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THE NICEST KIDS IN TOWN Music by MARC SHAIMAN Lyrics by MARC SHAIMAN and SCOTT WITTMAN

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Copyright © 2001 by Winding Brook Way Music and Walli Woo Entertainment All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission

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Shaiman – The Nicest Kids in Town (Page 2 of 9)

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af - ter - noon when the

clock strikes

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a

four,

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crash

through that

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Corny:

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and leave the

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and then they shake it, shake it, shake it like they’re los - ing their mind. You’ll nev - er

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Shaiman – The Nicest Kids in Town (Page 3 of 9)

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kids

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town.

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V.

on.

ooo

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(Ooh

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A7 Council:

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af - ter - noon you turn your

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know you turn the sound up when your

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par - ents are

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gone,

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yeah!

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Shaiman – The Nicest Kids in Town (Page 4 of 9)

A7 Council:

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star.

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you bet - ter

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town.

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white

kids who like to

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way,

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Shaiman – The Nicest Kids in Town (Page 5 of 9)

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Shaiman – The Nicest Kids in Town (Page 6 of 9)

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to read and write when you can

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dance

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morn - ing

bus.

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a

Fm7

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nic - est

kids

6

in

town.

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ooo

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Shaiman – The Nicest Kids in Town (Page 7 of 9)

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if

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in

bed,

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your

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mo - ny,

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Corny:

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ev - ’ry night you’re shak - ing as you

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mo - ny)

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head,

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the

. . . . . .

bass

and

drums

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are

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pound - ing

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Shaiman – The Nicest Kids in Town (Page 8 of 9)

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Corny:

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ooh, mo - ny, mo - ny)

who

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cares a - bout sleep

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kids

in

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cool. Don’t need a

.. . .Ä.

B7

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school?

They’ll

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.... . . . . cap and a

gown, ’cause they’re the

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I

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E/A

= > G ./ Ä . . . . . F .0

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;

town.

(Ooh

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F 7

nev - er get to col - lege, but they sure look

nic - est

when you can snooze in

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nic -

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Shaiman – The Nicest Kids in Town (Page 9 of 9)

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est,

they’re

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.

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E/A

’n’

ooh

spic - est,

;

' IIIII

(drum solo)

;

nic - est

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;

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ooo

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kids in…

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Everyone:

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est,

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the

ooo

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.0 G . .0 . I .. ; Û Ú G . . .0 G . .0 .I K .. ; oo = . ; ; .Û

kids in

town!

Hoot!

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