Misc Musicals – Lizzie The Musical - Shattercane And Velvet Grass (Guitar)

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[Intro] Gm Bb C Gm Bb C
Gm                   Bb
Fire burn, and toil

        C               Gm
Kettle bubble, water boil.

Gm           Bb
Assam, Salem,

        C
Bitter trouble, very strong
[Inst.] Gm C
Gm                   Bb
Black leaves, and steep

        C               Gm
Settle cozy, dark as sleep

Gm                 Bb
Oh soothe this day

         C
Milk and sugar, cup o’ tea
Gm C Lizzie, counterpoint to Bridget: (spoken) Shattercane and velvet grass, Sorghum and white clover, Millipedes and bergamot, Flax when winter’s over. (sung) Cherry stones and apricots, Pale and milky silent Poison for it’s Prussian blue.. Bridget, counterpoint to Lizzie:
Gm                   Bb
Fire burn, and toil

        C               Gm
Kettle bubble, water boil.

Gm           Bb
Assam, Salem,

        C
Bitter trouble, very strong
[Gm C]
Gm                   Bb
Black leaves, and steep

        C               Gm
Settle cozy, dark as sleep

Gm                 Bb
Oh soothe this day

         C
Milk and sugar, cup o’ tea
Lizzie:
Eb                      A
Ferric phenyl cyanide, 300 parts per million.

Dm
Prussic acid, blue-ish clear, protoplasmic poison.

Eb                      A
Boils at 26 degrees and faintly tastes of almonds.

Dm                       C
Death is by paralysis of heart and respiration.

Eb              Cm
Passes through unbroken skin.

Gm                      Ab  Bb
Careful, for it’s found within…

Gm
Shattercane and velvet grass,

Bb                C
Sorghum and white clover,

Gm
Millipedes and bergamot,

Bb                 C
Flax when winter’s over.

Gm
Cherry stones and apricots,

Bb             C  F
Pale and milky silent

Gm
Poison for it’s Prussian blue,

Bb            C   Dm
Beautiful and violent.

Eb                          A
Following directions in the Book of Household Poisons.

Dm
Just a drop dropped in the milk

    Cm               Eb
And hope that she’ll enjoy some.

Eb                                  A
Mind you don’t forget to close your eyes and hold your breath.
N.C. But
Dm
Wouldn’t it be easy, now?

  Cm
A perfect little death.

Dm   Eb             Cm
Just drop a grain into her tea,

Gm         Gm  Ab Bb
Mrs Borden, R. I. P.
Lizzie, counterpoint to Bridget:
Gm
Shattercane and velvet grass,

Bb                C
Sorghum and white clover,

Gm
Millipedes and bergamot,

Bb                 C
Flax when winter’s over.

Gm
Cherry stones and apricots,

Bb             C  F
Pale and milky silent

Gm
Poison for it’s Prussian blue,

Bb            C   Dm
Beautiful and violent.
Bridget, counterpoint to Lizzie: Fire burn, and toil Kettle bubble, water boil. Assam, Salem, Bitter trouble, very strong. Black leaves, and steep Settle cozy, dark as sleep Oh soothe this day Milk and sugar, cup o’ tea (Milk and sugar, cup o’ tea) (Milk and sugar, cup o’ tea) (Milk and sugar, cup o’ tea) (Milk and sugar, cup o’ tea) [Outro] Gm Bb C Lyrics taken from themusicallyrics.com, accredited to "Penny"