Misc Musicals – Operation Mincemeat A New Musical - Useful (Guitar)

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[Verse]
C                                  G
I imagined the medals they'd give me when this was all through
N.C. You imagined the-?
Am
Medals I know
N.C. Right.
Am
And then Winston goes
N.C. Winston Churchill?
F
We'd be lost without you
N.C. Right, and where is this?
    C
The palace
N.C. Oh, of course
C
And I'd bow and salute

    G
The King knows we're the reason we've won
N.C. Oh, the King's there is he?
            Am                                                 F
And there's so many medals, and the crowds they'd assemble and demand to hear just what we've done
N.C. And Mr. Churchill says? He says [Chorus]
E
Yes, it's all true, though you'd never believe it

     F
They did what they could do and thought you'd never see it

     G
They worked and they prayed, and it wasn't in vain.

          Am
They knew pain could be strength and that strength could be pain

            F     Am7        G
They forced enemy forces to fly

     F            Am7              G
They banished the planes from the sky

                      C
And they did something useful
N.C. Well I look forwadrd to the wireless event. What about you? What about me? What's the dream scenario? Miss Leslie! How about a statue? Oh for goodness sake! "Here lies Hester Legget" Oh good, I'm dead. Oh Jesus, what is wrong with me? [Verse]
C
Perhaps just a small plaque
Go on
G
Something tasteful and small
Of course
         Am
Nothing over the top, people don't stand and stop

              F
'Cos just one look and their tears start to fall
Oh Lord
      C
I can see it, with flowers, pride of place in a garden
A garden?
G
Or a grand royal park
Ah thank you
         Am
And it's silver
Gold Gold! And it shines Or dazzles Boldly!
            F
And they'll see you did more than your part

    G                     F
For Hester who served her nation

       F        G     C
Yes! A timeless inspiration
N.C. Jean! You are! [Chorus]
            E
And they'll say it's all true, though you'd never believe it

    F
She did what she could do and though you'd never see it

    G
She worked and she prayed, and it wasn't in vain

         Am
She knew pain could be strength and that strength could be pain

           F     Am7       G
She forced enemy forces to fly

    F            Am7             G
She banished the planes from the sky

                      C
And she did something useful
N.C. Yes, we've done good work [Bridge]
         C                                                  Am
And you can't ask the people who can do all of that to just go home and pace through the rooms of a flat

F             C                G          C
Feeling she's travelled right back to the start

         F             C               G          C              F          G            C
Stuck at home with her mother feeling useless and smothering the light that kept out the dark
N.C. I hate that he sees me a some... silly little woman That might be exactly what we need What? The mission might be in danger. There's something strange going on between Montague and his brother What? Surely he wouldn't- But until he drops his gaurd and starts talking we can't know. But he won't talk to me. He hates me, I'm the last person he'd talk to. You can do this Jean. And, we need you to. Even if dear Winston never finds out about it. So you're saying...
C
No medals?
No medals. N.C. No statues, no plaques
    G
No flowers for Hester and Jean?

Am7                                                    F
I don't think that it's people like you or me that the crowds come to see

               Em                                Am                     G             C
And if there's one thing I know, it's that I'm no good with things that need help to grow

      F          G                    F                    G
I'm afraid I disagree. You've done a pretty good job with me
N.C. Thank you Thank you
             Am          F           G           C       F             Am              G
I think that when people meet in the middle of a war, it feels like it means something more

   F           C
So who needs a medal?

      A#             F             G
It's this that we'll keep fighting for
That we'll keep fighting for [Chorus]
    E
And yes it was true (They'll say it's all true)
Though they'll never believe it (They'll never belive it)
   F
We did all we can do (We did what we do)
And if they never see it (And they'll never see it)
   G
We worked and we prayed and it wasn't in vain (And we'll keep on going)

        Am
We knew pain can be strength and that strength can be pain (Even though they'll never know we)

F         Am7             G
Forced all their forces to fly

   F            Am7              G
We banish their planes from the sky

            F                G
And they'll see that we were useful

            F                      G
And if they don't we'll know we're useful

     F               G                C
What matters is that we do something useful
N.C. Back to work, Miss Leslie
           C
Yes, Ma'am