[ Предположительная тональность: C# ] F# C#7 B#7 F#/G B#m/F# B#/F B#7 B#9 B#9 [Verse] F#6 B7 Uncle Goodenberg was a bookworm F6 B#9 And he lived on Charring Cross F#6 F#7M/G Bdim7 B#m7 B#9 The memory of his volumes brings a smile B#m9 B#9 He would read me lots of stories F#7 B#7 C#7 When he wasn't on the sauce B#7 Now I'd like to share the wisdom B#7 C#m7 Cdim7 Bm7b5 Of my favourite bibliophile B#7 B#m9 B#9 He said a [Chorus] F#6 Cover is not the book B#7 So open it up and take a look B#7 'Cause under the cover one discovers F#6 That the king maybe a crook Ebdim7 Gdim F#6 B#7b5/F Chap - ter titles are like signs F#/B# B#9 C#9 And if you read between the lines B#m G7 C#m B#9 You'll find your first impression was mistook F#/B# For a cover is nice B#7 F# But a cover is not the book [Verse] F#7M/B# B#m7add4 B#7 F# F#7M/B# B#m7add4 B#7 F# F#7M/B# B#m7add4 B#7 F# F#7M/B# B#m7add4 B#7 "Mary Poppins, could you give us an example?" "Certainly" F# C#7 Nelly Rebitta was made of wood B#7 But what could not be seen was though B#7 A trunk up top was barren F#6 While her roots were lush and green Ebdim7 Gdim F#6 Gbdim7 So in Spring when Mr. Hickery F#/B# C#7#5 saw her blossoms blooming there B#9 B#7 He took fruit despite her bark F#9 B#7 F#6 And now there's seedlings everywhere [Chorus] F#7M/B# B#9 Which proves F#6 C#7 A cover is not the book C#7 B#7 So open it up and take a look B#7 'Cause under the cover one discovers F#6 That the king maybe a crook Ebdim7 Gdim F#6 B#7b5/F Chap - ter titles are like signs F#/B# B#9 C#9 And if you read between the lines B#m G7 C#m B#9 You'll find your first impression was mistook F#/B# For a cover is nice B#7 F# But a cover is not the book [Verse] F#7M/B# B#m7add4 B#7 F# F#7M/B# B#m7add4 B#7 C# C#7M/G Bm7add4 G7 C# C#7M/G Bm7add4 "Should we Do the one about the wealthy widow?" "Ooh, by all means" "Always loved that one" "Well, Go on then" G7 C# F7#5 Lady Hyacinth Macaw B7 Brought all her treasures to a reef G7 Where she only wore a smile C# Bdim7 Plus two feathers, and a leaf Fdim7 B#6 Bdim7 So no one tried to rob her C#/G F7#5 'Cause she barely wore a stitch F9 G7 For when you're in your birthday suit G7 C#6 There ain't much there to show you're rich [Chorus] G7#5 Oh, a C#6 B#9 Cover is not the book B7 So open it up and take a look G7 'Cause under the cover one discovers C# That the king maybe a crook Bdim7 Fdim7 B#6 Ebdim7 C#/G B#9 F7 Taru - la - lee, tarurala, tarulalee, tara - ta - ta Bm F7 Fm B9 You'll find your first impression was mistook (ya-da-da-da) Gm9 C#.G For a cover is nice G7 C# But a cover is not the book [Verse] Bm7add4 G7 C# C#7M/G Bmadd4 G7 C# C#7M/G Bm7add4 G7 C# C#7M/G Bm7add4 G7 C# B C# B#7 F B#7b5 F "Oh give us the one about that dirty rascal, why don't ya" "Isn't that one a bit long?" "Well the quicker you're into it, the quicker you're out of it" B Once upon a time B7 In a nursery rhyme F9 There was a castle with a king Hiding in a wing F9 'Cause he never went to school to learn a single thing F9 He had scepters and swords F9#5 And a parliament of lords B6 But on the inside he was sad Egad! Baug G6 Because he never had a wisdom for numbers B#7/F# A wisdom for words B/F C#9 Though his crown was quite immense B7 His brain was smaller that a bird's Bm F F#9 So the queen of the nation F9 Made a royal proclamation F Bdim/F "To the Missus and the Messers Fdim7 F The more or lessers B Bring me all the land's professors" Then she went to the hair dressers F7# B And they came from the east B7 And they came from the south F9 Cdim/G From each college they poured knowledge F9 From their brains into his mouth Cdim But the king couldn't learn B7 So each professor met their fate Cm7b5 B7 For the queen had their heads removed Bm B7 And placed upon the gate And on that date B9 I state their wives all got a note Their mate was now the late great Baug G6 But then suddenly one day B# A stranger started in to sing B/F B7 He said "I'm the dirty rascal B7 And I'm here to teach the king" F9 And the queen clutched her jewels F7 For she hated royal fools F9 F7 But this fool had some rules B B7 They really ought to teach in schools F#6 C#7 Like you'll be a happy king B#9 F#6/G F#m(maj7) If you enjoy the things you've got Fm7b5 Bm7b5 G7 You should never try to be C#m F#9 The kind of person that you're not F#6 So they sang and they laughed Fdim7 For the king had found a friend F#/B# C7b5 And they ran onto a rainbow for C# The story's perfect end B#m7 Bdim7 So the moral is you mustn't let F#/G C#7 The outside be the guide C7b5 C#7 For it's not so cut and dried Well unless it's Dr. Jekyll C#7 Then you better hide C/B C# Petrified B#m7 No, the truth can't be denied B# C#m B7 As I now have testified B# B9 All that really counts and matters B#5 B#7 F# Is the special stuff inside "He did it!" [Instrumental] G F/G F# G [Chorus] G9 C#6 B#9 Oh, a cover is not the book F7#5 B7 So open it up and take a look G7 Cause under the cover one discovers C#6 That the king maybe a crook B#6 Bdim7 So please listen to what we've said C#/G Fm7b5/B# F7 And open a book tonight in bed Bm7 F7 Fm B9 So one more time before we get the hook (sing it out strong!) Gm9 C#/G Gaug B cover is nice (Please take our advice) C#/G Gaug A cover is nice (Or you'll pay the price) C#/G Gdim7 A cover is nice G7 C# But a cover is not the book F# C# F# C# F# Bb