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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Other songs:
- A Whole New World
- El Chico De El Ukelele
- I See The Light
- Little Patch Of Heaven
- Proud Of Your Boy
- Prouf Of Your Boy
- A Change In Me From Beauty And The Beast The Musical
- 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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[Intro]
Fm7 Bb/F Fm7 Bb/F
Fm7 Bb/F
Folks, we finally got our headline.
Fm7 Bb/F
"Newsies Crushed as Bulls Attack"
Db/F
Crutchie's calling me,
Eb/F Bb/F C/F
Dumb crip's just too damn slow.
Fm7 Bb/F
Guys are fightin', bleedin' fallin'
Fm7 Bb/F
thanks to good ole' Captain Jack.
Bb/C C9 Ab2
Captain Jack just wants to close his eyes and go.
[Verse 1]
Bb
Let me go.
Gm
Far away.
Eb F/Eb Eb/Bb Bb F/A D/F# Gm Gm/F Eb Bb/D
Somewhere they won't ever find me, and tomorrow won't remind me of today.
Cm7 F7 Dm7 Gm7
And the city's finally sleepin'.
Cm7 F7 Dm7 Gm7
And the moon looks old and grey.
Dbmaj9 Abmaj9 Gm7 C9 F7sus
I get on a train thats bound for Santa Fe.
[Verse 2]
F7 Bb
And I'm gone.
Gm
And I'm done.
Eb F/Eb Cm/Bb Bb
No more running. No more lying.
F/A D/F# Gm Gm/F Eb
No more fat old man denying me my pay.
Cm7 F7 Dm7 Bb/D Ebmaj7 F/Eb D7sus D7
Just a moon so big and yellow, it turns night right into day.
Cm7 F7sus Bb C/Bb Bb C/Bb
Dreams come true. Yeah they do. In Santa Fe.
[Bridge]
Eb F/Eb Eb F/Eb Cm/Bb Bb Cm/Bb Bb
Where does it say you gotta live and die here?
Eb F/Eb Eb F/Eb Bb2 Bb
Where does it say a guy can't catch a break?
Bb/Ab
Why should you only take what you're given?
Gm Ebm/Gb
Why should you spend your whole life living
Gm2 Ebmaj7
trapped where there ain't no future. Even at 17.
G2 Ebmaj7
Breaking your back for someone else's sake.
Ab2 Am7(b5) D7sus D7
If the life don't seem to suit you, how about a change of scene?
Gm2 Gm2/F F/G
Far from the lousy headlines and the deadlines in between.
G7 Fmaj7/G F/G
[Verse 3]
G7sus G7 C Am
San - ta Fe, my old friend.
F G/F F/C C
I can't spend my whole life dreaming.
G/B E/G# Am Am/G F C/E
Though I know thats all I seem inclined to do.
Dm7 G7 Em7 C/E
I ain't getting any younger.
Fmaj7 G7/F E7sus E7
And I wanna start brand new.
Dm9 Fmaj7/G
I need space. And fresh air.
C Em/B Am
Let 'em laugh in my face. I don't care.
Em/G Fmaj7 G7sus G
Save my place. I'll be there.
[Instrumental]
C/G D/G C/G D/G
[Outro]
Eb/G C/G
Just be real is all I'm asking.
Eb/G C/G
Not some painting in my head.
Am/D F/G Am Am/G
Cause I'm dead if I can't count on you today.
Ab Ab/G Fm7 Em/G G Am Am11
I got nothing if I ain't got San- ta Fe.
Ab Bb/Ab C
Fm7 Bb/F Fm7 Bb/F
Fm7 Bb/F
Folks, we finally got our headline.
Fm7 Bb/F
"Newsies Crushed as Bulls Attack"
Db/F
Crutchie's calling me,
Eb/F Bb/F C/F
Dumb crip's just too damn slow.
Fm7 Bb/F
Guys are fightin', bleedin' fallin'
Fm7 Bb/F
thanks to good ole' Captain Jack.
Bb/C C9 Ab2
Captain Jack just wants to close his eyes and go.
[Verse 1]
Bb
Let me go.
Gm
Far away.
Eb F/Eb Eb/Bb Bb F/A D/F# Gm Gm/F Eb Bb/D
Somewhere they won't ever find me, and tomorrow won't remind me of today.
Cm7 F7 Dm7 Gm7
And the city's finally sleepin'.
Cm7 F7 Dm7 Gm7
And the moon looks old and grey.
Dbmaj9 Abmaj9 Gm7 C9 F7sus
I get on a train thats bound for Santa Fe.
[Verse 2]
F7 Bb
And I'm gone.
Gm
And I'm done.
Eb F/Eb Cm/Bb Bb
No more running. No more lying.
F/A D/F# Gm Gm/F Eb
No more fat old man denying me my pay.
Cm7 F7 Dm7 Bb/D Ebmaj7 F/Eb D7sus D7
Just a moon so big and yellow, it turns night right into day.
Cm7 F7sus Bb C/Bb Bb C/Bb
Dreams come true. Yeah they do. In Santa Fe.
[Bridge]
Eb F/Eb Eb F/Eb Cm/Bb Bb Cm/Bb Bb
Where does it say you gotta live and die here?
Eb F/Eb Eb F/Eb Bb2 Bb
Where does it say a guy can't catch a break?
Bb/Ab
Why should you only take what you're given?
Gm Ebm/Gb
Why should you spend your whole life living
Gm2 Ebmaj7
trapped where there ain't no future. Even at 17.
G2 Ebmaj7
Breaking your back for someone else's sake.
Ab2 Am7(b5) D7sus D7
If the life don't seem to suit you, how about a change of scene?
Gm2 Gm2/F F/G
Far from the lousy headlines and the deadlines in between.
G7 Fmaj7/G F/G
[Verse 3]
G7sus G7 C Am
San - ta Fe, my old friend.
F G/F F/C C
I can't spend my whole life dreaming.
G/B E/G# Am Am/G F C/E
Though I know thats all I seem inclined to do.
Dm7 G7 Em7 C/E
I ain't getting any younger.
Fmaj7 G7/F E7sus E7
And I wanna start brand new.
Dm9 Fmaj7/G
I need space. And fresh air.
C Em/B Am
Let 'em laugh in my face. I don't care.
Em/G Fmaj7 G7sus G
Save my place. I'll be there.
[Instrumental]
C/G D/G C/G D/G
[Outro]
Eb/G C/G
Just be real is all I'm asking.
Eb/G C/G
Not some painting in my head.
Am/D F/G Am Am/G
Cause I'm dead if I can't count on you today.
Ab Ab/G Fm7 Em/G G Am Am11
I got nothing if I ain't got San- ta Fe.
Ab Bb/Ab C
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