nuts (A)sprin kled with (Bm)mold,
home (G)made
(Esus)bis (Em)cuits,
(A7sus)just two
(A7)years If (D5)old.
hate the head line, I’ll make up a head line and I’ll (Bb7)say an y thing I have ta.
’Cause at (D5)two for a pen ny, if I make too man y, Wie sel (Bb7)just makes me eat ’em af ta’.
Got a (E5)feel ing ’bout a head line!
I smells me a head line!
(C7)Papes are gon na sell like we was giv in’ ’em a way!
Bet cha (E5)din ner it’s a doo zy ’bout a pis tol pack ing floo zy who knows (C7)how to make a news ie’s (B7sus)day!
You wan na (A7)move the (A)next ed (E)i tion?
Give us an (C7)earth quake (A)or a (E)war.
How ’bout a (G7)crook ed (E7)pol i (A)ti tion?
Ya nit wit, (C7)that ain’t (A)news no (E)more!
(A)Up town (B)to Grand (A)Cen tral (B)Sta tion, (A)down to (B)Cit y (A)Hall.
(C)We im (D)proves our (C)cir cu (D)la tion, (C)walk in’ (D)till we (Bsus)fall!
But we’ll be (E)out there, (A)car ry ing the ban ner to the (E)man.
We’re al ways (E)out there, (A)soak in’ ev ’ry suck er that we (G#m7)can.
Here’s the (F#m7)head (E)line: (G#m7)News ies on a mis sion!
Kill the com pe ti tion!
Sell the next ed (C#7)i tion!
We’ll be (F#m7)out there, car ry ing the ban ner!
See us (G#m7)out there, (C#m7)car ry ing the ban ner!
See us (F#m7)out there, (Bsus)car ry ing the ban ner!
We’ll all be (F)out there, (Bb)car ry ing the ban ner to the (F)man.
We’re al ways (F)out there, (Bb)soak in’ ev ’ry (Bb)suck er that we (F)can.
Here’s the (Gm7)head (F)line: (Bb)News ies on a mis sion!
(Am7)Kill the com pe ti tion!
Sell the next ed i tion!
We’ll be (Gm7)out there, car ry ing the ban ner!
See us (Am7)out there, (Dm7)car ry ing the ban ner!
See us (Gm7)out there, (C7sus)car ry (CN.C.)ing the ban ner!
This page shows “Carrying The Banner (From Newsies)” by Alan Menken 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 D at 134 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.