Biography:
Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949 in New Rochelle, New York, United States) is an American musical theatre and film composer, and pianist. Menken has collaborated with several renowned lyricists including Howard Ashman (1950-1991), Tim Rice and Stephen Schwartz. For his work he has won eight Academy Awards as well as ten additional nominations.
His best known work includes the Disney animated movies, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin
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Song: Friend Like Me
Artist: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice
From the movie, Aladdin
Tricky chords:
A#7 = x13131
A7#5 = x03021
Fm6/C = x8868x
A#13 = 686786
Cdim7 = xx1212
G#dim7 = xx3434
Cm6 = x3x243
D7#5 = xx4536
D#7b5 = xx1223
[Intro]
Dm A#7 A7
Dm A#7 A7
Dm A#7 A7
A#7 A7 Dm
A7 A7/C# Dm
Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves
A7 A7/C# Dm
Scheherezade had a thousand tales
A7 Dm
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves
E7 A7
You got a brand of magic never fails
Dm
You got some power in your corner now
A7 Dm
Some heavy ammunition in your camp
A7 Dm
You got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo and how
E7 A7x
See, all you gotta do is rub that lamp
A7 Dm
And I'll say
A#7 A7
Mister Aladdin, sir
Dm A#7 A7
What will your pleasure be?
F F7/D#
Let me take your order
A#/D C#
Jot it down
F/C A7#5 D
You ain't never had a friend like me
A#7 A7 Dm
No no no
A#7 A7
Life is your restaurant
Dm C# Fm6/C A#13*
And I'm your maitre d'
F F/D# A#/D A#m/C#
C'mon whisper what it is you want
F/C A7 Dm
You ain't never had a friend like me
A#7
Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service
Dm
You're the boss
A7 Dm
The king, the shah
A#13
Say what you wish
It's yours! True dish
Gm A7 Dm
How about a little more Baklava?
A#7 A7
Have some of column "A"
Dm A#7 A7
Try all of column "B"
F F/D# A#/D C#7
I'm in the mood to help you dude
F/C A7 Dm A#7 A7
You ain't never had a friend like me
Dm
Wa ah ah
A#7 A7
Oh my
Dm
Wa ah ah
A#7 A7
No no
Dm
Wa ah ah
A#7 A7 A#7 A7 Dm
Na na na
Dx
Can your friends do this?
Do your friends do that?
F7
Do your friends pull this
G7 G#7 A7 Bm7 Cdim7
out their little hat?
A7/C# Dm D
Can your friends go, poof?
D# E F
Well, looky here
Gm7 G#dim7 A7 Bm7 Cm A7/C#
Can your friends go, Abracadabra, let 'er rip
A7 Bm7 Cm6 A7/C# D7 Em7 Fm6
And then make the sucker disappear?**
D7/F# D7 Gm
So doncha sit there slack jawed, buggy eyed
D7 Gm
I'm here to answer all your midday prayers
D7 Gm
You got me bona fide, certified
A7 D7#5
You got a genie for your charge d'affaires
D7 Gm
I got a powerful urge to help you out
D7 Gm
So what cha wish? I really wanna know
D7 Gm
You got a list that's three miles long, no doubt
A7 D7 Gm
Well, all you gotta do is rub like so and oh
D#7 D7 Gm D#7 D7
Mister Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three
A# A#/G# D#6/G F#7
I'm on the job, you big nabob
A#/F
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
F#7
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
D#7b5
You ain't never had a
D7sus D7 Gm D#7 D7
friend like me
Gm D#7 D7
Wa ah ah
Gm D#7 D7
Wa ah ah
D#7 D7 Gm
You ain't never had a friend like me, hah!
*Dm C# Fm6/C A#13 can be played Dm A#13
**Alternate:
Dx
Can your friends do this?
Do your friends do that?
F7
Do your friends pull this
G7 A7
out their little hat?
