Misc Musicals – Carrie The Musical - The World According To Chris (Ukulele)

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[Chris]

B
Guess what, ever since the world began

                                            A
Same plot, everyone's been dumping on their fellow man

                          E
Pounding people they feel better than

I hope you're taking notes cause

B
You feel everyone deserves a shot

Get real Some of us have got it, girl

    A
And some got squat

                     E
That's the truth, oh honey, like it or not

I hate to break it to you

C#m      B                 E              F#
My daddy taught me you get no where being nice

C#m                    B     E
So now I'm sharing his advice:

F#           F#7       B
The world according to Chris is

F#7       G#7             E
Better to strike then get struck

          F#7            B
Better to screw then get screwed

A#             A#7       E
You'd probably think its bizarre

F#7                       B7
But that's the way things are

[Sue] But that doesn't mean it has to be that way What does it cost to be kind? [Chris]

                        B
What does it cost to be kind?

Ew, what have you done with my best friend?

        B7
Billy, you’ve been in high school for 7 years,

B                    B7
tell me, am I right, or am I right?

[Billy] Trust me

E
I swear

                        E7
There's a dick in every class

Not fair

         E            D
Each and every time I fail those losers pass

                          A
Hey, everyone of them can kiss my ass

[Chris]

                E
You wonder why I love him

[Billy] One year, there was this good looking guy So queer

                            D
And on top of that he has a wandering eye

One day he looks at me

          A
And, huh, bye-bye

[Chris]

                 F#m
I bet he got the message

[Chris and Billy]

              E                 A                B
We're here to tell you how this whole damn freak show works

[All] Oh, yeah yeah yeah [Chris and Billy]

F#m                       E      A
If you don't listen, then you're jerks!

[All]

             B
The world according to Chris is

E         B              A
Better to punch than get punched

          E
Better to burn than get burned

                      B        A
Learn that and you're gonna go far

                                G#
Cause that's the way things are

[Chris]

                            G#7
Hoo-nya nya nya nya na na na na

Hoo-nya nya nya na na na na [All]

G#
Hoo-nya nya nya nya na na na na

Hoo-nya nya nya na na na na [Sue]

Bb7
Do you believe her?

[Tommy]

                     Bb
C'mon, she's just being Chris

[Sue] You weren't there. It was awful. We were hurting Carrie [Tommy] Oh, I'm sure it wasn't that bad [Sue]

Bbm
Tommy, you don't understand

                Bb              Ab
What was just a joke got out of hand

                             Eb
We kept on screaming til she hit the floor

[Tommy] C'mon, everybody was doing it [Sue]

Bbm
Hey, I was in there, too

                      Bb        Ab
What came over me was something new

                        Eb
I did things I'd never done before

        Cm              Bb               Eb    F
And now I wish there's something I could do or say

     Cm          Bb      Eb   F
I've never ever felt this way

[Tommy]

      Bb
Look, Sue

F                       Eb
Don't be so hard on yourself

                   F             Bb
You can tell me to keep my mouth shut

        F                  Eb
But, wanna know what I'd advise?

[Sue] What? [Tommy]

        Bb
Apologize

[Sue] Apologize. Oh, Tommy! That's genius! [Chris]

C   Cm
Ew, Sue

I can tell you're feeling sad [All]

C
Boo Hoo!

                                   Bb
So, we clobbered Carrie and that's too damn bad

[Chris]

                   F
This is why you've gotta love my dad

[All] He's got the right idea [Chris]

         C               F              Gm
My daddy taught me who's on top and who's below

[All] Who's below [Chris]

            C              F
And now its time I let you know

C
The world according to Chris...

[Sue] You're joking, right? You can't possibly mean all this? [Chris] Why are you being such a buzz-kill? [Sue]

Cm
Chris, grow up

[All] Hoo-nya nya nya na na na na Hoo-nya nya nya nya na na na na [Billy]

C
Let''s start this party, people!

    G            Cm
The World According to Chris (x4)

[Chris]

Eb
(softly)

                      Ab
The world according to Chris is

          Fm            Db
Better to whip than get whipped

                 Ab
Even if somebody bleeds

Please

       Eb               Db
Nobody dies from a scar

                Ab Db
And that's the way things

                Am
Are