The epic outtake song from The Lorax about corporate (and, personal) greed
story:: [[The Lorax]] (broken link, note not found)
bruh there’s no online chords, fine i’ll do it myself
Song info
Biggering ↗ Key of F
Chords
Intro
Dm C
Verse 1
Dm Bb Am F-C/E Dm Bb Am Dm At first I didn’t realize I needed all this stuff, I had a little cottage, And that cottage was enough
Dm Bb Am F-C/E A Dm Bb F A place where I could sit and knit, A place where I could sell my Thneeds, But now I’ve had a little time To re-assess my needs
Prechorus 1
D# Dm-D#-F And I need a bigger office, Gm-F-Gm-Dm I need a bigger chair. D# Dm-D#-F A bigger desk, a bigger staff, Gm-F-Gm-F A bigger hat to wear
Chorus 1
G#-Gm-G# Bb-Cm Bb G# Fm G Because I’m biggering, I’m figuring I’m biggering, And biggering is triggering More biggering
Bridge A1
Cm Hey, listen up, meathead.
Cm Cm Bb D#-Bb I’m going to say this once, and I’m not gonna repeat it. Greed… ya see, it’s like a little pet, alright?
Cm Bb G Cm And the more and more and more that you go and feed it, The more hungry it’ll get!
Cm Cm Bb D#-Bb But… you know, you really can’t blame greed No, that’s stupid. You see, it’s got a worm inside Oh yeah, that’s right.
III vi IV I G Cm G# D# And it’s one that always needs to feed, And it is never satisfied. You get it?
Bridge A2
C#-C/C#-C# D#-Fm But the more you try to find it, The more it likes to hide.
C# Fm Now listen—that is NASTY little worm And I like to call it… “pride.”
Chorus 2
F# G# Bbm G#
See! Now, that’s why you’re biggering!
Listen here, idiot!
And figure it on biggering!
F# D#m F
But that biggering’s just triggering more biggering!
Got that? Alright!
Interlude
Am Em
Verse 2
Em C D Am-B Em C Bm Em There is a principle of nature, That most every creature knows, It’s called survival of the fittest, And this is how it goes
Em C D Em B Em C G The animal that wins has got to Claw, bite and kick and punch. The animal that doesn’t Winds up someone else’s lunch
Prechorus 2
F E/F-F G Am-G-Am E/F-F Am A company’s an animal, That’s trying to survive, It’s struggling, and fighting, Just to keep itself alive
Chorus 3
Bb Am-Bb-C Dm C Bb Gm Dm I must keep biggering, I’m figuring I’m biggering, Though biggering is triggering more biggering
A Bb C Dm C Bb Gm Dm C I won’t stop! Biggering, I’m figuring I’m biggering, And biggering is triggering more biggering
Bridge B
Bb Gm Dm C And the customers are buying, And the money multiplying And the PR people lying And the lawyers are denying,
Bb Gm Dm Am Bb Gm Dm Am Bb Gm Dm A Who cares if some things are dying? I don’t wanna hear your crying! This is all so gratifying…
Bb Am