Db Eb/Db
-Oh, what a special time
I'd give anything
Eb Ab
To feel that magic again
Ebm
Script notes and sound cues
Db/F Ab Ebm
Take me there again
Db
In my blacks in the backs
Ab Bbm Fm7
Of the wings, so I'm not seen
Gb Ab
No one knows the magic
Ab7 Db
That hides behind the scenes
Db
It's me! The cast said yes!
We're putting on a musical!
Db
Places, everybody
Eb D
It's time to start the show
Db
That's what actors need me to say
Eb
Otherwise, they wouldn't know where to go
Ab
Cinch up the hemlines
Bb A
Sound check all the mics
Ab
Close the door, ring the bell
Bb
And bring down the house lights
Eb Bb/D Cm Bb
It's curtains up for Marge Bouvier
Ab Bb
'Cause I'm once again the star
Eb
Of the backstage
(Wow, you're the director?)
No, more important... the stage manager
Five minutes, guys!
(Thank you, five)
Five minutes
I always used to love saying that
Bb
Before
Ab
The endless loads of laundry
Bb
The dishes piled high
A Ab
The whining and complaining
G
(It's mine! - It's mine!)
Bb
(It's mine!)
Enough!
Eb Bbm/Db Ab/C Bb
I'm returning to my theater family
Eb Bbm/Db Ab Bb
A revival of our fondest memories, singing
(DO-RE-MI-THIS-SHOW-WILL BE)
F C Dm7
The talk of the town, a hit, a smash, the rage
C/E F C
(And there's nothing Springfield needs more
Dm7
Than a play!)
A
Good!
Bb
'Cause I'm once again the
C
Appreciated, well-respected, never, ever disconnected
Db
Nothing but the most impressive, everybody's dearest friended
Eb F9
Star... of the backstage
F9
(She's the star, see how she shines
She answers when we call for lines)
F9 F
Places, everybody!