PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
213 - Super Trouper
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Intro
(a cappela, Alto melody, Soprano harmony)
Su-per Trouper beams are gonna blind me
But I won’t feel blue
Like I always do, ‘cause
Some-where in the crowd there’s you.
8 bar turnaround
Verse 1
I was sick and tired of every-thing
When I called– you last night from Glas-gow.
All I do is eat and sleep and sing,
Wishing ev--’ry show was* the last show
(*Sop: wishin ev’ry show was the last show)
Bridge
^ So I imagine I was glad to hear you’re* coming (*Sop: glad to hear you coming)
^ Suddenly I feel al-right (Sop: and suddenly it’s gonna be…)
^ And it’s gonna be so diff’rent when I’m on the stage to–night--
Tonight the…
Chorus 1
(Alto melody, Soprano harmony) Su-per Trouper lights are gonna find me Shi-ning like the sun Smi-ling having fun Feel-ing like a number one. Tonight the Su-per Trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won’t feel blue Like I always do , ‘cause Some-where in the crowd there’s you. | (tenor+bass line) Su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah lights are gonna find me Shi-ning like the su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Smi-ling having su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Feel-ing like a number one. Tonight the Su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah beams are gonna blind me But I won’t feel su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Like I always su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Some-where in the crowd there’s you. |
8 bar turnaround
Verse 2
Fa-cing twenty thousand of your friends,
How can an-y-one be so lone-ly
Part of a success that never ends
Still I’m think-ing a-bout* you on–ly.
(*Sop: still I’m thinking about you only)
Bridge
^ There are moments when I think I’m going crazy (*Sop: glad to hear you coming)
^ But it’s gonna be al-right (Sop: I’ll soon be changing ev’rything)
^ Ev’rything will be so diff’rent when I’m on the stage to–night--
Tonight the…
Chorus 2
(Alto melody, Soprano harmony) Su-per Trouper lights are gonna find me Shi-ning like the sun Smi-ling having fun Feel-ing like a number one. Tonight the Su-per Trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won’t feel blue Like I always do , ‘cause Some-where in the crowd there’s you. | (tenor+bass line) Su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah lights are gonna find me Shi-ning like the su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Smi-ling having su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Feel-ing like a number one. Tonight the Su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah beams are gonna blind me But I won’t feel su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Like I always su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Some-where in the crowd there’s you. |
Middle 8
So I’ll be there when you arrive
The sight of you will prove to me I’m still a-live and
when you take me in your arms and hold me tight
I know it’s gonna mean so much tonight—. Tonight the…
Chorus 3 and 4
(Alto melody, Soprano harmony) Su-per Trouper lights are gonna find me Shi-ning like the sun Smi-ling having fun Feel-ing like a number one–. Tonight the Su-per Trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won’t feel blue Like I always do, ‘cause Some-where in the crowd there’s (straight on) Su-per Trouper lights are gonna find me Shi-ning like the sun Smi-ling having fun Feel-ing like a number(straight on) Su-per Trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won’t feel blue Like I always do, ‘cause Some-where in the crowd there’s you. | (tenor+bass line) Su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah lights are gonna find me Shi-ning like the su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Smi-ling having su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Feel-ing like a number one–. Tonight the Su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah beams are gonna blind me But I won’t feel su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Like I always su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Some-where in the crowd there’s (straight on) Su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah lights are gonna find me Shi-ning like the su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Smi-ling having su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Feel-ing like a number(straight on) Su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah beams are gonna blind me But I won’t feel su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Like I always su-pah-pah, trou-pah-pah Some-where in the crowd there’s you. |
‘Super Trouper’ was released in 1980 by ABBA. Words and Music by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus.