Hairspray - The Nicest Kids In Town

song : the nicest kids in town artist : marc shaiman & scott wittman from the musical , hairspray G#7 D#m7 G#7 ( ooh ooooo , D#m7 G#7 ooh ooh ooooo , D#m7 C# ooh ooooo , D#7 hoot , hoot , hoot , hoot! ) G#7 C#7 G#7 ev’ry afternoon when the clock strikes four G#7 ( bop bee ba , ba ba ba ba ba , bee ba ) C#7 C#7 G#7 a crazy bunch of kids crash through that door G#7 ( bop bee ba , ba ba ba ba ba , bee ba ) D# they throw off their coats C# and leave the squares behind D# and then they shake it , shake it , shake it C# like they’re losing their mind D# you’ll never see them frown C# B C#/G# G#7 ’cause they’re the nicest kids in town D#m7 G#7 ( ooh ooooo , E7 ooh ooh ooo ) A7 D7 every afternoon you turn your t . v . on A7 A7 ( na , na , na , na , na , na na na na ) D7 and we know you turn the sound up when your parents are gone , yeah! A7 A7 ( na , na , na , na , na , na na na na ) E and then you twist and shout D for your favorite star E and once you’ve practiced every step D that’s in your repertoire E you better come on down D C D/A A7 and meet the nicest kids in town D7 nice white kids who like to lead the way A and once a month we have our "negro day!" F#m B and i’m the man who keeps it spinnin’ round D B mr . corny collins with the latest , E greatest baltimore F sound!! A#7 D#7 A#7 so every afternoon drop everything ( bop bee ba , ba ba ba ba ba , bee ba ) D#7 A#7 who needs to read and write when you can dance and sing? A#7 ( bop bee ba , ba ba ba ba ba , bee ba ) F forget about your algebra D# and calculus F you can always do your homework D# on the morning bus F can’t tell a verb from a noun D# C# D#/A# A#7 they’re the nicest kids in town Fm7 D#/G# ( ooh ooooo ) A# F#7 B7 E7 B7 so , if every night you’re shaking as you lie in bed ( mony mony , ah ooh , mony mony ) E7 B7 and the bass and drums are pounding in your head ( mony mony , ah ooh , mony mony ) F#7 who cares about sleep when you can E7 snooze in school? F F#7 they’ll never get to college E7 but they sure look cool F#7 don’t need a cap and a gown E D E/B B7 ’cause they’re the nicest kids in town F#m7 ( ooh ooooo , etc . ) E/A B7 F#m7 they’re the nicest . nicest E/A B7 they’re the nicest . nicest E/A B7 they’re the sugar ’n’ spicest , F#m7 E/A the nicest kids in . . . B7 ( #9 ) kids in town! hoot!