Mrs. Worthington Chords

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[Verse 1]
[C][Eb][G][F][E]
[G]Don't
put your daughter on the stage,
Mrs. Worthington,
don't put your daughter on the
[F]stage.
[G]The profession is [C]overcrowded
and the struggle is [G]pretty tough.
And admitting the [F]fact she's
burning to act,
that isn't quite enough.
She [G]has nice hands
[C]to give the wretched girl her due,
but [F]don't you [G]think her bust
is too developed [C]for her age?
[G]I repeat, Mrs. Wor[Cm]thington,
[C]sweet [F]Mrs. Worthington,
[G]don't put your [C]daughter [G]on the [Cm]stage.[Eb]
Re[G]garding [C]yours, dear [E]Mrs. [F]Worthington,
[G]of Wednesday the 23rd,
although your baby [Eb]may be [G]keen
[C]on a stage [G]career,
how can I make it clear
this is not a [C]good idea?[G]
For her to [C]hope, dear [E]Mrs. [G]Worthington,
[F]is on the face of it absurd.
[C]Her[F] per[E]sonality is not[F],
in real[E]ity, exciting enough,
[G]inviting enough,
for this particular sphere.
Don't put your daughter on the stage,
Mrs. Worthington,
don't put your daughter on the stage.
She's a bit of an ugly duckling,
[C]you must honestly [G]confess,
and the width of her [F]seat
would surely defeat her
[G]chances of success.
It's a [C]loud voice,
and though it's not exactly [G]flat,
she'll need a little more than that
to [F]earn a [E]living wage on [G]my knees,
Mrs. Worthington.
Please, Mrs. [E]Worthington,
[G]don't put your daughter
on the [F]stage.[E]
[G]Don't put your daughter on the stage,
Mrs. Worthington.
Don't put your daughter
on the stage.
Though they said at the
School of Acting
[C]she was [G]lovely as Peer Gynt,
I'm afraid on the [C]whole
an ingénue role
[G]would emphasize [E]her [G]squint.
[C]She's a big girl,
and though her teeth are fairly good,
she's not the type
I ever would [G]be [C]eager to engage.
[G]No more butts,
Mrs. Worthington.
Nuts, Mrs. Worthington,
don't [G]put your daughter on the page!