Zina Goldrich – Altos Lament chords

[Intro]
E7

Am                           F9I've had much good luck as a performer
Am                               C/D   D9I've been cast in almost every show
     F7           C/E    Dm7            C7From Carousel to Hair on Broadway I was there
           Bm7        Esus4  E7But you'd never never know

    Am                                  F9Perhaps you picked me out last year in Phantom
    Am                          C6/D  D9Or underneath my dirt in miser - a - ble
           F7               C/E              Dm7            C7But if you tried to pick me out from all the voices in the crowd
     Bm7                             Esus4    E7I am certain that you must have had a probl - eh

   A7sus            A7         A7/D                Dm/FMy plight is quite familiar to those who tread the boards
       Em7At the Neberlander
A7sus   A7   A7/D   DmSchubert or Rialto

              F            F#dim7Although I've got a great high C
     C/G              A9The reaction seems to be
C/D"ooh that's great dear...
        D9               F/GBut we need you to sing alto"

G7Please...
C6                       Dm7 G7Give me a chance to sing melody
C6               Bb7   A7   G/B CmGive me a crack at the tune
A7/C# Am/F#             Fm6     C6/E       A7  I'm filled with chagrin every time I begin
       D9          F/G G7 Cadd2 E7By the light of the silvery moon

    Amadd2       Am         F9      Amadd2    Am         C/D  D9Just one little shot at the melody give me a moment to shine
  Am/F# Fm6 C/E Ab7/Eb Dm7         F/G G7 C    Gm7I'm sick of can't help lovin' that man of mine

C7     Fadd2    F#dim7       C6/G   Bb/C  Just look at Oklahoma for example
C7     Fadd2    F#dim7       C6/G   Bb/C  That rousing title number of the show
     Fadd2       F#dim7
While everyone is singing
      C6/G  Am7Okla - ho - ma
      Dm7 G7 C6I get skyyyyyyy 'yo oh'

Ab Ebm/Ab Ab7

    Db        Dbadd9        Db       Dbdim7The hills are alive with the sound of music

D

D          A7/D                    DThree little maids from school are we
A7/D                          DPert as a school girl well can be
         A7/D                D Bm7    E7sus4       E7          AFilled to the brim with girlish glee; three little maids from school.

F-G-A-Bb-C
F-G-A-Bb-C

Bb                       Gm       C7Touch me it's so easy to leave me

F C7 C F

C7           FWhat mirror where?
C                  Em/B B7  Em  D7    G9   Which what where who who who who?
G9            G7Such a pretty me
Ab9            Ab7   such a pretty me!
 AbPlease!
Db9        Db6            Ebm7  Ab7Pull a few strings for the melody
    Db9          Db6  Cb7 Bb7 Ab/C DbmDon't care if the solo is teeny
Bb/D  Gm7     Gbm          Fm7          Bb7   It would be Nirvana from heaven such manna
  Eb9            Gb/Ab Ab7To sing something other than
DbmSweeney

Ab7 Db9       Db6           Ebm7 Ab7I'm down on my knees for the melody
   Db9            Db6 Db/C Bbm    A7I'm begging with all of my might:
    Db/Ab   Eb/Ab  Db/Ab    Db Ab/C  BbmJust half a bar and let this chorus girl
     Fm Ebm7add4Be a star
Ab7 Db7Tonight!

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