Lyrics
When (Am)ev er (Am)I see (D)some one less (G)for tu nate than (C)I— and let’s (Am)face it, (Am)who (D)is n’t less (G)for tu nate than (F)I?
—My (F)ten der (Eb)heart tends to (Db)start to (C)bleed
and when (Am)some one (Am)needs a (D)make o ver, I (G)sim ply have to (C)take o ver; I (Bb)know I know ex act ly what they (G)need!
And (Gm7)e ven in your (C)case, tho’ it’s the (Am7)tough est case I’ve (D)yet to face, don’t (Gm)wor ry, I’m de (Bb)ter mined to suc (C)ceed.
Fol (F)low my (G9sus)lead
and yes, in (C)deed you will be...
(F)Pop u lar,
you’re gon na be (Bbsus2)pop u (F)lar!
I’ll (C)teach you the (Dm)prop er (Am)ploys when you (Dm)talk to (Am)boys, lit tle (C)ways to flirt and (F)flounce.
I’ll show you (A)what (Dm)shoes to (F)wear, how to (F)fix your hair,
(Bb)ev ’ry thing (Gm7)that real ly (C)counts to be (F)pop u lar!
I’ll help you be (Bbsus2)pop u (F)lar!
You’ll (C)hang with the (Dm)right co (Am)horts, you’ll be (Dm)good at (Am)sports, know the (C)slang you’ve got to (F)flounce.
I’ll show you (A)what (Dm)shoes to (F)wear, how to (F)fix your hair,
(Bb)ev ’ry thing (Gm7)that real ly (C)counts to be (A7sus)know.
So let’s (Gm7)start, ’cause you’ve got an aw f’lly long (C)way to (F)go.
Don’t be of (Db)fend ed by my (Db)frank an al y sis (Abmaj7)think of it as per son al i ty di al y (Ab)sis.
Now that I’ve (Dbm6)chos en to be (Dbm7)come a pal, a sis (Eb)ter and ad vi ser (Bbm6)there’s no bod y wis er, (C7)not when it comes to (F)pop u lar.
I know a bout (Bbsus2)pop u (F)lar!
And (C)with an as (Dm)sist from (Am)me to be (Dm)who you’ll (Am)be, in (Bbmaj7)stead of drear y (A7)who you (Dm)were...
(F7)are...
There’s (Bb)noth ing that can stop (Dm)you (Gm7)from be com ing pop (C)u (F)ler...
(CN.C.)lar...
(F)La
We’re gon na (Bb)make you (Bb)pop (C)u (F)lar!
(A)When I see de (Adim)press ing (A)crea tures (Dm)with un (A)pre pos (Dm)sess ing fea tures, (G)I re mind them (Gdim)on their (G)own be (C)half to think of (A)cel e brat ed (Adim)heads of (A)state or (Dm)’spe cially (A)great com (Dm)mu ni ca tors...
Did they have (Gdim)brains or (G)knowl edge?
(C)Don’t make me laugh!
They were (F)pop u lar (C)Please!
It’s all a bout (Bbsus2)pop u (F)lar!
It’s (C)not a bout (Dm)ap ti (Am)tude, it’s the (Dm)way you’re (Am)viewed, so it’s (A7)ver la y shrewd to (Dm)be
(Gm7)ver y, ver y pop (Bb)u (C)lar like (F)me!
And tho’ (Dm)you pro (Am)test your dis (Dm)in ter (Am)est,
I know clan des tine (Dm)ly
you’re (Gm7)gon na grin and bear (Bbmaj7)it your (C7)new found pop u lar (C)it (F)y.
La
(C)la
(F)la
la.
You’ll be pop u lar Just not quite as pop u (C7sus)lar
(C)as
(C)me!
Popular by Stephen Schwartz
Easy piano arrangement in the key of C at 120 BPM. Difficulty: easy. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.
About “Popular”
- What key is "Popular" in?
- "Popular" by Stephen Schwartz is in the key of C with a tempo of 120 BPM. Difficulty: easy.
- Is "Popular" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.
- Can I play "Popular" without reading sheet music?
- Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.
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