SONG: Dirty Rotten Number
ARTIST: David Yazbek
From the musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Intro:
You may be master of
Your chosen occupation
With several strings of
G7b5/
Polo ponies in your stable
You must remember all the same
That at the crux of every game
Is knowing when it s time
Gm7b5
To leave the table.
And it s important to be artful
in your exit
No turning back, you must accept
the con is done,
F#maj7#11
But now and then, you might recall
The moments when you had it all
You had the charm,
You had the talent
(no3)
And, my God, you had some fun.
It was a ball, it was a blast
And it s a shame it couldn t last,
But ev ry chapter has to end,
You must agree.
It was a joy, it was sublime,
A splendid way to earn a dime
(no3)
For a dirty rotten guy like
me.
When you look back on all your
conquests and deceptions
You see a thousand flawless pearls
set in a strand,
G#maj7#11
Laid out from Biarritz to Rome,
Each one as perfect as a poem
An opus to be proud of though it s
(no3)
written in the sand.
It was a ball, it was a thrill,
You had the grace, you had the skill
To know exactly what to say
And what to do.
You wouldn t trade a single day
Or have it any other way
(no3)
A dirty rotten guy like
me.
It s almost a religion
The need to take a pigeon
And to play your part
With elegance and zest
But when it s time to fold the act
And your duffel bag is packed
Take comfort in the fact
That you ve been
A#9#11 A7#5
working with the best.
D#9#11
A7#9
It was a blast, it was a ball
It was a gas, I loved it all
Cause I was hanging with the man
And that s a plus.
You ve got the verve
You ve got the guts
You ve go the nerve
You ve got the nuts!
I guess we re dirty rotten crooks,
Dirty rotten shnooks
A#7#5
Dirty rotten guys
Oh
D#7#9
It was a trip, it was a blast
D#7#9
It was a shame it couldn t lsat
Cause it was almost
Too prodigious to discuss.
A#7#5
So we got screwed for fifty grand
I think we still deserve a hand
Dirty
Rotten
A#7#5 E9b5
Guys
Like us!
(maj9)