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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- I See The Light
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- Beauty And The Beast
- Belle
- Colors Of The Wind
- Finale Ultimo Dont Feed The Plants
- Friend Like Me
- God Help The Outcast
- God Help The Outcasts
- Grow For Me
- Healing Incantation
- Heavens Lighthellfire
- Her Voice
- Hercules
- Home
- If I Cant Love Her
- Just Around The Riverbend
- Les Poissons
- Mushnik Son
- Never Again
- Out There
- Poor Unfortunate Souls
- Santa Fe
- Seize The Day
- Something There
- Somewhere Thats Green
- The Bells Of Notre Dame
- The World Above
- When Will My Life Begin Tangled
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ARTIST: Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
TITLE: Poor Unfortunate Souls
From the movie, The Little Mermaid
Notes: Sounds better played in power chords
URSULA
The only way to get what you want is to become a human yourself.
ARIEL
Can you do that?
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(Repeat)
URSULA
My dear, sweet child. That's what I do. It's what I live for.
To help unfortunate merfolk like yourself.
Poor souls with no one else to turn to.
G#
I admit that in the past I've been a nasty
- F# -
They weren't kidding when they called me, well, a witch
But you'll find that nowadays
I've mended all my ways
E - - F# - - G# - -
Repented, seen the light, and made a switch
-
True? Yes.
And I fortunately know a little magic
- F# -
It's a talent that I always have possessed
And dear lady, please don't laugh
I use it on behalf
E - - F# - - G# -
Of the miserable, the lonely, and depressed (pathetic)
E
Poor unfortunate souls
D# - C# -
In pain, in need
A - - G# - -
This one longing to be thinner
C# - - G# - -
That one wants to get the girl
A# -
And do I help them?
D# -
Yes, indeed
E
Those poor unfortunate souls
D# - C# -
So sad, so true
A - - G# - -
They come flocking to my cauldron
C# - - G# - -
Crying, "Spells, Ursula, please!"
A# -
And I help them!
C# -
Yes I do
A -
Now it's happened once or twice
C# -
Someone couldn't pay the price
D# - E -
And I'm afraid I had to rake 'em 'cross the coals
A -
Yes I've had the odd complaint
E - - F# - - G# -
But on the whole I've been a saint
E - - F# - - C#
To those poor unfortunate souls
Have we got a deal?
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ARIEL
If I become human, I'll never be with my father or sisters again.
URSULA
But you'll have your man, heh heh. Life's full of tough choices, isn't it? Heh heh.
Oh, and there is one more thing.
We haven't discussed the subject of payment.
ARIEL
But I don't have-
URSULA
I'm not asking much, just a token really, a trifle!
What I want from you is - your voice.
ARIEL
But without my voice, how can I-
URSULA
You'll have your looks, your pretty face.
And don't underestimate the importance of body language, ha!
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A
The men up there don't like a lot of blabber
- G -
They think a girl who gossips is a bore!
Yet on land it's much prefered for ladies not to say a word
F - - G - - A -
And after all dear, what is idle babble for?
Come on, they're not all that impressed with conversation
- G -
True gentlemen avoid it when they can
But they dote and swoon and fawn
On a lady who's withdrawn
F - - G - - A -
It's she who holds her tongue who get's a man
F
Come on you poor unfortunate soul
E - D -
Go ahead! Make your choice!
A# - - A - - D - - A - -
I'm a very busy woman and I haven't got all day
B -
It won't cost much
E - - A - -
Just your voice!
F
You poor unfortunate soul
E - D -
It's sad but true
A# - - A - -
If you want to cross the bridge, my sweet
D - - A - -
You've got the pay the toll
A# - - A - -
Take a gulp and take a breath
D - - A - -
And go ahead and sign the scroll
A# - - A - -
Flotsam, Jetsam, now I've got her, boys
D - - E - - F -
The boss is on a roll
D - F -- A -- D
This poor unfortunate soul
D
F# - - G# - -
Beluga sevruga
A - - B - - C#
Come winds of the Caspian Sea
F# - - G# - -
Larengix glaucitis
A - - B - -
Et max laryngitis
C# - - F
La voce to me
Now, sing!
