Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Dirty Rotten Number

song : dirty rotten number artist : david yazbek from the musical , dirty rotten scoundrels Intro : Cm7 Cm6 Cm7 Cm6 Cm7 Cm6 Cm7 Cm6 Cm7 you may be master of Cm6 Cm7 Cm6 your chosen occupation Cm7 with several strings of Cm6 D G7b5/C# polo ponies in your stable Cm7 D# you must remember all the same G# ( add9 ) that at the crux of every game C#7 is knowing when it’s time Gm7b5 to leave the table . Cm7 F9 and it’s important to be artful Cm7 F9 in your exit D# no turning back , you must accept D#/G G#13 the con is done , f#maj7#11 but now and then , you might recall F9 the moments when you had it all C#9 you had the charm , you had the talent G7 ( no3 ) and , my god , you had some fun . Cm9 F9 it was a ball , it was a blast Cm9 F9 and it’s a shame it couldn’t last , D# ( add9 ) but ev’ry chapter has to end , D C# you must agree . Cm9 D# it was a joy , it was sublime , G# ( add9 ) a splendid way to earn a dime C#7 G7 ( no3 ) for a dirty rotten guy like Cm9 F9 Cm9 F9 me . Dm9 G9 Dm9 G9 Dm9 G9 when you look back on all your Dm9 G9 conquests and deceptions F you see a thousand flawless pearls F/A A#13 set in a strand , g#maj7#11 laid out from biarritz to rome , G9 each one as perfect as a poem D#9 an opus to be proud of though it’s A7 ( no3 ) written in the sand . Dm9 G9 it was a ball , it was a thrill , Dm9 G9 you had the grace , you had the skill F ( add9 ) to know exactly what to say E D# and what to do . Dm9 F you wouldn’t trade a single day A# ( add9 ) or have it any other way D#9 A7 ( no3 ) a dirty rotten guy like A#9 me . it’s almost a religion D#maj7 the need to take a pigeon A#9 and to play your part D#maj7 with elegance and zest C#7 but when it’s time to fold the act F# ( add9 ) and your duffel bag is packed F9 take comfort in the fact that you’ve been a#9#11 A7#5 working with the best . d#9#11 A7#9 Dm9 G9 it was a blast , it was a ball Dm9 G9 it was a gas , i loved it all F ( add9 ) ’cause i was hanging with the man E D# and that’s a plus . Dm9 you’ve got the verve F you’ve got the guts A# ( add9 ) you’ve go the nerve you’ve got the nuts! D#9 i guess we’re dirty rotten crooks , dirty rotten shnooks A7 a#7#5 dirty rotten guys oh d#7#9 G#9 it was a trip , it was a blast d#7#9 G#9 it was a shame it couldn’t lsat F# ’cause it was almost G#7 too prodigious to discuss . B9 a#7#5 so we got screwed for fifty grand A13 G#9 i think we still deserve a hand B9 dirty B9 rotten a#7#5 E9b5 guys D#m9 B9 G#9 F9 like us! D#m ( maj9 )