Misc Television – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - I Want To Be A Child Star (Guitar)

E
Every night I lie awake

B
Dreaming of my big break

C#m
I just gotta act and dance and sing

         A         B7         B
'Cause I only ever wanted one thing

             E        B         C#m        A B
I wanna be a pre-teen Hollywood trainwreck

  E     B    C#m   A B
A cautionary tale

           G#m
I want the kind of fame

        F#m
That'll warp my brain

     A                    B
And eventually land me in jail

                 E            B    C#m     A B
I want to sue my parents for emancipation

      E                B      C#m       A B
After they get caught stealing from me

             G#m
I want to be on the set

       F#m
Of The Walking Dead

       A             B
When I lose my virginity

                E
I want to be a child star

     B        A
It's gonna be bad

E
Child star

     B        A
It's gonna be sad

    B
Oh, yeah

E
Childhood is overrated

    B
I'm ready for mine to end

               C#m
I want to have agents and assistants

A                 B
Instead of actual friends

        E
I'll be abusive and emotionally stunted

    B
But everyone will tolerate me

        C#m
They'll have no choice

               A           B7     B
Will make them all so much money

                 E       B         C#m       A B
I want to have a teenage Hollywood meltdown

     E           B     C#m   A B
Be a pop-culture casualty

         G#m
I want a bunch of addictions

   F#m
To illegal prescriptions

    A                          B
And completely lose touch with reality

          E             B          C#m         A B
I want to squander everything I've worked for

    E      B      C#m     A B
And spiral out of control

               G#m
I want to wake up in Van Nuys

       F#m
With a bunch of sketchy guys

     A                B
I've never even met before

               E
I want to be a child star

B           A
Who are you guys?

E          
Child star

B          A  
Can I have some more money?

B
Oh baby, I've hit rock bottom. I can't live like this. It's time to get my act together.

C#7            C#
Re-focus on my passion

               F#        C#        D#m     B C#
I want to be a desperate Hollywood has-been

  F#       C#             D#m    B C#
A classic "Where are they now?"

            A#m
I'll try to clean up my act

           G#m
And get my agent back

    B             C#
And salvage my reputation somehow

          F#        C#     D#m    B C#
I'll do a lot of community service

     F#          C#    D#m    B C#
And apologize to Meryl Streep

                  A#m
I want to be that former child star

         G#m
That you see in bars

         B                  C#                          F#
And say, "Hey, there's that bloated, bankrupt Hollywood creep!"

F#
Child star!