Achoo

key : D major tempo : medium beat vocal range : high tenor to falsetto ( D to high C ) music & lyrics by ron mael ( 1974 ) Intro : D/A# G/F D ( D ) who knows what the ( F# ) wind’s gonna bring when the ( Bm ) ( D ) invalids sing "la - la’s" ( F# ) ( Bm ) with a powerful sting sting that’ll stop ( A ) any opera or any bing ( G ) ( B ) ( A ) sing , spread the news across the land ( G ) ( C ) ( F ) ( G ) all winners will be also - rans ( D ) ( F# ) ( Bm ) achoo! one size fits ev’ryone ( D ) ( F# ) ( Bm ) achoo! one breath , the deed’s been done ( idem ) grey hair , and A dash and a flair give your doctor an air - i’m hurt but the choice that you made is an obvious one for a girl who needs care i do hope that he makes you well say , is there any cure for hell? Chorus ( repeat ) ( G ) ( B ) ( A ) sing , ile de france and ev’rywhere ( G ) ( C ) ( F ) ( G ) you can’t ignore that sort of air Chorus ( repeat ) G ( 4 bars ) so . . . [ change from 4/4 to 5/4 beat ] ( D ) ( A ) ( D ) ( A ) ( D ) ( A7 ) ( D ) open wide , open wide and say , [ back to 4/4 ] ( D ) ( A ) ( D ) ( A7 ) ( D ) ( F# ) ( Bm ) open wide and say goodbye , you’ll be okay ( Em///+a/// ) ( D ) ( F# ) ( Bm ) achoo! he’s gonna whisk you away ( D ) ( F# ) ( Bm ) achoo! he’s gonna make you ok achoo ( repeat till fade ) * * * frankieboyfrank@gmail . com