Chords for Elaine Stritch - Rose's Turn

_ What next?
_ That's a good question.
What next?
What next?
What follows what?
What next?
What would be right next?
I thought about this a lot.
And it crossed my mind for a fleeting moment.
I thought, what about [C] if I_
Oh no, I couldn't.
No, [G] _
no, no.
[N] I said, wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
Why not?
_ Huh?
Why not?
Why the hell not? _ _
Here she is, boys.
[G] _ _ [N] Here she is, world. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Here's_ _ _ _
Rose.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] Uh, [Am] no.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] _ [D] Light bulbs?
_ _ [Dm] _
_ I [F] _ [Bm] never got a [D] chance to do that show.
[G] _ _ [C] Uh, Gypsy, [D] the musical.
Gypsy. _
[G] Nope.
_ [C] _ I [A] never got a shot at [Dm] Mama [G] Rose for [F] one reason [Gb] or another,
some reason or another.
[Dm] _
_ [G] Never mind.
[D] _ _ _ I can do [A] it here.
For you, [Dm] here tonight.
In [C] the Cafe Carlo.
[D] Right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [D] Oh.
Cabaret style, if you will.
No runway, so what?
I can deal with that.
_ _ [G] [D] I can handle that.
So come on.
_ _ Let's see what _ _ [A] [Dm] we_
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ You _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ haven't got any talent.
_ _ _ _ Not an ounce of it.
_ _ It's Gypsy Rose Lee. _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm old.
I _ _ could have been better than any of you.
_ What I got in me.
_ _ What I've been holding down
inside of me.
_ _ If I ever went out, _
there wouldn't be signs big enough.
There wouldn't be lights bright enough.
_ Play it, boys!
[F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] You've [C] either got it
[Dm]
or [E] you ain't.
_ [F] [G] And boys,
[C] I got it.
_ [Bb] _ [D] _ [G] [F] You like [Ab] it?
_ [F] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] I'm [Gb] _ _ _ _ [B] [Ab] gonna make it pay.
[Am] Some [D] people can't [G] even give it away.
_ [Cm] Well, [A] this people's [Dm] got it
and this [E] people is
[Am] spreading it around.
_ [Ab] _ _
[C] You either have it
or [Bb] you [G] [D] ain't.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Hello, everybody!
My [Fm] name's Rose.
[Bb] What's your name?
[Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] I'm gonna [Cm] make Rose Mr.
Goldstar.
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] Hold your hats and [C]
[G] hallelujah.
Mama's gonna show it.
[Ebm] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [E] Ready or_
_ [G] Here comes Mama.
[C] Mama's [G] talking [C] loud.
Mama's doing [Abm] fine.
[C] Mama's getting hot.
Mama's going strong.
[D] Mama's moving on.
Mama's letting loose.
Mama's got the stuff.
[C] Mama's letting go.
_ Mama! _ _ _
[D] Mama's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ got the stuff.
_ [Ab] Mama's gotta move.
_ Mama's gotta [D] go.
[Fm] _ [Ab] Mama!
[D] _
[Fm] _ [G] _ _ Mama!
_ [Ab] _ _
Mama!
[Bb] Mama's gotta let go.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ Why did I do this? _
_ _ What did it get me? _ _
[C] Scrapbook's full
of me in the background.
[Cm] _ _ [C]
Give them love and what does it get you?
_ What does it get you?
One quick look
and each of them leaves you.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] Life and what does it get you?
Thanks a [D] lot and out [C] with the [D] garbage.
They take [Eb] vows and you're [D] fat.
Zero.
_ [Eb]
I _ _ [F] _ _ _ dreamed
I [E] dreamed it for [Db] you,
June. _
[F] It [G] wasn't for me,
[F] Herbie.
[D] [Dm] And [Bb] if it [Ab] wasn't for me,
[Bb] then [D] where would [Eb] you be,
[A] [D] Miss Gypsy Roushie? _ _ _ _ _
Tell me when is it my [Bb] turn?
Don't I get a [Am] dream for myself?
Start now, it's gonna be
my [A] turn.
Great white world,
get off [Abm] of my runway.
Start now, [Ab] I've had a [G] thousand
of my [Ab] [Bb] boys.
[C] _
[D] [Eb] I've eaten a [Dm] thousand [Eb] of everything. _
_ [Fm] Coming up _ [Ab] _ [Eb] roses! _
[Fm] It's coming up roses!
[Bm] _ _ [Eb] _
It's coming [Fm] up roses and
_ [Cm]
out of me.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] Get out of me!
_ [F] Get [Eb] me!
_ Get [Ab] _
me! Get me!
Get [Eb] me!
[D] _ [Bb] _
_ Or him.
[Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Him!
_ Him! Yeaaaay!
_ [N] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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