A Fm/C
Somewhere along the way, my dear
Bm E7
You've made an awful error
C#m Cm
You oughtn't blame yourself now
Bm E
Come along
A Fm/C
You seem to think that people
Bm7 Dm
Like people, what are clever
Bm E
It's very quaint, it's very sweet
A
But wrong!
D
People don't like smarty pants
C# Cm Bm
What go round claiming
That they know stuff
A
We don't know
Now, here's a tip
Bm E7
What you know matters less
C#m
Than the volume with which
G F#
What you don't know's expressed!
Bm B7/D#
Content has never been less important
E E7
So you have got to be ...
[Chorus]
[MRS. WORMWOOD (ENSEMBLE)]
Am
Loud!
(Loud, loud, loud)
F7
Girl, you've got to learn to stand out
E7 Am F7
And stick out from the crowd!
(Crowd, crowd, crowd)
[Verse]
E7 Dm
A little less flat!
N.C
(Flat!)
N.C
A lot more heel!
(Heel!)
Am
A little less fact!
N.C
(Fact!)
N.C
A lot more feel!
(Feel!)
Bdim
A little less brains!
N.C
(Brains!)
N.C
A lot more hair!
(Hair!)
E7
A little less head!
(Head!)
E7 F E7
A lot more derriere!
(Derriere!)
[Verse]
[MRS. WORMWOOD]
Am
No-one's going to tell you when to shake your tush well
You've got a light, don't hide it under a bushel!
E
Oh, no-one's going to look if you don't stand out!
N.C
No-one's going to listen if you don't shout out!
[MRS. WORMWOOD & RUC LPHO]
F
No-one's going to care if you don't care!
So go and put some highlights in your hair!
E7
Cause you've gotta highlight what you've got!
F E
Even if what you've got is not a lot!
[Chorus]
[MRS. WORMWOOD & ENSEMBLE]
Am
You've gotta be loud!
(Loud, loud, loud)
F7
You've gotta give yourself a mission to shine
E7
To stand out from the crowd!
(Crowd, crowd, crowd)
[Verse]
[MRS. WORMWOOD]
G7
A little less bzz!
A lot more zing!
Am
A little less pshh!
A lot more schwing!
Bdim
A little less dressing like your Mum!
E
A little more bum-ba-bum-bum ba-da-bum
N.C
(spoken)
N.C
Oh, I look nice!
N.C
You Don't!
(sung)
Am
No-one's going to tell you when to wiggle your bum-ba!
N.C
[RUC LPHO]
N.C
No-one's going to love you if you don't know the rhumba!
[MRS. WORMWOOD]
E
Everyone loves a little something exotic!
N.C
[RUC LPHO]
N.C
But learning a language is over the top, it
[MRS. WORMOOD]
Dm
Doesn't really matter if you don't know nowt!
[RUC LPHO]
Am
As long as you don't know it with a bit of clout!
[Pre-Chorus]
[BOTH]
F
The less you have to sell, the harder you sell it!
F#dim
The less you have to say, the louder you yell it!
G
The dumber the act, the bigger the confession!
G#dim
The less you have to show, the larger you dress it!
A
You gotta get up!
Bbdim
You gotta get up and be
[Chorus]
[MRS. WORMWOOD & ENSEMBLE]
Bm
Loud!
(Loud, loud, loud)
[Instrumental]
[MRS. WORMWOOD & ENSEMBLE]
C#m/E C#dim/E Cdim
You gotta be loud!
(Loud, loud, loud)
(spoken)
You're gorgeous!
C#m/E
Stand out from the crowd!
(Crowd, crowd, crowd)
[MRS WORMWOOD, spoken]
Are you listening?
(sung)
Dm Ddim C#dim
You've got to be loud, loud, loud
Oooh!
Dm Ddim C#dim
Stand up and be proud, proud, proud, proud!
Dm Eb E F F# G Gb A Bb B C C#
Loud, loud, loud, loud, loud, loud, loud, loud, loud, loud, loud, loud!
A7 Dm
Ohhh, you gotta be loud!
