Anything.
(For Gran, of course!)
[C∆]I asked my granny one fine day
What [C#o7]song she'd like for me to play
"Play [Dm7]anything", she said. "Just [G7]anything" [Ab7 G7]
So [Dm7]being a precocious brat
I [Ebo7]improvised a ditty that
Was [Em7]anything, a song called [A7]"Anything"
And [Ab7]though its strengths were rather meek
With [G7]granny's help, I sought to seek
To [F#7]tweak it 'til it reached its peak
The [Fm7]ump[Gm7]teenth [Ab7]week [A7]its [Bb7]soul did speak
But [C∆]then a friend declared to me"
In [C#o7]Oliver, there's already
An [Dm7]‘Anything’, a song called [G7]‘Anything’"[Ab7 G7]
"Oh [Dm7]gosh!", I cried. "Now that's the worst
Some [Ebo7]dead composer gets in first
And [Em7]nothing's ever new, not [A7]anything"
But [Ab7]great minds think convergently
And [G7]rip off inadvertently
A [F#7]million monkeys might agree
We're [Fm7]all [Gm7]re[Ab7]wri[Ao7]ting [Bb7]history
[A7]I'd do anything for [Dm7]you
If [G7]anything's the [G+7]thing that brings you [C∆]joy, that's what I'll do
Give me [C7]just a tiny clue[F#9#11]
And I'll [F∆]make true, [Fm]through and through
‘Cos [Em7]I'd do [Eb7]anything[Dm7] [G7]for you[C∆]
[Bb7 A7] I'd do anything you [Dm7]say
If [G7]anything's the [G+7]task you ask, it's [C∆]bound to be OK
Change your [C7]mind in any way[F#9#11]
And I'll [F∆]start anew, [Fm]right on cue
‘Cos [Em7]I'd do [Eb7]anything[Dm7] [G7]for you[C∆]
If you [Gm7]ask me to do [C7]everything I'd [F∆]firstly make a list
If you [Cm7]wanted something [F7]badly, then I'd fail[Bb∆], if you insist
If you [Dm7]ask me to do [G7]nothing, then I'd [Em7]give it all I've [A7]got
To do [D7]less and less ‘til nothing seems an [G7]awful lot
[A7] I'd do anything but [Dm7]go
Al[G7]though if leaving's [G+7]what you want of me[C∆], I won't say no
Just as [C7]long as you come too[F#9#11]
Don't [F∆]say "adieu", [Fm]say "I do"
‘Cos [Em7]I'd do [Eb7]any[Dm7]thing [G7]for [C∆]you
Tag (on last "you")[Ab∆ Bb∆ Db∆ Eb∆ F∆ Fm C∆]
©Mal Webb 2005
(For Gran, of course!)
[C∆]I asked my granny one fine day
What [C#o7]song she'd like for me to play
"Play [Dm7]anything", she said. "Just [G7]anything" [Ab7 G7]
So [Dm7]being a precocious brat
I [Ebo7]improvised a ditty that
Was [Em7]anything, a song called [A7]"Anything"
And [Ab7]though its strengths were rather meek
With [G7]granny's help, I sought to seek
To [F#7]tweak it 'til it reached its peak
The [Fm7]ump[Gm7]teenth [Ab7]week [A7]its [Bb7]soul did speak
But [C∆]then a friend declared to me"
In [C#o7]Oliver, there's already
An [Dm7]‘Anything’, a song called [G7]‘Anything’"[Ab7 G7]
"Oh [Dm7]gosh!", I cried. "Now that's the worst
Some [Ebo7]dead composer gets in first
And [Em7]nothing's ever new, not [A7]anything"
But [Ab7]great minds think convergently
And [G7]rip off inadvertently
A [F#7]million monkeys might agree
We're [Fm7]all [Gm7]re[Ab7]wri[Ao7]ting [Bb7]history
[A7]I'd do anything for [Dm7]you
If [G7]anything's the [G+7]thing that brings you [C∆]joy, that's what I'll do
Give me [C7]just a tiny clue[F#9#11]
And I'll [F∆]make true, [Fm]through and through
‘Cos [Em7]I'd do [Eb7]anything[Dm7] [G7]for you[C∆]
[Bb7 A7] I'd do anything you [Dm7]say
If [G7]anything's the [G+7]task you ask, it's [C∆]bound to be OK
Change your [C7]mind in any way[F#9#11]
And I'll [F∆]start anew, [Fm]right on cue
‘Cos [Em7]I'd do [Eb7]anything[Dm7] [G7]for you[C∆]
If you [Gm7]ask me to do [C7]everything I'd [F∆]firstly make a list
If you [Cm7]wanted something [F7]badly, then I'd fail[Bb∆], if you insist
If you [Dm7]ask me to do [G7]nothing, then I'd [Em7]give it all I've [A7]got
To do [D7]less and less ‘til nothing seems an [G7]awful lot
[A7] I'd do anything but [Dm7]go
Al[G7]though if leaving's [G+7]what you want of me[C∆], I won't say no
Just as [C7]long as you come too[F#9#11]
Don't [F∆]say "adieu", [Fm]say "I do"
‘Cos [Em7]I'd do [Eb7]any[Dm7]thing [G7]for [C∆]you
Tag (on last "you")[Ab∆ Bb∆ Db∆ Eb∆ F∆ Fm C∆]
©Mal Webb 2005