Misc Musicals – Operation Mincemeat A New Musical - Just For Tonight (Ukulele)

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[Intro]
         G
When the world is such a mess

          Gaug
It’s hard not to feel depressed

        Em                           Gaug
Getting stressed by what may come in time

    G                                      Gaug
But life is much more pleasant when you’re living in the present

         Em                              G
So let’s raise another glass and feel sublime

     G7      C
For come the dawn our plan might fall to bits

      Cm
When Adolf gets his claws in it

    G
And yes, we broke the law a bit

       G7
That’s right

       C
But at least until tomorrow comes

    Cm
Why not believe that we have won?

    D
And maybe have a little fun?
Charlie, let’s live it up tonight! [Chorus]
    Gm                        Cm
So, just for tonight let’s be winners

D                          Gm
Who fin’lly did something right

                            Cm
Our plan is signed, sealed, delivered

       D
And tomorrow it could all go wrong

   D7                       Gm
So Charlie let’s live it up tonight
N.C. But, Monty, what if the sub gets hit? Or what if they realise that our documents- Oh what if they realise our documents- [Verse]
           G
Oh Charlie why do all this fretting?

         Gaug
Read the room boy!
Clock the setting!
        Em                            Gaug
It’s no life if you’re forgetting to live

          G
I find it helps me feel prepared

              Gaug
To what? Just dwell on being scared?

         Em
I say to hell with that hot air, man

    G    G7             C
And give yourself some credit where there’s credit due

    Cm
Who made this plan?
I did Yes you!
    G
So celebrate your greatness

       G7
Grab a gin!

           C
You’re too full of brains a plenty

         Cm
For your glass to feel half empty

         D
So let’s get another bottle

         D7
Fill the damn thing to the brim!
[Chorus]
Gm                     Cm
Just for tonight we are heros (Just for, for tonight, just for, for tonight)
I’m not sure that’s me
D                        Gm
Who might’ve beaten the Reich (Just for, for tonight, just for, for tonight)
I’m just a bug boy you see
Gm                 Cm
With a fantastical scheme (Just for, for tonight, just for, for tonight)
So Charles
    D
But tomorrow it could tumble down

D7
Exactly

                 Gm  Dsus4
Let’s live it up tonight!
[Bridge]
G                       Gaug
Five degrees down, keep 180 feet

                 Em
Captain, this uh canister sir?

             Gaug
You mean the weather equipment, Lieutenant?

                                                                  G
Oh aye, come on Captain, since when did we become underwater postmen?

                             Gaug
We have our orders. What was that?
We've registered a depth charge sir
       Em
Enemy sub incoming

              G
Change course, Captain? Captain?
[Verse]
          G
It’s your moment let’s embrace it

          Gaug
Victory's so close we can taste it

         Em                               Gaug
And some sweet release is what the people need

         G                                      Gaug
Trust me Charles, there’s no point living if we cannot go down swinging

          Em                                G7
Drop your bombs we’re off to dance until we bleed

                C
Excuse me, I’m meant to meet my brother here

          Cm
The great artiste owes me a beer

     G                                    G7
He’s broke I don’t know how his films get made

        Cm
With my comrades overseas

            Gm
I find that money grows on trees

           D                                                   D7
Just sell a secret and you’ll see that loose lips will get you paid
N.C Brother have you got something for me Yes, this will make us rich, but it’s off the books Let’s take a look Monty! The moment’s not quite right N.C Charlie my boy, grab each small flash of joy There’s disaster ahoy But tonight [Chorus]
Gm                         Cm
Just for tonight we’re the victors
My plan won the war
D                        Gm
Who’ve come to settle the fight
I’ve socked Adolf on the jaw!
Gm                        Cm
He is the man who tricked Hitler
That’s right
D
Tomorrow we will know the score

    D7                         Cm
So ev’ryone, let’s live it up tonight!
Hey! [Bridge]
Gm
Stay the course? That's insane!

     Gm
Maintaining 180 feet

                                                        Gm
We need to divert, we can't plough into a fight for the sake of some delivery job!
We don't have a choice Sir!
                                Gm
We're under direct orders, head straight to Spain and surface
Surface? What the hell is going on? [Middle 8]
Cm
Right
We’re the best, there’s no defeating us
Gm
Right
Our charisma and our genius
D
Right
So drink up, let’s get delirious
Gm            Cm
Only for tonight
Tomorrow we could die, but right now
Gm
We’re celebrating
Taking a bow
D
So raise a glass and shout it out loud
Just for tonight we are [Bridge]
A                             E
He's the strangest weather equipment I've ever seen

                            F#m
And we're just supposed to leave him out there?
Those are our instructions
      D
Do we even know his name?

          A
Ready to give the order, sir?

                   E                                           D                                A
Aye. Float him out. Close the main access hatch and then we'll dive. Thank you for your service, son

         A                 E
If it’s down, it’s down together

        F#m            D
If it’s up, it’s up as one

            A
So sail on, boys

               E
Through stormy weather

         D               A
Soon the journey will be done

Am                        G
If it’s down, it’s down together
(Just for tonight)
        Am             F
If it’s up, it’s up as one
(Just for tonight)
           Am
So sail on boys

               G
Through stormy weather
(I will believe)
         F                 E
Soon the journey will be done
(That I was born to lead) (If it’s down) [Chorus]
Am                         Dm
Just for tonight we are heroes
(It’s down together) (Some were born to follow) (If it’s up)
G                       C
Who might’ve beaten the Reich
(It’s up as one)
E                  Am
But I was born to lead
(So sail on boys)
                    Dm
With a fantastical scheme
(Through stormy weather)
       E
And so tomorrow we’ll make history

         F#
So let’s live it up

        Bm               Em
If it’s down, it’s down together
(Just for tonight we’re the victors) (Some were born)
A                      D
Burning with destiny’s light
(I was born to lead) (So sail on boys, through stormy weather)
      Bm                  Em           F#
We’re braving danger and death and yes tomorrow we could all be gone

G
If a single thing goes wrong

    F#
For all we know we don’t have long so
Fill ‘em up
                 Bm     Em
Let’s live it up tonight!
[Outro]
F#
Gentlemen, we have a problem!

                   Bm
Live it up tonight!