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[VERSE 1]
 C
[D:] I cant believe Im stuck with her all summer
   Am             D                G
     I'll bet she doesn't wrestle, hunt or box
   Eb
[O:] He looks conceited

[D:] What a total bummer
      F                        Bb
[O+D:] If I get lucky I'll get chicken pox
                        C
[D:] So happy you could come
        F           Bb
[O:] So happy to be here
       Eb           Am7 D7
[D+O:] How I'd like to  run
     D
[O:] This is not my idea

[D:] This isnt my idea
          G
[D+O:] Of fun


[VERSE 2]

    C
[U:] The children seem to get along quite nicely
    D                                         G
[W:] We'll join our lands if this arrangement clicks
   Eb
[U:] My dear King William, that's my point precisely
    Cm              F
[W:] It's such good parenting
       Bb
[U:] And politics
        F
     So happy we agree
       Bb                Eb
[W:] I think we've got a deal
     Cm              D7
[U:] Derek's quite a catch
     D
[W:] This is my idea

[U:] This is my idea
            G
[W+U:] Of a match

[U:] And such fun!


[INSTRUMENTAL]
Em7  A7   D
C    Gb7  B
Em7  A7   D
C    D    G


[BRIDGE 1]

          Eb                    Bb
[W:] Good heavens, child, don't dawdle
        Cm         F     Bb
     We can't keep Derek waiting

[O:] I haven't packed or washed my hair
                      F
     And father I get seasick
         Ab            Eb
[U:] She soon will be arriving
        Fm     Bb           Eb
     Is that respect you're showing?
         Ab
[D:] You make me kiss her hand again
       Bb                      Eb
     I swear I'm gonna be sick
     G
[W:] One day Prince Derek will be her intended
               C
[U:] Splendid!


[VERSE 3]


[D:] We've tried all summer but we just can't lose her

[O:] Hey fellas, wait up!
          G
[B:] Quick, put on some speed
    Eb
[D:] When picking teams

[B:] Or friends

[D:] I'd never choose her
   Cm                  F              Bb
[B:] You'd think she'd take a hint or learn to read
                       C
[O:] This really isn't fair
          F
[D+B:] We really couldn't care
     Eb         Cm     Am7   D7
[O:] Boys, it's all or none
     D
     This is not my idea

[D+B:] This isn't my idea
            G    D7
[D+O+B:] Of fun


[CHORUS 1]

     Em7              A7
[E:] Long before they met
     D          G     Abm  Eb
     Derek and Odette
          Abm            Db
     Were destined to be wedded
  Gb         Gbm F         Eb
     However any-one could see
                                  Ab         Db
     The only point on which they didn't disagree
                                  Gm        C
     Was that the very thought of summertime
         F       Bb   Bb7   G7
     Was dreaded


[VERSE 4]

    C
[D:] She tries to talk me into playing dress-up
                  D                 G
     She's always flirting with the castle guards
   Eb
[B:] I think you really sorta like her, 'fess up
   Cm             F               Bb
[D:] I'd like her better if she'd lose at cards
          G            Cm
     Four sevens and a ten
       F               Bb
[O:] I think I've won again
       Eb    Cm         D7
[D+B:] Every time she's won
     D
[O:] This is my idea

[D:] This isn't my idea
          G
[D+O:] Of fun

Em  D  C  G

[CHORUS 2]

        Eb           Bb
[E:] We need a royal wedding
         Cm      F    Bb
     I'd love to be invited
                                                              F
     At least we'd get a holiday to rest our ploughs and axes
         Ab                 Eb
     Someday these two will marry
         Bb             Eb
     Two lands will be united
                                             F             Eb
     And with some luck their marriage may result in lower taxes


[BRIDGE 2]

     G
[W:] What if Odette doesn't go for the merger?
               D  Em
[U:] Urge her!
                      A7
[D+O:] For as long as I remember
       D                    G
       We've been told we'd someday wed
       Abm          Db
       Every June until September
     Gbm                       B
[D:] All their pushing and annoying hints
     Em                                A7
[O:] I've got bruises with their fingerprints
     Ab                        Db
[D:] I can do much better I am sure
     Bbm7        Eb
[O:] He's so immature


[VERSE 5]

    D                         G
[O:] I see him smiling and my knees start buckling
    Em       A               D
     I see inside him and my doubts are gone
   Bb
[D:] She started out as such an ugly duckling
   Gm            C          F
     And somehow suddenly became a swan
        Gm          C
[O:] So happy to be here
          F           Bb
[D:] 'Til now I never knew
                           Cm       D
[D+O:] It is you I've been dreaming of
     Cm          F
[D:] This is my idea
     Bb          Eb
[O:] This is my idea
                              G
[C:] What a good idea, such a charming and romantic notion
                 Bb
     This is my idea (This is my idea)

     Such a good idea (Such a good idea)
     D                        G
     What a good idea, such a powerful and magic potion
   Cm     F    Bb    Eb  D
     This is exactly my idea
     D7 G
     Of love


[INSTRUMENTAL]
Em  A  D
Bb
Gm  C  F


[FINALE]

                 Cm
[O:] This is my idea
     F           Bb
[D:] This is my idea

[D+O:] This is my idea
       F  Bb
       Of love