Soliloquy (From "Carousel"")" Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Em]I wo[Am]n der[D][Abaug][Am][D][Abaug]
[Am]what he'll think of me.[D]
[Abaug]I guess he'[Am]ll call
me [C]the [Am]old m[D]an.
[Abaug]I guess he'[Am]ll think I can lic[C]k
every other fella's father.
[F]Well, [Eb]I ca[G]n.[C][Em][C][Abaug][Am]
[Em]I be[Am]t that he'll tur[C]n out to[Am] be[D]
[Am]the spittin' image of his [D]dad,
[Am]but he'll have more [C]common sense
than his puddin' headed
father [Ebaug]ever had.[C]
I'll [Am]teach him to wrestle and
[F#dim]dive through [C]a wave
when we [Am]go in the [E]mornings for [D]a swim.
His mother can [G]teach him
the [C]way to behave,
but [Daug]she won't make [D]a sissy out [A]of him.
[Aaug]Not him![D]
Not [G]my boy!
[Ebaug]Not Bill![C] Bill![G][Ebaug][C]
[F]My boy Bill,
[C]I will [Bb]see that he's n[C]amed after m[F]e.
[F#dim]I will![C]
[F]My boy Bill,
he'll be [Bb]tall and as [C]tough as a tree
[F]Will [F#dim]Bill, lik[Gm]e a tree,[C]
he'll [F]grow with his [Aaug]head hel[A]d high
And his [Bb]feet planted [D]firm on the ground
[Dm]An d[G] you w[C]on't see n[F]obody da[C]re
[F]to try to [C]boss [G]him
or toss him [C]around
[Bb]No pot -[F]bellied, baggy[Gm] -eyed[C] bully
will boss him [F]around
I don't give a damn what he does,
as long as he does what he likes
He can sit on his tail or work on a rail
with a hammer, a hammer and [Ab]spikes
He can ferry a boat on a river
or pedal a pack on his back
Or [C]work up and down the
[F]streets of a town
with a [C]whip and a horse and [F]a hack
He [Fm]can haul a scow [G]along a canal,
[Fm]run a cow [G]around a corral,
or maybe [Em]bark for [F#]a carousel.
Of [Em]course it takes talent to [C]do that well.
He might [F]be a champ of the heavyweights,
or a fella that sells you glue,
Or [Dm]President of the [G]United States,
[Bb]that'd be [Gm]alright [F#]too.
[F]His mother would like tha[Bb]t,
but he wouldn't be [C]President
unless he wanted to be. [F]Not [C]Bill!
[F]My boy Bill,
he'll be [Bb]tall and as [C]tough as a tree.
[F]We'll [Gm]build like [C]a tree,
he'll [F]grow with his [A]head held high
and his [Bb]feet planted [Dm]firm on the [D]ground
[Dm]And you [C]won't see [F]nobody d[C]are
to [F]try to [C]boss him
or [G]toss him [C]around
No [Bb]fat -[F]bottomed f[Gm]labby -faced
[Am]pot -bellied [Gm]baggy -eyed [C]bully will
boss him [G]around[Gm]
And [G]I'm damned if he'll marry
his boss's daughter
A skinny -lipped virgin
with blood like water
Who'll give [Cm]him a peck
[G]an d call it a kiss
[D]And look in his eye
[F]s through [C]a lorgnette[D]
Why [Bb]am I taking on l[D]ike this?
My kid ain't [Cm]even been [Gm]born yet!
[Eb]I can see him wh[Cm]en he'[Eb]s
seventeen or so,
[Cm]and star[Eb]ting in to go wi[Cm]th a girl.[Eb][Bb][Eb][Bb]
[Eb]I can give him [Cm]lots of pointers,
[Eb]very sound,
[Cm]on the way t[Em]o ge[B]t round any girl.
[E]Well, I [Eb]can tell him.
Wait a minute.
[Fm]Could it be?
[Ab]What if he i[Fm]s a g[Bb]irl?[D][C][Daug]
[Gm]
[Eb]Oh, [Cm]Bill, [C]what w[Daug]ould I [Gm]do with h[C]er,
what could I do for her[Gm],
a bum with [C]no money?
You can have [Bb]fun with a son,
but you [Eb]got ta be [F]a father to [C#]a
[Aaug]girl.[Faug][Bb][F#][Daug]
[D]She mightn't [G]be so [Gm]bad at [C]that,
[Gm]a kid [G]with [Gm]ribbons in her [C]hair.
A kind of [Dm]neat [Bb]an d petite little
[Gm]tintype [Cm]of her [F]mother.
What [C#]a pai[F]r![Bb][Bbm][Bb]
[Eb]My little girl,
[Ebaug]Ink and w[G]hite as peaches a[Ab]nd cream,
Is [Bb]she!
[Gm]My little gi[Eb]rl is ha[Ab]lf again
[Gbdim]as bright as[Bb] girls [Eb]are m[Fm]eant to be.[E]
[Bb]Dozens [Gm]of bo[Eb]ys pursue [Ab]her,
[Bb]many[Eb] a likely lad [Am]does [D]what [G]he [Bm]can[G]
to [Am]woo her f[D]rom [G]her fait[Ebaug]h
[C]ful [F]dad.[Faug][Bbm]
[Bb]She [Eb]has a few p[Ebaug]ink an
[G]d white young fel[Fm]las,
oh two or [Bb]three,
but my [Eb]little girl gets [Ab]hungry
[Gbdim]every nig[Gm]ht.[Bb][F]
And she [Eb]comes [Bb]home to me.[Eb][C#][Ebaug][B]
I [G]gotta get ready be[B]fore she comes.
I [Bb]gotta make certain that [D]she
[A]won't be [Gbm]dragged up in slums
with [D]a lot of bums like [Db]me.
She's [Gb]gotta be sheltered and
fed and dressed
in the [Gb]best that money can [F#]buy.
I [B]never knew how to get [F#]money,
[F#m]but I'll [Abm]try, by God, I[Gbm]'ll try.
[Db]I'll go out and [A#]make it,[B]
Or steal [F#]it, or [B]take it, or [F#]die![F#m][F#]
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