(C)You’ve nev er had a real (D7)birth day be fore, ex (F)cept of course the ones you spent out (F7)side my locked (G)door.
So I’m (C)here, way too late, to help (D7)you cel e brate and be (F)your birth day date, if I (C)may.
(Ab)El sa, I’m think in’ you (C)might have a cold.
a (Bbsus2)cold nev er both ered me an y way.
I’ve got big plans!
I’ve got sur pris es (G)for to day!
Noth ing, but (F)noth ing’s gon na (Gsus)get in our way!
I’ve worked for weeks, planned ev ’ry thing with in my pow’r.
I e ven got (F)Kris toff and Sven to take a (G)show’r.
(C)If (G)some (Gsus)one (G)wants (C)to (G)hold me back, (C)I’d (G)like (F)to (G)see (C)them (F)try.
(C)I’m on (Am7)the (G)birth (Am7)day (G)plan (Gsus2)at tack: I’m giv ing (C)you the sun, the (G7sus)moon and the sky.
I’m (Bb)mak ing to day a (F)per fect day for (G)you.
I’m (Bb)mak ing to day a (F)blast, if it’s the (G)last thing I do.
For (Bb)ev ’ry thing you (F)are to me, and (Fm)all you’ve been (Am)through.
I’m (Dm7)mak ing to (C)day a (F)per fect day for you.
Sur prise, sur prise!
This one is (C)spe (G)cial ly Wow, you’ve got me (F)reel ing, but I’m (Gsus)still con cerned for (Em)you.
I think it’s time that you go home and get some rest.
We are not (Bb6)stop ping, ’cause the (F)next one is the (G)beh
El sa, you (G)got (C)ta (G)go lie (F)down.
(C)No (G)way!
(F)We (G)have (C)to (F)paint (G)the (Em)town.
But you (C)need (G)med i cal (Am7)at ten tion.
Are you (Dm7)sick?
How ’bout a (C)cold rem e dy of (F)my own in (G7sus)ven
tion?
We’re (Bb)mak ing to day a (F)per fect day for (G)you.
We’re (Bb)sing ing a birth day (F)song to make your (G)wish es come true.
We (Bb)love Prin cess (F7)An na.
And (Ab)I love you (Am)too.
(C)So we’re (Dm7)mak ing to (C)day a (F)per fect (F)day, (Dm7)mak ing to (Em)day a (C)per fect (G)day, (Dm7)mak ing to (Em7)day a (Fmaj7)per fect (G)day.
Mak in’ (F7)dreams!
Mak in’ plans!
Go, go, go, go!
(G7)Fol low the string to the end.
You are my ver y best friend.
I’m fine.
We’re gon na (D7)climb!
We’re gon na (D7)sing!
Fol low the string to the thing!
(E)Hap py, hap py, hap py, mer ry, mer ry, mer ry, (F)hot, (B)cold, (F)hot (G)birth day.
Al right, we can’t go on like this.
Let’s put this day on hold.
Come on, ad (Am7)mit it to your self.
I have a cold.
We’re (F)mak ing to day a per fect day for (G)you.
We’re (F)mak ing to day a smil ey face, all (G)shin y and new.
There’s a (F)fine line be tween cha os and a (Fm)hul la ba (Am)loo!
(C7)So we’re (Gsus)mak ing to day a per fect day, (G7sus)mak ing to day a per fect day!
(Dm7)A!
(C)N!
(F)N!
(G)A!
(G)Mak ing to day a per fect day for (D)you.
(G)Mak ing to day a hap py day, and (A)no feel ing blue.
For (G7)ev ’ry thing you are to us, and (Gm)all that (Bb6)you (Bm)do, (D)we’re (Em7)mak ing to (D)day a (G)per fect day, (Em7)mak ing to (D)day a (G)per fect day, we’re (Em7)mak ing to (D)day a (G)per fect (A7sus)day.
(A5)Per fect day!
This page shows “Making Today A Perfect Day” by Idina Menzel 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 C at 108 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.