ARIEL
Aah...
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E-1-3-4-3-4-3-4-6--|
Keep singing!
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E-4-6-7-6-7-6-7-9--|
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TITLE: Poor Unfortunate Souls
From the movie, The Little Mermaid
Notes: Sounds better played in power chords
URSULA
The only way to get what you want is to become a human yourself.
ARIEL
Can you do that?
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---6-6---6-|
-4---------|
-------4---|
(Repeat)
URSULA
My dear, sweet child. That's what I do. It's what I live for.
To help unfortunate merfolk like yourself.
Poor souls with no one else to turn to.
G#
I admit that in the past I've been a nasty
- F# -
They weren't kidding when they called me, well, a witch
But you'll find that nowadays
I've mended all my ways
E - - F# - - G# - -
Repented, seen the light, and made a switch
-
True? Yes.
And I fortunately know a little magic
- F# -
It's a talent that I always have possessed
And dear lady, please don't laugh
I use it on behalf
E - - F# - - G# -
Of the miserable, the lonely, and depressed (pathetic)
E
Poor unfortunate souls
D# - C# -
In pain, in need
A - - G# - -
This one longing to be thinner
C# - - G# - -
That one wants to get the girl
A# -
And do I help them?
D# -
Yes, indeed
E
Those poor unfortunate souls
D# - C# -
So sad, so true
A - - G# - -
They come flocking to my cauldron
C# - - G# - -
Crying, "Spells, Ursula, please!"
A# -
And I help them!
C# -
Yes I do
A -
Now it's happened once or twice
C# -
Someone couldn't pay the price
D# - E -
And I'm afraid I had to rake 'em 'cross the coals
A -
Yes I've had the odd complaint
E - - F# - - G# -
But on the whole I've been a saint
E - - F# - - C#
To those poor unfortunate souls
Have we got a deal?
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---6-6---6-|
-4---------|
-------4---|
ARIEL
If I become human, I'll never be with my father or sisters again.
URSULA
But you'll have your man, heh heh. Life's full of tough choices, isn't it? Heh heh.
Oh, and there is one more thing.
We haven't discussed the subject of payment.
ARIEL
But I don't have-
URSULA
I'm not asking much, just a token really, a trifle!
What I want from you is - your voice.
ARIEL
But without my voice, how can I-
URSULA
You'll have your looks, your pretty face.
And don't underestimate the importance of body language, ha!
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
---7-7---7-|
-5---------|
-------5---|
A
The men up there don't like a lot of blabber
- G -
They think a girl who gossips is a bore!
Yet on land it's much prefered for ladies not to say a word
F - - G - - A -
And after all dear, what is idle babble for?
Come on, they're not all that impressed with conversation
- G -
True gentlemen avoid it when they can
But they dote and swoon and fawn
On a lady who's withdrawn
F - - G - - A -
It's she who holds her tongue who get's a man
F
Come on you poor unfortunate soul
E - D -
Go ahead! Make your choice!
A# - - A - - D - - A - -
I'm a very busy woman and I haven't got all day
B -
It won't cost much
E - - A - -
Just your voice!
F
You poor unfortunate soul
E - D -
It's sad but true
A# - - A - -
If you want to cross the bridge, my sweet
D - - A - -
You've got the pay the toll
A# - - A - -
Take a gulp and take a breath
D - - A - -
And go ahead and sign the scroll
A# - - A - -
Flotsam, Jetsam, now I've got her, boys
D - - E - - F -
The boss is on a roll
D - F -- A -- D
This poor unfortunate soul
D
F# - - G# - -
Beluga sevruga
A - - B - - C#
Come winds of the Caspian Sea
F# - - G# - -
Larengix glaucitis
A - - B - -
Et max laryngitis
C# - - F
La voce to me
Now, sing!
ARIEL
Aah...
E-1-3-4-----3-4-6--|
E-1-3-4-3-4-3-4-6--|
Keep singing!
E-4-6-7-----6-7-9--|
E-4-6-7-6-7-6-7-9--|
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