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      [Intro]

C     Cdim7        C
Mama! I don't have time for dancing!


[Verse 1]

Adim7             G7sus          C (I usually play a D# - E to fill in)
That's just gonna have to wait a while
C         Cdim     C
Ain't got time for messing around
D7               G7
And it's not my style
D9         G7#5   C7sus    C7
This old town can slow you down
       F          C/E   D7
People taking the ea-sy way
    C/G       G#dim Am
But I know ex-actly where I'm going
       D7   C/E      Fm  F#dim  G7 F/A Gm7b5/Bb (1 beat each)
Getting   closer and clo-ser    ev-ery day
    G7/B
And I'm


[Chorus]

C6 B7    Bbmaj7  A7   F     C/E    D7
Al-most there,         I'm almost there
C/G         E7/G#          Am7   D7            G7
People down here think I'm crazy, but I don't care
C6    B7     Bbmaj7 A7   F      C/E          D7
Trials and tribula-tions, I’ve had my share
C/G          E7/G#         Am7                   D7 G7sus  C ||
There ain't nothing gonna stop me now ‘cause I'm al-most   there


[Instrumental]

C9/Bb || F/A || C/G |||| G7#5 |||| (I...)


[Verse 2]

     C     F#dim7 C/G    C  F           C/E      D7
I re-member Daddy told me, “Fairytales can come true
C/G    E7/G#     Am7                 D7             G7 | F/A |
   But you gotta make 'em happen, it all depends on you"
Gm7b5/Bb |   G7/B  C         G7#5          C9    C9/G Gb7
          So I     work real hard each and every day
    F          C/E        D7
Now things for sure are going my way
C/G     E7/G#  Am7
    Just doing what I do
D7 | C/E | Fm |F#dim |G7 |F/A |Gm7b5/Bb | (1 beat each)
Look out boys,    I'm com-ing through
   G7/B
And I'm


[Chorus]

C6 B7 Bbmaj7  A7  F     C/E     D7
Al-most there,      I'm almost there
C/G          E7/G#          Am7
People gonna come here from everywhere
        D7 G7sus    C
And I'm al-most there
    D7 G7sus   C ||
I'm al-most there


[Instrumental]

C/Bb || F/A || Fm/Ab ||
C6 || C/Bb || F/A || Fm/Ab ||
C6 || C/Bb || F/A || Fm/Ab ||
C/G |||| G7#5 |||| (play chord B-D#-G in higher hand)


[Slower]

F#m7b5       G7#5       C9/F  C7
There's been trials and tribu-lations
F              C/E     D7
  You know I've had my share
[a tempo]
         C/G           E7/G#       Am7  (add an Eb somewhere)
But I've climbed a moun-tain, I've crossed the river
        D7 G7sus C      A7/E
And I'm al-most  there,
    D7 G7     C    A7
I'm al-most there
    D9 G7sus    C ||
I'm al-most.... there!


[Outro]

C/Bb || F/A || Fm/Ab ||
C/G || C/E | Cm/Eb | D7  || G7    ||
C || C/Bb || F/A || Fm/Ab ||
C/G (once) ---> 4 beats random high note jazz improv.
D7 | G7 | C ||

Yay for Disney movies!
I really tried to put the chords with the correct words for rhythm's sake; it'll all 
make much more sense if you listen and follow the song.
    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/randy_newman/almost_there_chords_1513179

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