One Jump Ahead

Gotta keep (Dm)one jump (Bb7)ahead of the (A7)breadline.

(Dm)One swing (Gm7)ahead of the sword.

(F)I steal (Db)only what I (C)can't afford.

And that's (A)ev'rything.

(Dm)One jump (Bb7)ahead of the (A7)lawmen.

(Dm)That't all, and (Gm7)that's of no joke.

(F)These guys I'll (Db)don't (C)appreciate I'm (F)broke.

(Bb)Riff (C7)raff!

(Bb)Street (C7)rat!

(Dm)(F)Scoundrel! Take that!

(Gm)Just (C7)a (Gm7)(C)little (Fsus)snack, (F)guys.

(Em7)Rip him (A)open, (Dsus)take (Dm)it (A)back,

(Dm)guys. (Bb7)I can take a hint,

gotta face the facts.

(E7)I could use a friend or (A)two!

True! (Dm)Oh, it's sad, Aladdin's hit the bottom.

(Dm)He's become a oneman rise in (G9)crime.

(Cm)I'd blame parents 'cept he hasn't got 'em.

(E7)Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat.

Tell you all about it when I got the (A)time.

(E7)otherwise we'd get (A)along.

Wrong!

(Em)One jump (C7)ahead of the (B7)hoofbeats.

(Em)One hop (A7)ahead of the hump.

(G)One trick (Eb7)ahead of (D7)disaster.

(Bm)They're quick, but (E7)I'm much faster.

(Am7)Here goes, (C)better throw my hand in,

wish me happy landin'.

All I gotta do is jump.