Chords:
{t: Accentuate the Positive - alternative }
{key: C}
{artist:Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers}
Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer, published in 1944
You've got to [C] ac[Caug]centu[Am/C]ate the [C7-3] positive
[F] E[Fm]lim[Dm7]inate the [G7] negative
And [C] latch [Caug] on [Am/C] to the aff[C7-3]irmative
[Dm7] Don't mess with [G7] Mister In-Be[C]tween
{c: }
You've got to [C] spread [Caug] joy [Am/C] up to the [C7-3] maximum
[F] Bring [Fm] gloom [Dm7] down to the [G7] minimum
[C] Have [Caug] faith [Am/C] or pande[C7-3]monium’s
[Dm7] Liable to [G7] walk upon the [C] scene
{c: }
[C] To illustrate my last re[C7]mark
[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]
{c: }
You've got to [C] ac[Caug]centu[Am/C]ate the [C7-3] positive
[F] E[Fm]lim[Dm7]inate the [G7] negative
And [C] latch [Caug] on [Am/C] to the aff[C7-3]irmative
[Dm7] Don't mess with [G7] Mister In-Be[C]tween
{sos}
You've got to [C] ac[Caug]centu[Am/C]ate the [C7-3] positive
[F] E[Fm]lim[Dm7]inate the [G7] negative
And [C] latch [Caug] on [Am/C] to the aff[C7-3]irmative
[Dm7] Don't mess with [G7] Mister In-Be[C]tween
{eos}
[C] To illustrate my last re[C7]mark
[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]
{c: }
You've got to [C] ac[Caug]centu[Am/C]ate the [C7-3] positive
[F] E[Fm]lim[Dm7]inate the [G7] negative
And [C] latch [Caug] on [Am/C] to the aff[C7-3]irmative
[Dm7] Don't mess with [G7] Mister In-Be[C]tween
{c: }
No, [Dm7] Don't mess with [G7] Mister In-Be[C]tween
No, [Dm7] Don't mess with [G7] Mister In-Be[C]tween [Fm] [C]
