CAKE – Opera Singer (Guitar Intro)

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[Verse 1]
  E           Emaj7
I am an opera singer

  E7               A
I stand on painted tape

   A                  B
It tells me where I'm going

    B                 E
And where to throw my cape
[Verse 2]
  E                Emaj7
I call my co-stars "brother"

  E7                A
I call my co-stars "knave"

  A                  B
I play both good and evil parts

  B               E
I sing to Verdi's grave
[Verse 3]
    E            Emaj7
And every single morning

   E7        A
By 10 AM I'm dressed

   A                   B
My rehearsals last for hours and hours

     B                     E
With diligence I have been blessed
[Verse 4]
E                         Emaj7
Some people, they call me monster

E7                        A
Some people, they call me saint

   A               B
My talent feeds my darker side

    B              E
Yet no one will complain
[Chorus]
  B           E   A
I am an opera singer

  A               E
I sing in foreign lands

     B                 E  A
I've sung for kings in Europe

    A           E    B
And emperors in Japan
[Verse 5]
    E             Emaj7
And after each performance

       E7               A
People stand around and wait

        A                 B
Just to tell me that they love my voice

        B                E
Just to tell me that I'm great
[Verse 6]
  E           Emaj7
I am an opera singer

       E7                   A
I will sing when you're all dead

  A                  B
I sing the mountains crumbling apart

  B                  E
I sing what can't be said
[Chorus]
  B           E   A
I am an opera singer

  A               E
I sing in foreign lands

     B              E       A
Most people seem to know my name

      A                E  B
Or at least know who I am