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COOL I AM

  • Sung by Shakira

  • Written by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzai

  • Programming and keyboards by Mirwais

  • Produced by Madonna and Mirwais

  • Track 6, Time: 4:58

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(With thanks to Khaldoun Dib for the lyrics)

COOL I AM

  • Sung by Shakira

  • Written by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzai

  • Programming and keyboards by Mirwais

  • Produced by Madonna and Mirwais

  • Track 6, Time: 4:58

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL LEVELS:

  • Cut up the lyrics into strips

  • Listen to the song at a speed to suit you and put the lines of the song into the correct order.

  • Repeat this process until you have used all the strips

  • Check your answers with the full lyrics answer key

MAKE THIS EXERCISE MORE CHALLENGING by listening to the song without looking at the words, then try to put the lyrics in order.    Repeat the process until the whole song has been completed.  Finally, play the song to check whether you are right.

PRONUNCIATION NOTE:  The following often occurs in normal speech as a lazy pronunciation habit, or can be found in songs and poems in order to fit the stress patterns.  

  • gonna = going to

  • wanna = want to

RECOMMENDATION:  Do not copy poor pronunciation;

 

#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

And I must say to you
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

And I must say to you
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
But you know I'll be true
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Cool I am
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Cool I am
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Cool I'm not
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Cool I'm not
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

I feel so bad
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

I feel so bad
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

I feel so sad
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

I feel so sad
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

I was dishonest
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

I was dishonest
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

I will do my best
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

I will do my best
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

I'm doing my best
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

I'm doing my best
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

I'm doing my best
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Mmm, mmm, yeah
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Mmm, mmm, yeah
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Mmm, mmm, yeah
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Mmm, mmm, yeah
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Nobody's perfect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Nobody's perfect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Nobody's perfect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Nobody's perfect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Nobody's perfect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Nobody's perfect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Nobody's perfect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Nobody's perfect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Nobody's perfect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Nobody's perfect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Sorry, but
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Sorry, but
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

What did you expect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

What did you expect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

What did you expect
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

What I did wasn't right
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

When I am lonely
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

When I am lonely
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

When I am with you
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

When I am with you
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Yeah
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Yeah
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 

THE FULL LYRICS ANSWER KEY

COOL I AM

  • Sung by Shakira

  • Written by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzai

  • Programming and keyboards by Mirwais

  • Produced by Madonna and Mirwais

  • Track 6, Time: 4:58
Cool I am
When I am with you
Cool I'm not
When I am lonely

I feel so sad
What I did wasn't right
I feel so bad
And I must say to you

Sorry, but ...

Chorus:
Nobody's perfect
Nobody's perfect
What did you expect
I'm doing my best

I feel so sad
But you know I'll be true
I feel so bad
And I must say to you
 		Sorry, but ...

Repeat chorus-1

Chorus 2:
Nobody's perfect
Nobody's perfect
I was dishonest
I will do my best
Yeah

Cool I am
When I am with you
Cool I'm not
When I am lonely

Repeat chorus-1
Repeat chorus-2

Mmm, mmm, yeah
Mmm, mmm, yeah
Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect
(Repeat and fade)

 
 
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