Misc Musicals – Something Rotten - To Thine Own Self (Guitar)
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(The Dm and Am in the verses should be played as barre chords on fret 5)
[Verse 1]
N.C.
Nick, just read it. I really think I'm onto something here.
N.C.
I am reading ... and where's the omelette?
N.C.
Uh, there is no omelette.
Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am What do you mean there's no omelette? There has to be an Omelette. Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm It's called Omelette! Argghh... Are you hearing yourself? What? Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Nick, are you hearing yourself? Yes! I can't believe we're having a conversation Dm Am Dm Am Gm Gm/F# Gm A About a story that has to be all about eggs! So? Eggs?! Yes! F F/E F F# What is it with you and these eggs? G5 A5 You just have to trust me, I know what I'm doing C5 D5 I think that you're out of your mind Bb If you think that pursuing that is a good thing F Well, I do! Okay, well I don't!
[Break]
C5 Read him this part - it's beautiful C5 Doesn't matter. He won't listen C5 I should really take these before this turns ugly C5 Just read him what you wrote C5 What the hell are they talking about? C5 You asked me to write something. Well, here it is!
[Chorus]
F Sure as the day follows the night F Cm Sure as the sky turns to blue G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 This much I know, this much is true G5 A5 F F7 A - bove all else in whatever you do Bb Eb F Dm Am To thine own self be true
[Verse 2]
Dm Dm Am Dm Dm That's it? It's beautiful! It's like - good line and good advice! Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Dm Am Well I don't know. I thought the whole breakfast theme was really strong. Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Everyone loves breakfast! Exactly! But there's no Danish, there's no ham, Dm Am Dm Am Dm C Dm There's no breakfast at all! You're completely ignoring the theme! Am Dm C Dm Am Dm C I'm ignoring the "breakfast theme" because it's ridiculous! Dm Am Dm C Dm Oh! Are you hearing yourself? Nick! Am Dm C Dm I said, are you hearing yourself? Yes! Am Dm C Dm Am I can't believe you're trying to change direction cause Dm C Dm Am Gm Gm/F# Gm A You've decided that my ideas are wrong! Please! I'm wrong F F/E F F# But this "true to yourself" thing is right? G5 A5 That's not just a line it's what I believe C5 D5 Then you are a fool and really naïve - Bb If you think - it's as simple as that C F Well, I do! Okay, well I don't
[Break]
C5 C5 Arggh! This is hopeless. I don't know how to get through to you!
(So what do we do ...?) (So what do we do ...?)
C5
Nick - the fact that you think that Omelette is good? It worries me!(So what do we do? What do we do? What do we do?)
C5 Bb Guys? Can you help me out here!? C5 Bb Csus4 C You really should listen, Nick. It just makes your heart wanna soar!
[Chorus]
F Sure as the day follows the night F Cm Sure as the sky turns to blue G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 This much I know, this much is true G5 A5 F F7 A - bove all else in whatever you do Bb Eb F Dm Am To thine own self be true
[Verse 3]
Dm Dm Am Dm You want some truth? Here's the truth: Dm Am Dm Dm Am Dm "Omelette" will be known as perhaps the single greatest play ever written! Bb Am Bb Am C How can you possibly know that? I just do!
[Break]
C5 (So what do we do?) It will be talked about for generations to come C5 (So what do we do?) We need a hit, not some audience-repelling death-play C5 About your descent into madness! This descent into madness? - That's you! (Oh!)
(So what do we do? What do we do? What do we do?)
N.C.
Nick - I mean it. Whatever happened to the guy who inspired me to become a writer?
He finally has a great idea! Now, we open in a week. Are you gonna help me write Omelette
Or not? No. No? No - I can't. It doesn't feel right. And deep down I think it doesn't feel
right to you either.
D (So what do we do?) I'll tell you what we do ... D (So what do we do?) We serve up what they're hungry for! D (So what do we do?) OMELETTE - THE MUSICAL! E (So what do we do?)
[Bridge]
F N.C. F We're on our way to glory G N.C. G We'll play for kings and queens G And there and then they'll see G E C The end will justify the beans! (The end will justify the beans!)
[Chorus]
F Sure as the day follows the night F Cm Surely we must see this through (Okay, if you say so) C F C F C F Damned if I don't (Don't!) Damned if I do! (Do!) C F F7 Damn it, I don't have the luxury to Bbsus4 Bb Bbm F Hang all my hope on some simplistic trope Bbm Bm7 F Like to thine own self be true
(To thine own self be true)
F
Oh God, I hope what he's saying is true! (Please be true, please be true, please be true!)