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TITLE: The Bitch of Living, from Spring Awakening MUSIC: Duncan Sheik LYRICS: Steven Sater ORIGINAL ARTISTS: Skylar Astin, John Gallagher Jr, Jonathan Groff, Gideon Glick, Brian Charles Johnson, Jonathan B Wright TRANSCRIPTION: Andrew Marsden Reduced to ukulele-playable chords, from my original guitar/piano chord sheet. Chord onset is at the beginning of the chord-as-written. Normally, I would provide a simplified set of chords in addition to the recommendations, but the progression of this song really requires the full range of chord-playing. C-tuning (gCEA) Fadd4: 2011 Fmaj7: 2413 F7: 2313 Bbmaj7: 3210 Bbm/A: 3110 Am/F: 1403 Gm7: 0211 Bbsus2: 3011 Bbm6: 0111 Bbm: 3111 F: 2010 INTRO: Fadd4 VERSE 1
MORITZ: God I Fmaj7dreamed there was an angel who could hear me through the wall, MORITZ: As I F7cried out, like in Latin, "This is so not life at all. MORITZ: "HelBbmaj7p me out, out of this nightmare," then I heard her silver call. MORITZ: She Bbm/Asaid "Just give it time kid, I come to one and all."
VERSE 2
MORITZ: She said Fmaj7"Give me that hand, please, and the itch you can't control. MORITZ: "LeF7t me teach you how to handle all the sadness in your soul. MORITZ: "Oh, wBbmaj7e'll work that silver magic, and we'll aim it at the wall." MORITZ: She said Bbm/A"Love may make you blind, kid, but I wouldn't mind at all."
CHORUS 1 [ALL EXCEPT MELCHIOR]
BOYS: It's the biAm/Ftch of living. OTTO: (Bitch, just the bitch) BOYS: With notGm7hing but your hand. OTTO: (Just the bitch, yeah) ALL: Just the biBbsus2tch of living as someone you can't stand.
VERSE 3
GEORG: See, each Fmaj7night, it's, like, fantastic, tossing, turning, without rest. GEORG: 'Cause my F7day's at the piano with my teacher and her breasts. GEORG: And the mBbmaj7usic's like the one thing I can even get at all. GEROG: And those Bbm/Abreasts! I mean, God, please just let those apples fall.
CHORUS 2 [ALL EXCEPT MELCHIOR]
ALL: It's the Am/Fbitch of living (bitch, ah, ah, ah) ALL: With notGm7hing going on (nothing going on) ALL: Just the biBbsus2tch of living, asking "What went wrong?!" ALL: Do Am/Fthey think we want this? ALL: Oh, who knoGm7ws?
BRIDGE
ERNST: See, there's Fmaj7showering in gym class. HÄNSCHEN: BobF7by Maler, he's the best HÄNSCHEN: Looks Bbmaj7so nasty in those khakis ERNST: God, my Bbm/Awhole life's like some test. OTTO: Then there's Fmaj7Mariana Whelan, OTTO: As if she'd F7return my call. HÄNSCHEN: It'sBbmaj7 like, just kiss some ass, man HÄNSCHEN: Then youBbm/A can screw 'em all..Bbm6. ALL: BbmAll... Bbm/A
CHORUS 3
MELCHIOR: It's the biAm/Ftch of living BOYS: (It's the bitch of living) MELCHIOR: And livGm7ing in your head BOYS: (In your head) MELCHIOR: It's the biBbsus2tch of living, and sensing God is dead BOYS: (It's the bitch!)
CHORUS 4
BOYS: It's the biAm/Ftch of living MELCHIOR: (You watch me, just watch me) BOYS: And try'nGm7a get ahead MELCHIOR: (I'm calling and one day) BOYS: It's the biBbsus2tch of living just getting out of bed.
CHORUS 5
BOYS: It's the biAm/Ftch of living, living. MELCHIOR: All will know... BOYS: Living, and gGm7etting what you get. MELCHIOR: All will know... BOYS: Just the biBbsus2tch of living, MELCHIOR: And knowing this is it.
OUTRO
ALL: God, iAm/Fs this it? This can't be iGm7t. ALL: Bbsus2 Oh God, what a Fbitch.