You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Thurl Ravenscroft
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[Intro]Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm E[Verse]Am Dm G CYou're a mean one, Mister GrinchAm B7 EYou really are a heelAm DmYou're as cuddly as cactusG CYou're as charming as an eelF FMister Gr - i - nchB7 E EYou're a bad banana with aAm B7greasy black peel[Instrumental]Am D Am B7 E E[Verse]Am Dm G CYou're a monster, Mister GrinchAm B7 EYour heart's an empty holeAm DmYour brain is full of spidersG CYou've got garlic in your soulF FMister Gr - i - nchB7I wouldn’t touch you with a...E Am B7Thirty-nine and a half foot pole[Instrumental]Am Dm Am B7 E[Verse]Am Dm G CYou're a vile one, Mister GrinchAm B7 EYou have termites in your smileAm DmYou have all the tender sweetness ofG CA seasick crocodileF FMister Gr - i - nchB7Given the choice between the two of youAm B7I'd take the seasick crocodile[Instrumental]Am Dm Am B7 E[Verse]Am Dm G CYou're a rotter, Mister GrinchAm B7 EYou're the king of sinful sotsAm DmYour heart's a dead tomato splotchedG CWith moldy purple spotsF FMister Gr - i - nchB7You're a three-deckersauerkraut and toadstool sandwichAm B7With arsenic sauce[Instrumental]Am Dm Am B7 E[Verse]Am Dm G CYou nauseate me, Mister Grinch,Am B7 EWith a nauseous super "naus"Am DmYou're a crooked jerky jockeyG Cand you drive a crooked horseF FMister Gr - i – nchB7Your soul is an appalling dump-heap,N.C.overflowing with the most disgracefulN.C.assortment of rubbish imaginableAm EMangled-up and tangled-up knots[Instrumental]Am Dm Am Dm E[Verse]Am Dm G CYou're a foul one, Mister GrinchAm B7 EYou're a nasty-wasty skunkAm DmYour heart is full of unwashed socksG CYour soul is full of gunkF FMister Gr - i - nchB7The three words that best describe youN.C.are as follows, And I quote:E E Am EStink!..., stank!..., stunk!