Opera Singer

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I am an opera singer
    E7                      A
I stand on painted tape
                                 B
It tells me where I'm going
                                      E
And where to throw my cape

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I call my co-star's brother
    E7                      A
I call my co-star's name
                                   B
I play both good and evil parts
                            E
I sing to Verdi's play

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And every single morning
    E7                      A
By 10 AM I'm dressed
                                    B
My rehearsals last for hours and hours
                                   E
With diligence I have been blessed

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Some people they call me monster
            E7                           A
Some people they call me saint
                                 B
My talent feeds my darker side
                                 E
Yet no one will complain

   B                   A
I am an opera singer
                         E
I sing in foreign lands
        B                      A
I've sung for kings in Europe
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And emperors in Japan

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And after each performance
              E7                       A
People stand around and wait
                                     B
Just to tell me that they love my voice
                                   E
Just to tell me that I'm great

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I am an opera singer
          E7                           A
I will sing when you're all dead
                              B
I sing the mountains crumbling apart
                           E
I sing what can't be said

   B                   A
I am an opera singer
                         E
I sing in foreign lands
        B                      A
Most people seem to know my name
                            E               B
Or at least know who I am