Soliloquy (From: 'Carousel') Chords

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[Verse 1]
I [Bm]won [E]der[Bbaug][Bm][E][Bbaug]
[Bm]what[C#] you [A]think of [D]me.[E]
[Bbaug]I guess you[Bm] call me t[A]he ol[D]d man.[E]
[D]I gue[Bm]ss you thi[A]nk I can lick every
[Am]other [D]fella's father.
[A]Well, I [D]can.[Bbaug]
I [D]bet that he'll turn out [E]to be
[Ebm]the sp[Bb]itting i[E]mage of his [Bm]dad,[D][E]
[D]but [A]he'll have more common sense
than his [E]puddin' -headed
[D]father ever [A]had.[D]
I'll [Bm]teach him to wrestle and
[G#dim]dive through [G]a wave
when we [Bm]go in the [D]mornings for [E]our swim.
His mother can [F]teach him the way to behave,
but she won't make a [Am]sissy out [B]of him.
Not [E]him, not [Am]my boy, [A]not Bil[D]l! Bil[A]l.[D]
My [G]boy Bill,
I will see [D]that he's named [G]after me, [Abdim]I will.
[G]My boy Bill,
[C]he'll be tall [D]and as tough as a tree
[G]Well, [D]Bill, like a tree [G]he'll grow
with his head [B]held high
And his feet [Em]planted firm on the ground
[A]An [D]d you won't see nobody
dare to try
To boss him or toss him around
[C]The pot [G]-bellied, baggy [D]-eyed bully'll
boss [G]him around[D][G]
I don't give a darn what he does
As long as he does what he likes
He can sit on his tail or
work on a rail
With a hammer, a hammer an[Bb]d spikes
He can ferry a boat on a river
Or pedal a pack on his back
Or [D]work up and down the
[G]streets of a town
With a [D]whip and a horse and a [G]hack
He [Gm]can haul a scow along [A]a canal,
run a [Gm]cow [A]around a corral,
or [D]maybe bark [F#m]for a [Ab]carousel.
[D]Of course, it takes talent to do that well.
He [G]might be a champ of the heavyweights,
or a fellow that sells you glue,
or Presid[Em]ent of the [A]United States.
That'd [C]be all [Ab]right, [G]too. Yeah,
his [Am]mother would like that,
but he wouldn't be [D]present
unless he [G]wanted to be.
[D]Not Bill.
[G]My boy Bill,
[C]he'll be tall [D]and as tough [G]as a tree. [Abdim]Will Bill?
[D]Like a tree,
[G]he'll grow with his head [B]held high
[E]and his feet planted firm [Em]on the ground.
[D]An d you won't see nobody dare to try
To boss him or toss him around
[C]No, [G]fat -bottomed, [Am]flabby -faced,
pot -bellied, baggy [D]-eyed bully
Oh, boss him [Am]around
And I'm darned if he'll marry his
boss's daughter
A skinny -lipped virgin with
blood like water
Give [Dm]him a peck and call it a kiss
And [E]look in his eyes [G]through a [D]lorgnette
[E]Say, why[Am] am I taking on like thi[A]s?
[Am]My kid a[F]in't even [C]been born yet[A]
[F]I can see him when he's
[Dm]seventeen [F]or so
An[Dm]d st[F]arting in to go with a girl
[Dm]I can [F]give him lots of point[Dm]ers,
[F]very sound,
[Dm]on the way t[F]o get ro[G#m]und an[C#]d eager.
[B]I c[F#]an te[F]ll[Dm] him.[F]..[Dm]
Wait a minute.
[F]Could it [Dm]be?
[Gm]What the heck?
[Dm]What if he's [Cm]a gir[C]l?[Am][D]
[Ab]Bill. [Abaug]Oh, Bill.[Am][D]
[Am]What would I do with her?[D]
[Ab]What could I [Am]do for her?
Me, a bum with no [D]money?
You can[Am]'t have [G]fun with a son
But [C]you [Dm]got ta be a [F]father
To [Gm]a gir[G]l[C][Eaug]
[E]She mightn't be so bad at [D]that
A kid with rib[Bm]bons in [E]her[D] hair
[Am]A ki[G]nd of neat and petite
Little [C]tin type of her mother
[F]What [Gm]a pai[G]r[C]
[Cm]I ca[C]n just hear myself
just bragging about her now.
[F]My little girl
[Faug]Pink and white
As [Dm]peaches and cream
[Gm]Is s[Am]he[C]
[Am]My little girl
[C]Is [F]hal[Bb]f again as [F]bright
[Dm]As g[Gm]irls are meant to be[F#]
[C]Dozens [F]of boys pursue [Bb]her [C],
[Am]many [F]a likely [G]lad.[Bm]
[E]He does wha[A]t he can to woo her[D][E]
[A]from her [D]faithful dad.
[G]She[C] has[F] a few fai[Faug]nt and white
[A]young [F]fel[Dm] las of t[Gm]wo or three[Am].
[C]But [Am]my little girl g[C]ets hu[Bb]ngry
every [F]night.[A][D]
[Dm]And [G]she [F]comes [Cdim]home to [C]me[F]
My [E]little [Eb]girl
[D]My little girl
I gotta get ready before she comes
I gotta [A]make certain that she
[C]Won't [Am]be dragged up in slums
[G]With a [F]lot of bums [E]like me
She's gotta [A]be sheltered and fed and
dressed in the best that money can buy.
I never [D]knew how to [Dm]get money,[B]
[Cdim]but I'll try, than[E]k God, I'll try.[A]
[F]I'll [E]go [A]out and mak[D]e it, or ste[E]al it,
or take [Dm]it, [D]or die[A]![A][Faug]