Misc Musicals – Follies - The Story Of Lucy And Jessie (Guitar)

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[Intro] Cm Dm Cm G7 Cm Dm Cm G7 [Verse]
Cm                 G7+                    Cm      G7
Here's a little story that should make you cry

          Cm        D7    G9        Cm   G7+
About two unhappy dames

Cm                 G7+                    Cm      G7
Let us call them Lucy "X" and Jessie "Y"

                  Cm        D7    G9        Cm
Which are not their real names
[Verse]
        F7sus
Now Lucy has the purity

  F9
Along with the unsurety

      F7sus                            F9
That comes with being only twenty-one

Bbm
Jessie has maturity

        F7+
And plenty of security

       Bbm7                                G7
Whatever you can do with them she's done
[Verse]
Cm                 G7+            Cm      G7
Given their advantages, you may ask why

             Cm        D7    G9        Cm  F7 G7
The two ladies have such grief

Cm                      Dbmaj7
This is my belief

    D7
In brief:
[Instrumental] Gm D+ Gm7 Gm6 Gm D+ Gm7 Gm6 Edim Fdim F#dim Gdim G#dim Adim Gbdim D7 [Verse]
Gm       D+
Lucy is juicy

       Gm7     C13
But terribly drab

Gm       D+
Jessie is dressy

       Gm7     C13
But cold as a slab

Gm                     Bb13
Lucy wants to be dressy

Ebmaj7                Abmaj7
Jessie wants to be juicy

Am7                      A7
Lucy wants to be Jessie

      D7 Ebmaj9 Am7
And Jessie, Lucy

D9
You see
[Verse]
Gm       D+
Jessie is racy

       Gm7     C13
But hard as a rock

Gm       D+
Lucy is lacy

       Gm7     C13
But dull as a smock

Gm                     Bb13
Jessie wants to be lacy

Ebmaj7                Abmaj7
Lucy wants to be Jessie

Dbmaj9                    Gb9
That's the sorrowful précis

      Bb Am7    Ab7    F7
It's very messy
[Instrumental] Bbm F+ Bbm7 Eb6 Bbm F+ Bbm7 Eb6 [Verse]
Cm7  F13   Dm7    Gm7
Poor, sad souls

Cm7             F7           Dm7     Gm7
Itching to be switching roles

Ebm7                             C6      Db
Lucy wants to do what Jessie does

Gm7            Gb9             Ebm6
Jessie wants to be what Lucy was
[Instrumental] Gm D+ Gm7 C13 Gm D+ Gm7 C13 [Verse]
Gm       D+
Lucy's a lassie

       Gm7     C13
You pat on the head

Gm       D+
Jessie is classy

       Gm7     C13
But virtually dead

Ebmaj7                     Bb6
Lucy wants to be classy

Ebm7               Bb6
Jessie wants to be Lassie

    Bb6                                G7     G7+
If Lucy and Jessie could only combine

Cm7
I could tell you someone

                   Cm7
Who would finally feel just fine