No Opening Number chords by Tom Wilson Weinberg

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Em
A
D
Bm
G
F
C
Bb
Asus4
B
Dm
Fm
Eb
Bbsus4
Bbm
Gdim
E
F#
F#m
Bsus4

Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) We  don't really need
A 
an opening num (A major) ber.
D 
Em 
 (D major) That's  (E minor) how every
D 
Em 
 (D major) other show's  (E minor) begun.
Your brains would exceed
A 
an opening number.  (A major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
D 
Em 
 (E minor) You've already  (A major) taken 101.  (E minor)  (D major) one.  (E minor) 
A 
D 
We  (A major)  (D major) don't have to sing
an opening number.
Bm 
D 
A 
No  (B minor)  (D major) need to  (A major) repeat
D 
A 
D 
Em 
 (D major) what's  (A major) come  (D major) be fore.  (E minor) 
We might even wing the opening
A 
G 
Em 
num (A major) ber.  (G major)  (E minor) 
G 
A 
D 
Most  (G major) of  (A major) you already know the score.  (D major) 
Em 
You  (E minor) know the Queen's got
F 
pissed off  (F major) back at Stonewall.
Em 
 (E minor) You wear your jeans with
F 
A 
Em 
button flies.  (F major)  (A major)  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
C 
 (A major) Sap (E minor) pho to Gertrude Stein,  (C major) 
F 
C 
F 
 (F major) Caesar  (C major) to  (F major) Calvin Klein,
Bm 
A 
Bb 
 (B minor) you've heard  (A major) all the  (B flat major) propaganda
Em 
Asus4 
an (E minor) d   the pack of  (Asus4) lies.
D 
 (D major) We don't have to do
Bm 
A 
D 
 (B minor) an  open (A major)  (D major) ing number.
A 
D 
A 
D 
 (A major) Surely  (D major) we  (A major) could skip  (D major) 
Em 
a grade or two  (E minor) 
B 
Em 
Maybe we  (B major) should screw  (E minor) the
A 
opening number  (A major) 
Screwing's what consenting
D 
adults do  (D major) 
Em 
You've  (E minor) heard them quoting
B 
Em 
F 
from  (B major)  (E minor) the Holy  (F major) Bible
Em 
They  (E minor) love promoting
F 
A 
their own  (F major) brand.  (A major) 
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
Em 
F 
Ro (B minor) mance is  (E minor) jolly  (B minor) good.  (E minor)  (F major) 
Broadway to Hollywood.
C 
G 
A 
Bb 
 (C major) Just  (G major) as  (A major) long as  (B flat major) family values
Em 
Dm 
don't  (E minor) get out of hand.  (D minor) 
A 
Dm 
F 
Fm 
Bb 
 (A major)  (D minor)  (F major)  (F minor)  (B flat major) 
Eb 
Don't  (E flat major) have to hear an
opening number.
F 
Eb 
There's  (F major)  (E flat major) no need to tell
Fm 
Bb 
you what you know.  (F minor)  (B flat major) 
Fm 
Bbsus4 
Why  (F minor) not disappear the  (B flatsus4) 
Fm 
Bb 
opening  (F minor)  (B flat major) number
Bbm 
Gdim 
Bbm 
and go on with the show?  (B flat minor)  (Gdim)  (B flat minor) 
C 
Fm 
Bbsus4 
Bb 
B 
 (C major) Let's  (F minor) go  on  (B flatsus4)  (B flat major) with the  (B major) show!
E 
B 
E 
So  (E major) let's  (B major) just ignore  (E major) the
B 
E 
opening  (B major) num (E major) ber.
F# 
F 
E 
B 
You've  (F sharp major)  (F major)  (E major) got  (B major) all the
E 
B 
E 
F#m 
 (E major) background  (B major) that  (E major) you  (F sharp minor) need
Bsus4 
B 
The only  (Bsus4) reason for  (B major) an opening number
Is an excuse to let get used to it
G 
C 
F 
 (G major) Pro (C major)  (F major) ceed!