Shrek the Musical - Who id be

^Db/Ab I guess I’d be a^Gb hero With sword and ^Db/Farmor ^Ebmclashing Looking^Gb/Bb semi ^Ab/Cdashing A shield within my grip^Db Or else I’^Db/Fd be ^Gbadd2a Viking And live a lif^Db/Fe of ^Ebmdaring While smelling ^Gbmaj7/Bblike a ^Ab/Cherring Upon a Viking ^Gbsus2ship I’d sai^Dbadd2/Fl away, I’d see the world ^Gbsus2 I'd reach the fa^Fm7rthest reaches ^Gbsus2 I’d feel the wi^Db/Fnd, I’d taste ^Gbadd2the salt and^F7/A sea And may^Bbm - be sto^Abadd2/Crm ^Ab/C some ^Gbsus2beaches

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^Gbsus2 I’d write a ve^Dbadd2/Frse, recite a joke ^Gbsus2 With wit and ^Fm7perfect timing ^Gbsus2 I’d share my he^Dbadd2/Fart, confess th^Gbadd2e things^Gb I^F7/A yearn And do^Bbm it ^Ab/Call while ^Gbsus2rhyming ^Gbsus2But we all learn, but we all learn ^Cbsus2 An ogre always ^Gb/Bbhides,^Cbsus2 an ogre’s fate i^Gb/Bbs known ^Cbsus2 An ogre always ^Gb/Bbstays ^Ab/Cin the dark and all a^Cm7lone ^{Bbsus4 Bb D} So yes, ^D/F#I’d be a ^Ghero and if m^D/F#y wish were g^Em7ranted Life would be^G/B enchan^A/C#ted, or so the stories say ^D Of course I’d be a^G/B hero, an^Gd I would s^D/F#cale ^Em7a tower To save a ho^G/Bt-house ^A/C#flower ^A And carry her away ^Gsus2 But standing ^Dadd2/F#guard would be a beast ^Gsus2 I’d someho^F#m7w overwhelm it ^Gsus2 I’d get the ^Dadd2/F#girl, I’d take a breath, ^Gsus2 And I’d r^F#m7emove my helmet ^Gsus2 We’d stand and st^D/F#are, we’d speak^G/B of love We’d feel the st^D/F#ars ascending ^Gsus2 We’d share a ki^D/F#ss, I’d find^G my de^F#stiny I’d ha^Bmadd2ve ^Bma he ^Asus2 - ^Aro’s en^Gsus2d - ing A ^Bmperfect ^Ahappy ^Gsus2end - ing

A ^Em7big bright ^D/F#beautiful ^Gsus2world! ^A7sus4 But not for me

^Gsus2/B An ogre always ^D/Ahides, ^Gsus2 An ogre’s fate i^D/F#s known

^Gsus2/B An ogre always stays ^Aadd2/C#in the dark ^C#m All a^Bsus2lone ^B and I ^Ebknow An ogre always stays in the dark All alone You’re all alone_________________________!

He’l^Eb/Gl appea^Abr caus^Eb/Ge there ar^Fm7e rules and there ^Ab/Eb are ^Bb/D stric- So yes, I’ll be hero and if my wish were granted, life would be enchanted All a - lone

-^Bbtures ^Eb I believe the sto ^Ab– ry – books ^Eb/G I Or so the stories say Of course I’d be a hero and I would scale a You need a pal my calendar’s o - pen

^Fm7Read by can - dle ^Bblight___________ ^Absus2/C Tower to save a hot-house flower and carry her away______________ Ya need me______________

^Bb/D A ^Cmperfect ^Bb/Dhappy ^Abending, that’^Fm7s ho^Bbsus2w it shoul^Ebd be!_^Ebmaj7/G_______ ^{Ab Eb/Bb Eb}