Key: E major
Verse 1
D
A
G
Oh, why did you ever leave Ohio?
come to town every day with
They're gonna conquer the city.
E
B
They're gonna grab off the
Pulitzer Prize.
A
D
A
an d their stories all follow one line like hers,
F#
C#
B
like her s, like mine
F#
B
Born in Duluth, natural writer,
E
B
published at seven, genius type
F#
B
Wro te the school play,
E
B
wrote the school paper,
E
A
summa cum laude off of that tripod,
G
F#
got on the staff here.
G
F#
This was my chance to be heard,
B
E
G#
A
B
What a waste, what a waste,
F#
B
F#
C
what a waste of money and time.
G
C
E#
C
Man from Detroit, wonderful artist,
E#
C
went to Picasso.
D
G
C
Pablo said, wow, settled in France,
C
E#
Lived in Montmartre,
C
E#
A#
really learned how
D#
G#
Came to New York, had an exhibit
ads on the bus
E#
C
What a waste, what a waste
G
C
G
C#
What a waste of money and time
Ab
Db
Girl from Albeal, versatile actress
Ab
Db
Gb
Db
Suffered and starved, met Stanislavski
Gb
Db
He said the world would
Gb
B
cheer her someday
E
A
Came to New York, repertoire ready
E
A
Ab
Check off in Shakespeare's
and Wilde's
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F#
Now they watch her flip an d flap
Ab
C#
Jack's a child
Ab
C#
Ab
D
What a waste of money and time!
A
D
Kid from Cape Cod,
D
A
Marvelous singer, big baritone
D
G
Rented his boat, paid for his lessons
D
G
Starved for his studies,
down to the bone
C
F
Bb
A
F
Came to New York, aimed at the opera
A
Bb
A
Sing Rigoletto his wish
D
G
A
D
At the Fulton Market, now he has paid
G
D
What a waste, what a waste,
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