Misc Musicals – Something Rotten - A Musical (Guitar)
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(Spoken introduction)
[Verse 1]
Bb F Bbsus4 Bb Well that is the stupidest thing that I have ever heard Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4 Bb You're doing a play, got something to say F So you sing it? It's absurd Eb Bb F7 Gm Who on earth is going to sit there while an actor breaks into song? Eb/G Bb/D And what possible thought could the audience think Cm7 F7 Other than "This is horribly...wrong"?
N.C.
Remarkably? They won't think that. Seriously? Why not?
[Chorus]
Bb6 G7 Because it's a musical, a musical C7 F9 F7 And nothing's as amazing as a mu-usical Bb G9 With song and dance, and sweet romance C7 F7 F/E F7 And happy endings happening by happenstance Ebadd2 D7/F# Gm G7 Bright lights, stage fights, and a dazzling chorus N.C. F F7 Bb You wanna be great? Then you gotta create a musi-cal
[Break]
Bb Bb I don't know. I find it hard to believe that people Bb Bb would actually pay to see something like this Bb Bb Let's just say it's a Saturday night Bb Bb And you wanna go out on the town Cm Cm Cm Cm Got a lady to flatter who might give it up if you don't let her down F7 Bb You could go see a tragedy Cm F7 That wouldn't be very fun Bb/D G7 Or a play from Greek mythology Cm See a mother have sex with her son, euggh Ab Cm You could see a drama Bb G7 With all of the trauma and pain Cm7 Ddim7 Eb6 Ddim7 F/E F F7 Or go see something more relaxing and less taxing on the brain
[Chorus]
Bb6 G7 Go see a musical, a musical C7 F9 F/E F7 A puppy piece, releasing all your blues-i-cals Bbadd2 G7 Where crooners croon a catchy tune Cm F9 F/E F7 And limber-legged ladies thrill you 'til you swoon Eb/G D7/A Gm G7 Oohs, ahhs, big applause, and a standing ovation C13 F/A F F7 Bb The future is bright if you could just write a mu-usical
[Break]
Eb6 Bb6 Some make you happy, some make you sad Cm7 Bb Some are quite big, some quite small Emaj9 Dmaj9 Some are too long, some are just plays with song Gsus G7 G7sus G7 Some musicals have no talking at all
N.C.
No talking at all?
G That's right. There's no talking. All of the dialogue is sung G7 In a very dramatic fashion. Um, really? G Yes, really. There's no talki- There's no talking! G And they often stay on one note for a very long time G Em So when they change to a different note, you notice Dm Gm6/D Dm And it's supposed to create a dramatic effect Bb But mostly you just sit there asking yourself Asus A "Why aren't they talk-ing?" A That sounds miserable. A I believe it's pronounced Misérables A And people actually like this? No!
N.C.
They love it! and what's not to love?
Asus A9 D9 G9 G7/F# Cmaj7 It's such a delight, there's nothing quite like a mu-usi - cal F Cmaj7 Another vision! F Cmaj7 F I haven't even told you the best part yet! Cmaj7 F Cmaj7 F A7 Feel that fascinating rhythm moving to your feet!
N.C.
Whoa, whoa (Um, what is that?)
Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D F7 Feel your ass gyrating to that titillating beat (Are you okay?) F G C C#dim You slap your lap then finger snap Dm G F#dim F G7 That's when you know it's time to tap. Oh! C# A#7 What the hell are you doing now? D#7 It's called a dance break G#9 G#/G G#7 Apparently this happens in musicals as well C# A#7 People on stage just burst into spontaneous dance! D#7 Why? Does it advance the plot? No! G# G#/G G#7 Advance character? Not necessarily F#7 F7 A#m A#sus A#7 D# Then why do it? Because it's entertain - ing! 5, 6, 7, 8
[Intrumental]
E Esus4 E F7
Bb G7 Cm C7 F9 F/E F7
D# D7 A# D#5 A#
A# A#sus2 A# A#sus4
F7 D#m A# G7
[Break]
Csus4 Cadd9 Csus4 Cadd9 Csus4 Cadd9 Another vision! It's a musi - cal Csus4 Cadd9 Csus4 Cadd9 Whaddya talk, whaddya talk. It's a musi - cal! Csus4 Cadd9 G C G C A Suessical? No, a musical with girls on stage C A musical! G We've got snappy repartées and the women are risqué C And the chorus boys are kind of gay C A musical! E E7 E A A/E A A/E A/F# A A/E A true, blue, new musical! Bb Stand back, it's a musical! Bbadd9 Am7 Gm7 C F Am7 Badd9 Am7 Some musicals are very serious C# F# B G#7 A big, glittering musical, a musical! G C Csus4 C C Csus4 C It's a musical for us!
[Pre-Chorus]
A7 G#m7 A big and shiny, mighty fine-y C#m7 C6 Glitter, glitz, and chorus line-y E A7 G#m7 C#m7 Bob your head and shake your hiney mu-sical B7 E It's a musical (It's a musical) D5 It is a musical (It's a musical) F7 Yes! I get it now!
[Chorus]
Bb6 G7 We'll do a musical (No kidding!), A musical C9 F9 F/E F7 What could be more amazing than a mu-si - cal? Bb Bb/F Bb Bb/F G9 G/D G9 G/D With song and dance, and sweet ro - mance C7 C/E C7 C/E F9 F/E F7 And with a musical we might have half a chance Ebadd2 D7/F# Gm G7 G7 G7/F G7 Oohs, ahhs, big applause with everyone cheering for us
[Break]
Ebm6/Gb Bb/F Gaug G7 And for some unexplainable rea-son Cm9 C#dim C7 The crowd goes wild every time Bb6/F F#dim7 Bb6 Cm7 C9 C7 C#dim F7 When dancers kick in uni-son in one big wonderful line
[Chorus]
F#7 B G#7 G#7/G G#7/F# And then you got yourself a musical, a musical! C#m9 B/F# G#dim7 F#7/A A la, la, la, la, la, la, la palooz-s -i- cal B G#7 With splashy style and a big fake smile C#9 B/F# Fdim/F# F#7 A snazzy pants, some jazzy hands, I swear that I'll E6 Em6 B G#m7 Cross my heart, hope to die if it isn't a doozy C#9 Em7 E7 Take it from me, they'll be flocking to see C#m9 Bmaj7/D# Your star lit, won't quit E Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Big hit musical! E Bmaj7 A big hit musical