Chords for Jessica Patty - "The Understudy"

_ _ [D] From the day I was born, [Bm] I just knew I belonged [E] on the _ stage.
[D#] To New York I [D#m] did move, studied [Cm]
hard I [D#] did too.
Now I'm making [D#] a steady [F] _ _ wage.
But you [A#] won't see [Cm] my [A#] name on the _ marquee. _ _
[D] Talent in _ me _ is the [D#] _ _ [G] _ _ understudy. _
[Em] _ _ _ [B] _ Oh, _ _
[C] I must I be [Cm] the _ understudy?
[C] Waiting for stage [G] management to call.
Hello [B] Broadway, I'm [C] Sortham in the [F] chorus.
[D#] I'm dropped gorgeous, and one day you'll [G] see my [Fm] face on Sardi's [G] wall.
[B] _ _ [C] I stood by the side [F] show, sitting in the [A] night row.
The [C] director, Joe [D] _ _ Mantello, [C] he said, your talent girl is unique.
[F] So now I'm a [A] green, green.
[Am] _ [G] Defying gravity, but only once a [A] week.
_ [C] Oh, why must I [F] be the [A] understudy?
[C] It's time [Em] for me to ring my [G] own damn [A] bell.
[C] My vocal chops are [F] crazy, I can [G] miss like Maren Easy.
Or Elton Alps like [C] Heidi Nolan's [Em]
Elf.
_ _ _ _ [F] Cuter than a button, [C] but all doors seem to [D] be a snot.
[G] But at [C] once when I went on for BB, [F] she kicked me in the [Am] knee.
_ _ _ [C] And said, girl, [G] you won't [C] ever be me.
_ _ [F] My toys never packed, [G] my acting is gone there.
[F] I'm a sweet rat, _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ you'll see now.
[F#] And give me _ [B] my welfare break.
_ Oh, _ why must I be [E] the understudy?
[B] She is extra [C#m]-doubly [F#]
irate.
My [B] work here never teetered.
I [E] am not murder than Peter.
_ _ _ [F#] Even acting fan, my fool, [B] Rosie Perez.
What?
[E] I bought you an I.V.
[F#] We'll have a keonke, [G#m] you can see, of [D#m] my _ loogie.
My auntie, she's from Jersey.
[G#m] She's salty and [F#] cold, but when I drink the Bernie,
[B] it's me and _ [C#] it's not you, you cunt. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ [A] _ _ But [A#] was caddy that old caddy?
[B] More soldier than the soldier, so [C] much lover than the swiller.
[C#] More like Nedley than the [D] Tedley, but he walks out loving Carmelo.
[D#] _
_ Oh, _ [F#] _ _ why [B] must I be the _ [D#m] understudy?
[F#] _ There's _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ teaching.
[D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [B] I'm a _ nephew, [D] yeah, boo.
_ _ I'm _ _
[D#] _ _ [D#m] a son, [A#m] _ _ _
[B] and one day, [C#] _ someone else _ [F#] will be singing this song.
[B] _ [D] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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