Masculinity chords by Jerry Herman
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Verse 1
Now, (D major) to prepare,
I want you to pick up that toast
As if you were John Wayne (G major)
(D major) I thought I said John Wayne
It is John Wayne,
it's (G major) just (D major) John Wayne as a little girl
Let's try this again
Think of this as mascu (G major) line toast
(E minor) And masculine (A minor) butter
(D major) Ready (E minor) for (B major) spreading (E minor) by
a masculine (B minor) hand
Pick (E major) up that (Adim) knife
and (C minor) make be (Adim) lieve it's (C minor) our ma (G major) chete
It'll (E minor) take all your strength
and steady (A minor) nerves
For hacking your (E major) way
through the cherry (A minor) pre (D major) serves
Think (G major) of John Wayne
(E minor) and Jean Paul (A minor) Belmondo
(D major) Think (E minor) of (E major) the Legion (E minor) naires
and Charlemag (B minor) ne's men
So (E major) like a (Adim) stevedore you grab your cup
And (G major) if, God for (C major) bid, that
(B major) your pinky pops up
You (D major) can (A minor) climb back up the (D major) mountain
once (G major) again (D major)
You got that? I think so
Don't think! No!
You're a man!
I'm a man!
You're a man!
I'm a man!
You're a man!
Does anyone hear an echo?
Oh, I'll bang!
How about that laugh of yours?
(G major) Grunt like an ape
(E minor) An d growl like (A minor) a tiger
(D major) Give (E major) us a roaring, (E minor) snoring,
masculine (B major) laugh
Ha! (A major) Oh. (E major) and (A minor) remember that (E flat major) John
(Adim) Wayne was (C minor) not (G major) soprano.
(E minor) Try making it rough and (Asus4) gruff and (A minor) low. (C major) Oh,
oh. (B major)
(A minor) Try more like John Wayne
(E major) and less (A minor) Bridget Bardot. (D major)
(G major) Think of (D major) de Gaulle (E minor) and think of (A minor) Rasputin.
(D major) Think (E minor) like a Dan,
you're marching into the (B minor) den.
(E major) While trying to (Cdim) join the (Adim) Burley Brutes,
if you for (D major) get that your (C major) nylons
(B major) are under your boots,
You (D major) can (A minor) climb back up the (D major) mountain
once (G major) again!
(A flat major) Alright now, (C sharp major)
(D major) try (G major) to imitate my (D major) (C sharp major) walk. (D major) (C sharp major) (D major)
(G major) I can't do that. I'll
(A flat major) throw my back (B flat major) out. (C sharp minor)
(E major) Alban, (B flat major) you are the greatest
performer
on the Riviera.
You've (F sharp major) taken on the likes
(C sharpsus4) of Shakespeare (C sharp major) and Moliere
and you came this close (D flatsus4) to
getting (B flatsus4) that tour (E flat major) of Dolly.
Now, (B flat major) (B flatdim) you're trying to (B flat major) tell me
that (B flatsus4) playing (B flat major) dear, simple Un (E flat major) cle Al
is beyond your range.
Stand back! (A flat major) (Cdim) (G flat major) (G sharp major) No,
(B major) (E major) (B major) (C sharp minor)
(D major) no, no, no, (C sharp major) no! (A flataug)
(E major) Up and up, (F sharp major) hey (B flat major) -up, hey (D sharp major) -up, (F sharp major) hey (C sharp major) -up
They (F sharp major) can't just run
and they can't tear (C sharp major) us over
Think (D sharp minor) of Matilda's sons
and Robin (E major) Hood's men (A major)
(D sharp major) Try not (F sharp major) to weaken (E major) or collapse
If (Daug) they discover the (Cdim) hanging (B flat major) holds
under your (E flat minor) jet
You can (A flat minor) climb back up the mountain
once (C sharp major) again (F sharp major)
You (B major)
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