A7/C# D
Can your friends go, poof?
F
Well, looky here
Bm7 Cm A7/C#
Can your friends go, Abracadabra, let 'er rip
A7 D7
And then make the sucker disappear?
Artist: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice
From the movie, Aladdin
Tricky chords:
A#7 = x13131
A7#5 = x03021
Fm6/C = x8868x
A#13 = 686786
Cdim7 = xx1212
G#dim7 = xx3434
Cm6 = x3x243
D7#5 = xx4536
D#7b5 = xx1223
[Intro]
Dm A#7 A7
Dm A#7 A7
Dm A#7 A7
A#7 A7 Dm
A7 A7/C# Dm
Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves
A7 A7/C# Dm
Scheherezade had a thousand tales
A7 Dm
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves
E7 A7
You got a brand of magic never fails
Dm
You got some power in your corner now
A7 Dm
Some heavy ammunition in your camp
A7 Dm
You got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo and how
E7 A7x
See, all you gotta do is rub that lamp
A7 Dm
And I'll say
A#7 A7
Mister Aladdin, sir
Dm A#7 A7
What will your pleasure be?
F F7/D#
Let me take your order
A#/D C#
Jot it down
F/C A7#5 D
You ain't never had a friend like me
A#7 A7 Dm
No no no
A#7 A7
Life is your restaurant
Dm C# Fm6/C A#13*
And I'm your maitre d'
F F/D# A#/D A#m/C#
C'mon whisper what it is you want
F/C A7 Dm
You ain't never had a friend like me
A#7
Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service
Dm
You're the boss
A7 Dm
The king, the shah
A#13
Say what you wish
It's yours! True dish
Gm A7 Dm
How about a little more Baklava?
A#7 A7
Have some of column "A"
Dm A#7 A7
Try all of column "B"
F F/D# A#/D C#7
I'm in the mood to help you dude
F/C A7 Dm A#7 A7
You ain't never had a friend like me
Dm
Wa ah ah
A#7 A7
Oh my
Dm
Wa ah ah
A#7 A7
No no
Dm
Wa ah ah
A#7 A7 A#7 A7 Dm
Na na na
Dx
Can your friends do this?
Do your friends do that?
F7
Do your friends pull this
G7 G#7 A7 Bm7 Cdim7
out their little hat?
A7/C# Dm D
Can your friends go, poof?
D# E F
Well, looky here
Gm7 G#dim7 A7 Bm7 Cm A7/C#
Can your friends go, Abracadabra, let 'er rip
A7 Bm7 Cm6 A7/C# D7 Em7 Fm6
And then make the sucker disappear?**
D7/F# D7 Gm
So doncha sit there slack jawed, buggy eyed
D7 Gm
I'm here to answer all your midday prayers
D7 Gm
You got me bona fide, certified
A7 D7#5
You got a genie for your charge d'affaires
D7 Gm
I got a powerful urge to help you out
D7 Gm
So what cha wish? I really wanna know
D7 Gm
You got a list that's three miles long, no doubt
A7 D7 Gm
Well, all you gotta do is rub like so and oh
D#7 D7 Gm D#7 D7
Mister Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three
A# A#/G# D#6/G F#7
I'm on the job, you big nabob
A#/F
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
F#7
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
D#7b5
You ain't never had a
D7sus D7 Gm D#7 D7
friend like me
Gm D#7 D7
Wa ah ah
Gm D#7 D7
Wa ah ah
D#7 D7 Gm
You ain't never had a friend like me, hah!
*Dm C# Fm6/C A#13 can be played Dm A#13
**Alternate:
Dx
Can your friends do this?
Do your friends do that?
F7
Do your friends pull this
G7 A7
out their little hat?
A7/C# D
Can your friends go, poof?
F
Well, looky here
Bm7 Cm A7/C#
Can your friends go, Abracadabra, let 'er rip
A7 D7
And then make the sucker disappear?
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