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Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive

Paul McCartney

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Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Paul McCartney

Vocals

Diana Krall

Piano

John Pizzarelli

John Pizzarelli

Guitar

Karriem Riggins

Karriem Riggins

Drums

Robert Hurst

Bass

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Harold Arlen

Composer

Johnny Mercer

Lyrics

Diana Krall

Percussion Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Tommy LiPuma

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive

Eliminate the negative

Latch on to the affirmative

Don't mess with mister in between

[Verse 2]

You got to spread joy up to the maximum

Bring gloom down to the minimum

Have faith, or pandemonium

Liable to walk upon the scene

[Verse 3]

To illustrate my last remark

Jonah in the whale and Noah in the ark

What did they do just when everything seemed so dark?

Man, they said we gotta

[Verse 4]

Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive

Eliminate the negative

Latch on to the affirmative

Don't mess with mister in between

[Verse 5]

To illustrate my last remark

Jonah in the whale and Noah in the ark

What did they do just when everything seemed so dark?

Man, they said we better

[Verse 6]

Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive

Eliminate the negative

Latch on to the affirmative

Don't mess with mister in between

[Verse 7]

Oh no, mmh, girl

Baby, it's ray

To dark for you

Don't mess with mister in between

Written by: Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

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