Misc Musicals – The Wild Party - Poor Child (Guitar)

Cm   Bb
Poor child,

Eb/G Ab
Poor child,

Gsus Fm  Cm/G G
Beautiful

    Cm9    Gbaug
and bruised.

Cm   Bb
Poor child,

Eb/G Ab
Pure child,

Gsus Fm Cm/G G
Virginal

    Cm
and used.

Fm
Her hair,

Fm
Her smile,

Fm
Her eyes,

   Ebmaj7 Eb6 Ebmaj7 Cm
So tender

Fm
Her heart,

Fm
Her soul,

Fm
Her life,

   Ebdim/Bb D/Eb
So broken

Bbm Fm   Bbdim
How much more

    Ab Absus2 Db11 G7
must she endure?

Cm   Bb
Poor child,

Eb/G Ab
Poor child,

F        G    Cmadd9 Ebmaj7 Eb6
Sensitive and hard.

Gsus F   Cm   G
One more girl forever scarred.

Cm
Pause for a moment

     Bb                Eb/G
Then throw him a glance

                Ab
Look askance at Burrs and smile.

Gsus     Fm
Show him how it is

Cm/G  G              Cm9
Maybe then he'll get his (He's a dime-store fraud,

        Gbaug
She's a second-hand broad!)

     Cm
Just pause for a moment (And when the trap is set)

     Bb
Then offer a stare (I'll be there for my Burrs)

Eb/G
Let him watch you (He thinks he's hers)

Ab
Walk on air (But he's in for some news)

Gsus Fm   Cm/G G
Light the fuse

    Cm7
And place the bet!

Fm
What does she think she's doing, doing?

Ebmaj7        Eb6     Ebmaj7                       Cm
What does she think I am? (I wasn't born yesterday!)

Fm
Who does he think he's wooing, wooing?

Ebdim/Bb    D/Eb
Someone who gives a damn? (I wasn't born yesterday!)

Bbm Fm   Bbdim
How much more (in an hour or two)

    Cm/F Eb6 Db11 G
Must she endure? (those heavenly eyes)

G
Things will start to unglue.

Cm
Pause for a moment

     Bb
Then say your hello. (Burrs will be waiting)

Eb/G
Watch as Burrs

   Ab
Begins to blow (Then happily I'll go!)

Fadd9
Burrs getting angry

G
Burrs getting rougher (she's a sham! a stony-eyed lamb!)

Cmadd9        Ebmaj7   Eb6
Tonight I can make him suffer.

Gsus           F
And she better watch her step

                               Cm           G
She better watch her step with Burrs (Maybe then he'll get his-)

Cm                 Cm/G Cm/A
Or she'll get hers.

C#m  B
Poor child!

E/G# A
Pure child!

F#m  G#sus G#7
Dangerous,

C#m C#m7 E
divine!

F#m
She's a beautiful, virginal, sensitive, generous,

F#m/D
Poor child!(Predictable bore)(Dangerous whore)(I'll settle the score)

N.C.     C/G#
And I'll make (I'll take)

F#m7b5
Her (I'll take What's)

C#
Mine!