Accentuate the Positive - Perry Como
You've got to [C] ac[E7]centu[Am]ate the [C7] positive
[F] El[Fm7]imin[C]ate the negative
And [C] latch [E7] on to [Am] the aff[C7]irmative
Don't [F] mess with [Fm7] Mister In-Be[C]tween
You've got to [C] spread [E7] joy [Am] up to the [C7] maximum
[F] Bring [Fm7] gloom [C] down to the minimum
[C] Have [E7] faith [Am] or pande[C7]monium's
[F] Liable to [Fm7] walk upon the [C] scene
[stop*] To illustrate [F] [C] [stop*] my last remark [F] [C]
[C] Jonah in the [F] whale, Noah in the [C] ark [F] [C]
[stop*] What did they do [F] [C]
[C] Just when [A7] everything looked so [D7] dark? [G7]
You've got to [C] ac[E7]centu [Am] ate the [C7] positive
[F] El- [Fm7] imin[C]ate the negative
And [C] latch [E7] on to [Am] the aff[C7]irmative
Don't [F] mess with [Fm7] Mister In-Be[C]tween
[Instrumental first verse x2 with whistling]
[C] [E7] [Am] [C7] [F] [Fm7] [C]
[C] [E7] [Am] [C7] [F] [Fm7] [C]
[C] [E7] [Am] [C7] [F] [Fm7] [C]
[C] [E7] [Am] [C7] [F] [Fm7] [C]
[stop*] To illustrate [F] [C] [stop*] my last remark [F] [C]
[C] Jonah in the [F] whale, Noah in the [C] ark [F] [C]
[stop*] What did they do [F] [C]
[C] Just when [A7] everything looked so [D7] dark? [G7]
You've got to [C] ac[E7]centu[Am]ate the [C7] positive
[F] El[Fm7]imin[C]ate the negative
And [C] latch [E7] on to [Am] the aff[C7]irmative
Don't [F] mess with [Fm7] Mister In-Be- [C] tween
No, don't you [F] mess with [Fm7] Mister In-Be[C]tween
No, don't [F] mess with [Fm7] Mister In-Be[C]tween [Fm7] [C]
Accentuate the Positive [C]Perry Como
You've got to C acE7centuAmate the C7 positive F ElFm7iminCate the negative And C latch E7 on to Am the affC7irmative Don't F mess with Fm7 Mister In-BeCtween
You've got to C spread E7 joy Am up to the C7 maximum F Bring Fm7 gloom C down to the minimum C Have E7 faith Am or pandeC7monium's F Liable to Fm7 walk upon the C scene
stop* To illustrate FCstop* my last remark FC C Jonah in the F whale, Noah in the C ark FC stop* What did they do FC C Just when A7 everything looked so D7 dark? G7
You've got to C acE7centu Am ate the C7 positive F El- Fm7 iminCate the negative And C latch E7 on to Am the affC7irmative Don't F mess with Fm7 Mister In-BeCtween
Instrumental first verse x2 with whistling CE7AmC7FFm7C CE7AmC7FFm7C CE7AmC7FFm7C CE7AmC7FFm7C
stop* To illustrate FCstop* my last remark FC C Jonah in the F whale, Noah in the C ark FC stop* What did they do FC C Just when A7 everything looked so D7 dark? G7
You've got to C acE7centuAmate the C7 positive F ElFm7iminCate the negative And C latch E7 on to Am the affC7irmative Don't F mess with Fm7 Mister In-Be- C tween No, don't you F mess with Fm7 Mister In-BeCtween No, don't F mess with Fm7 Mister In-BeCtween Fm7C