Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
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Bb
Eb
Bb
Eb
Don't
Put
Your
Daughter on the
Stage
Bb
Don't
Mrs.
Worthington
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Eb
C
The profession is overcrowded an
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Bb
d the struggle's pretty tough
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F
Bb
And admitting the fact she's burning to act,
it's really not enough
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Gdim
She has nice hands to
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F
give the wretched girl her due
G
Eb
C
Bb
too developed for her age?
I repeat,
Mrs.
F
Worthington,
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Eb
don't put your daughter on the stage!
Regarding yours, dear
Mrs.
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Worthington, of
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C
Fm
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Bb
although your baby may be keen on a stage career,
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C
Fm
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how can I make it clear that this is not a good idea?
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Edim
C
For her to hope, dear
Gm
C
F
Bb
Her personality is not, in reality, inviting enough,
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Bb
exciting enough for this particular sphere.
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Bb
Don't put your daughter on the stage,
Mrs.
Worthington,
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F
don't put your daughter on the stage.
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Eb
C
Bb
She's a bit of an ugly duckling, you must honestly confess,
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Bb
and the wit of her seat would surely defeat her chances of success.
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C
F
She's a loud voice, and though it's not exactly flat,
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G
Fm
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Bb
she'll need a little more than that to earn a living wage.
Mrs.
Worthington
Please,
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Mrs.
Worthington
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Bb
on the stage
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Ab
Don't put your daughter on the stage,
Mrs.
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Bb
Worthington
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on the stage
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Eb
Though they said at the
School of
Acting
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She was lovely as pure gint
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I'm afraid on the whole
her squint
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G
She's not the type I ever
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Bb
would be eager to engage
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Eb
No more butts,
Mrs.
Worthington
Mrs.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEb Bb C F Gdim...
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