Misc Musicals – Bat Boy The Musical - Comfort And Joy (Guitar)

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D#m [DR. PARKER]
D#m
You little creep, you're gonna pay

F#                            G#m            D#m
I won't be shoved out of the way! Oh no-
[VOICES IN HIS HEAD]
D#m
Oh no!
[DR. PARKER]
D#m
Oh no-
[VOICES IN HIS HEAD]
D#m
Oh no!
[DR. PARKER]
D#
And I could make a solid case

       F#                     G#
For smashing in your filthy face
[VOICES IN HIS HEAD]
D#
Kill him!
[DR. PARKER]
D#
Shut up!
[VOICES IN HIS HEAD]
A#
Kill him!
[DR. PARKER]
A#           B
Shut up!

          F#                   C#       D#m
I've got a spade and a burlap sack!
[VOICES IN HIS HEAD]
           B
Kill him now!
[DR. PARKER]
                F#              C#            D#m
And there's a hole in the yard out back!
[VOICES IN HIS HEAD]
           E
Kill him now!
[DR. PARKER]
          B             F#         G#m
But if I fill it she’ll ask me, why...
[VOICES IN HIS HEAD]
A
Ahh...
[DR. PARKER]
                                         E
So I've got one thing to do before you die!
[VOICES IN HIS HEAD]
D#
Now! Now!
[DR. PARKER]
G#m
WAIT!

                               G#m
She will see what you are

        B               C#m
I will win back my bride

                          E
She herself will decide

         D#m           G#m
To get rid of the boy!

                             B
She'll admit she was wrong

                           C#m
She'll return before long

                        C#
She'll be singing a song

F#                        G
Full of comfort and joy
[VOICES]
                  A     Bm
Comfort and joy- Comfort and joy!
[DR. PARKER]
                  G
Comfort and joy!
[VOICES]
        A               Bm
Comfort and joy- Comfort and joy!

             A
Comfort and joy!

D#m
Kill the Bat Boy- Kill the Bat Boy!
G#m G# [MEREDITH]
       A                                          C                   D
Oh, Honey, I apologize: You've really opened up my eyes
[SHELLEY]
A
No way!
[MEREDITH]
A
Yes way!
[SHELLEY]
A
No way!
[MEREDITH]
A
Yes way!

A
I'm laying out your Sunday best

C                              D                        Dm
Now brush your teeth and get some rest. All right?
[SHELLEY]
D
No way?
[MEREDITH]
E
All right!
[SHELLEY]
E
All right!
[MEREDITH]
F               C                        G           A
Now when they see him they'll make a fuss
[SHELLEY]
         F
Is that true?
[MEREDITH]
              C                 G           A
We gotta smile like we just don't care!
[SHELLEY]
               A#
That's not fair!
[MEREDITH]
             F                        C          Dm
They put their pants on the same as us!
[SHELLEY]
             D#
Yes they do...
[MEREDITH]
                                        E
So just imagine them in their underwear!
[SHELLEY]
                   A
And then this time I swear...
[MEREDITH & SHELLEY]
F
He will show that he's not

F
What they're terrified of

                            A#
He will show them a love

               A                     D
They can never destroy!

                                D#
If we prove that they're wrong

                                    A#
They'll come round before long

                        G
And we'll all sing a song

        F                 C#
Full of comfort and joy!
[Chorus]
                 D#
Comfort and joy!

F
Yeah!
[MEREDITH & SHELLEY]
                  C#
Comfort and Joy!
[Chorus]
                  D#
Comfort and Joy!

Fm
Comfort and Joy!

                 C
Comfort and Joy!

C
Comfort and Joy!
[DR. PARKER]
A
Stop the Bat Boy!
[SHERIFF, spoken]
D
Settle down, people!

                                                      Dm
We want to make sure the revival goes off without a hitch

Dm
So let's go over the schedule

Dm
Listen up:
[SHERIFF]
D#                                          D
From nine to twelve he does the healing...
[NED, spoken]
D
Sheriff...
[MAGGIE]
D
You hush up!
[SHERIFF]
D#               A#                          F
At noon he'll bless the fields and plows...
[MR. DILLON, spoken]
F
Tractors too?
[MAGGIE]
F
Hush up!
[SHERIFF]
D#                              A#
Then lunch is from one thirty-
[NED, spoken]
                                F
Sheriff, what about my Gertie!
[MAGGIE]
F
Hush!
[SHERIFF]
        A#                                    C
Well as it seems that time allows, three to ten:
N.C. The Blessing Of The Cows! [ALL]
Cm                                  F#
Yes! The Blessing Of The Cows!

                               E
Boy, that preachers a pro!

E
Gives a heckuva show!
[LORRAINE] N.C. Just like Seigfried and Roy! [TOWNSFOLK & SHERIFF]
C#                              D#m
He'll bring comfort and joy!
[TOWNSFOLK, SHERIFF, DR. PARKER]
        B               E
So if nothing goes wrong

                           B
Yes, if nothing goes wrong

                             G#
Lord, if nothing goes wrong

                 C#
We'll have comfort and…

D
Comfort and Joy!

E                 F#m
Comfort and Joy!

        F#                              E   Bm
Lord, we need some comfort and joy!

                B      A                G#
Any means you'd care to employ

        G#m               C#
Won't you send us comfort and joy!
A#m [BAT BOY]
A#m
Dear God: I'm still not sure how people pray

A#m                                             F#m                   D#m
Or what one does with one's hands. But please, my thirst grows every day

  C#      Cm7    F
I feel it burn in my glands

A#m                                     C#          F#maj7
Please won't you change the way I am,

                A#m
or prove I'm human underneath

G#m       F#
Or if you just don't give a damn-

Cm               A#m                   Am               F
You could at leatht get rid of theethe!

 C#
If I can't prove them wrong, show me where I belong

                        F#                                A#m
For a hunger so strong kills all comfort and joy

                               B
If you'd make me complete. I'll avoid all red meat

F#                                      G#               A
I'll eat nothing but soy to have comfort and joy...
[DR. PARKER]
A                               B                               C#m
By next week you'll be gone, six feet under my lawn

                                                       A
I'll have nobody toy with my comfort and joy...
[MEREDITH & SHELLEY]
                          B
He will come out a champ

                            C#m
It's just like summer camp. They'll get used to the boy

                                A
He'll bring comfort and joy...
[TOWNSFOLK]
                                   B
Lord, please give us your word

C#m
Cure the plague on the herd

                                                               A
We don't mean to annoy but send comfort and joy...
[BAT BOY]
                  B                     C#
Comfort and joy! Comfort and joy!
A
B
[DR. PARKER]

C#m
Stop the Bat Boy! Stop the Bat Boy!
[ALL]
                                        A       C#m G#  G
Comfort and joy! Comfort and JOY!
G# [RUTHIE, spoken]
G#m
Dr. Parker, what are you doing here?
[DR. PARKER, spoken]
A
Don't worry, Ruthie

                        Am
The Bat Boy will pay for what he's done to you

                        A
We're all going to miss you very much
[ALL]
A
AAHHHHH!

A
AAHHHHH!

E
AAHHHHH!

E
AAHHHHH!

G#m
AAHHHHH!

E
AAHHHHH!

F#m
AAHHHHH!

D#7
AAHHHHH!

G#m
AAHHHHH!