Em            C7               B7
    One jump ahead of the breadline
Em             A7
    One swing ahead of the sword
G/D         Eb7                      G Am
    I steal only what I can't afford

G/B    B    C#m     Ddim B/D#

Em           C7              B7
    One jump ahead of the law----men
Em                 A7
    That's all, and that's no joke
G/D                  Eb7    D7      G     Am7 Bbdim
    These guys don't appreciate I'm broke

[Crowd]
C/D D7    Cmaj7/D D7   G6/D G/D   G6/D G/D
Riffraff! Street  rat! Scoundrel! Take that!
[Aladdin]
C/D  D7 Cmaj7/D D7  Gsus4       G
Just a  little snack, guys

[Crowd]
F#m7    B7    Esus4 Em B/D   Em/D
Rip him open, take  it back, guys

[Aladdin]
C7
I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
F#7                     B7
You're my only friend, Abu!

[Crowd]
Who?

[Ladies]
Em                                   C7 B7
Oh it's sad Aladdin's hit the bottom
Em                            A9    G/B Cm A7/C#
He's become a one-man rise in crime
Dm
I'd blame parents except he hasn't got 'em

[Aladdin]
F#7
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
              B                      B7
Tell you all about it when I got the time!
Em          C7                B7
  One jump ahead of the slow-pokes
Em          A7
   One skip ahead of my doom
G/D           Eb7           D7#5     G    Ab Bbm Bdim7 Ab/C
      Next time gonna use a nom de plume

C Dm7 D#dim7 C/E Fm

Em           C7              B7
   One jump ahead of the hit-men
Em               A7
        One hit ahead of the flock
G/D                  Eb7             D7       G    Am7 Bbdim G/B
        I think I'll take a stroll around the block

[Crowd]
C/D    D7  Cmaj7/D D7  G6/D G/D  G6/D G/D
Stop, thief! Van -dal! Outrage! Scandal!

[Aladdin]
C/D   D7  Cmaj7/D    D7  G
Let's not be        too hasty

[Lady]
F#m7      B7        Em     Em/D
Still I think he's rather tasty

[Aladdin]
C7
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
F#7                 B7
Otherwise we'd get along

[Crowd]
E
Wrong!

[Aladdin]
Am           F7              E7
    One jump ahead of the hoofbeats

(Vandal!)
Am          D7
    One hop ahead of the hump

(Street rat!)
C/G           Ab7           G7
    One trick ahead of disaster

(Scoundrel!)
Em            C/E       Adim
     They're quick, but I'm much faster

(Take that!)
G7sus/D            G7sus
          Here goes, better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landin'
                 N.C.
All I gota do is jump........!