William Finn - A really lousy day in the universe

^AHey, mister! Hey, you! What are you looking so ^G7sad for?

^BmNothing, really nothing, absolutely nothing ^A/BHow about some money?

I can’t re^Bmfuse ^A I need new ^Bmshoes And some ^Apants I need ro^Gmance What about ^Bmyou?

Tonight, after eight long hours he appear^Aed It was worse than the ^Gdoctor had feared And then the doctor said, “^DI hoped by now ^F#7he’d be awake; At least I ^Gm6thought he’d be awake. My mistak^Bme.” Then I ^Aprodded him and ^Dpoked him And his ^F#7mother started ^Bmcrying And then ^GRhoda started ^Gm6yelling at th^De nurse ^{D/C# D/C Bm}It was a ^Gm6really lousy ^A9day ^A7(b9) in the u^Bmniverse

^A/GYou love him Too bad What are you looking sur^G7prised for?

We hoped th^E/Dings would turn out be^C#m7tter [LISA] ^F#m7Things don’t get^Bm7 better ^D/E They on^E7ly se^G/Aem to Then they don’t^G/B Don’t ^C#m7be surprised ^D W^E/Dhen life turns o^C#m7ut to ^F#m7be A ^G(9)trashy old catastrophe And, oh ^A/G Hey, mister! It’s all right Life is a rotten oc^G7casion

^BmLet me give you money [LISA] ^BmPlease forget the money Please do not i^A/Bnsult me I’m not amused

^BmBut it’s therapy [LISA] I give therapy for ^Gfree I’m just glad to have a client ^Bmfinally

So I ^Acalled his name and ^Dhugged him But the ^F#7jerk is in a ^Bmcoma And his ^Gmother hopes he ^Gm6dies if he ^Dgets w^D/C#orse ^{D/C Bm}It was a ^Gm6really lousy ^A9day ^A7(b9) in the un^Bmiverse

^BmThey all are They all are