Misc Musicals – Rodgers And Hammersteins Cinderella - Stepsisters Lament (Guitar)

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[Intro] Eb Bb Eb Db G7 [Joy]
C                         Fm            Dm
Why would a fellow want a girl like her,

  C                G9  G7
A frail and fluffy beauty?

C                       F           Dm
Why can’t a fellow ever once prefer

  C     G7        C
A solid girl like me?
[Portia]
C                     Dm7 G7 Dm
She’s a frothy little bubble

       G7             C(add9) C
With a flimsy kind of charm,

        Cmaj7 C9     Am7  D9  B7
And with very little trouble

                         Em
I could break her little arm!
[Joy]
    C                         F              Dm
Oh, why would a fellow want a girl like her,

   C           G9 G7
So obviously unusual?

C                       F           Dm
Why can’t a fellow ever once prefer

  C     G7        C
A usual girl like me?
[Portia]
    F                            C
Her cheeks are a pretty shade of pink,

    F                    Cdim7 C
But not any pinker than a rose is.
[Joy]
    F                        C
Her skin may be delicate and soft,

    Am      D9            G7
But not any softer than a doe’s is.
[Portia]
C7  F                        C
Her neck is no whiter than a swan’s.
[Joy]
      F                  Cdim7 C
She’s only as dainty as a daisy.
[Portia]
      F                     C
She’s only as graceful as a bird.
[Both]
   Am         D9           G7
So why is the fellow going crazy?
[Chorus]
    C                         F              Dm
Oh, why would a fellow want a girl like her,

  C                 G9  G7
A girl who’s merely lovely?

C                       F           Dm
Why can’t a fellow ever once prefer

  C           E7/G# Am
A girl who’s merely me?
[Joy]
C                     Dm7 G7 Dm
She’s a frothy little bubble

       G7             C(add9) C
With a frilly sort of air,

        Cmaj7 C9     Am7  D9  B7
And with very little trouble

                         Em
I could pull out all her hair!
[Chorus]
    C                         F              Dm
Oh, why would a fellow want a girl like her,

  C                 G9  G7
A girl who’s merely lovely?

C                       F           Dm
Why can’t a fellow ever once prefer

  C           E7/G# Am
A girl who’s merely me?
[Outro]
                           Dm
What’s the matter with the man?

                           G7
What’s the matter with the man?

                           C
What’s the matter with the man?