[ Beauty School Dropout ] from musical, Grease

Intro: D#6/9

D# Cm7 Fm7 A# Your story's sad to tell, a teenage ne'er do well Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 A# Most mixed up non-delinquent on the block Gm7 C7 Your future's so unclear now, Fm7 C#9 what's left of your career now D# Cm7 G#m6/B G#/A#Can't even get a trade in on your smile

D# Cm Fm7 A#La-la-la-laGm Cm Fm7 A#Lalalalalala D# Cm Fm7 A#Beauty school dropout, no graduation day for you D# Cm G# A# Beauty school dropout, missed your midterms and flunked shampoo D# Cm Well at least you could have taken time Fm7 A#to wash and clean your clothes up Gm Cm After spending all that dough to have Fm7 A#the doctor fix your nose up

D# CmBaby get moving, Fm7 A#Why keep your feeble hopes alive ? D# CmWhat are you proving ? G# A#You've got the dream but not the drive D# D#+ G# C#9If you go for your diploma, you could join the steno pool D# Cm Fm7 A# D# Cm Bsus4 BTurn in your teasing comb and go back to high school

E C#mBeauty school dropout, 1

F#m7 BHanging around the corner store E C#mBeauty school dropout, A BIt's about time you knew the score E C#mWell they couldn't teach you anything, F#m7 Byou think you're such a looker G#m C#mBut no customer would go to you, F#m Bunless she was the best E C#mBaby don't sweat it, F#m7 Byou're not cut out to hold a job E C#mBetter forget it, A BWho wants their hair done by a novice ? E E+Now your bangs are curled, your lashes twirled, A D9But still the world is cruel E C#m F#m7 B E BWipe off that angel face and go back to high school

E C#mBaby don't blow it, F#m7 B7b9don't put my good advice to shame E C#mBaby you know it, A BEven Dear Abby'd say the same E E+ A D9Now I've called the shot, get off the pot, I really gotta fly E C#m F#m7 B E C#m E C#mGotta be going to that malt shop in the sky E C#mBeauty school dropout, E6/9 (C#m)go back to high school (repeat 3 times) 2