Un Chez de Cafe Music and lyrics copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved Lead in: A-A open strings 1 to 4 - open strings 1 to 4 A-A open strings 1 to 4 - open strings 1 to 4 A. Un Chez de Cafe! The Asus2. coffee A. house; the D. home of Dsus2. the great A. thinkers. A. At least the ones who Asus2. have the A. funds D. to be G. coffee A. drinkers. Chorus: Chez ca- E. -fe! (voice 2: Wake up and smell the coffee!) [overlaps] Chez ca- A. -fe! (voice 2: Wake up and smell the coffee!) [overlaps] Chez ca- E. -fe! (voice 2: Wake up and smell the coffee!) [overlaps] Chez ca- A. -fe! Lead in: A-A open strings 1 to 4 - open strings 1 to 4 A-A open strings 1 to 4 - open strings 1 to 4 A. Un Chez de Cafe! Where Asus2. leaflets A. lay; en- D. -dowed with Dsus2. fact and A. reason. A. Some just mildly Asus2. criti- A. -cise. D. Others G. incite A. treason. Go to Chorus. Lead in: A-A open strings 1 to 4 - open strings 1 to 4 A-A open strings 1 to 4 - open strings 1 to 4 A. Chez Cafe! Where Asus2. leaflets A. lay; but D. words do Dsus2. not lie A. still. They A. carry from the Asus2. market A. square to D. La Roch- G. -elle and A. Lille. Go to Chorus. Outro: A-A open strings 1 to 4 - open strings 1 to 4 A-A open strings 1 to 4 - open strings 1 to 4 A....

What About Me? Music and lyrics copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved C. I'm just an ordinary F. man making his C. way... C. I'm just an ordinary F. man making his C. way... F-F.. C-C-C-C-C F-F.. C-C-C-C-C F-F.. C-C-C-C-C F-F.. C-C-C-C-C From C. day to day I offer my trade as I F. try to make a C. living. And the C. money I make, it fades away in the F. taxes I've been C. giving. What about G. me? G. What about C. me? C. What about G. me? G. What about C. me? C. C. The reason I'm poor is I can't save more; my F. money goes to King C. Louis. In his C. gilded hall he demands more to F. fund his colon- C. -ies! What about G. me? G. What about C. me? C. What about G. me? G. What about C. me? C. Am. Can't somebody C. pass the message F. through to good King C. Louis? Vi- Am. -vez La France! I C. love my king; but I F. need to fill my C. belly. What about G. me?!!! G7... C. I see leaflets scattered around but I F. don't know how to C. read. But C. people say!; there's coming a day to F. save people like C. me! What about G. me? G. What about C. me? C. What about G. me? G. What about C. me? C. C. I'm just an ordinary F. man making his C. way... C. I'm just an ordinary F. man making his C. way...

No Secrets Music and lyrics copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved D. D. D. D. then faster strumming 6 G. chords. D. D. D. D. then faster strumming 6 G. chords. Him: D. Say that you have feelings for me; D. let them be revealed; I've D. Told you how I'm G. feeling; show the D. hand that you've con- G. -cealed. D. D. D. D. then faster strumming 6 G. chords. Singing: Oooh! D. D. D. D. then faster strumming 6 Em. chords. D. D. No Em. secrets! D. D. No Em. secrets! Bm. Should lie be- G. -tween us my D. love. [6 Em. chords.] Asus2-A. Love.. should Asus2. be G. true- D. -oo ; or Bm. Love would just G. be a D. phrase; G. Stretching out our D. days; G. wasting both our D. lives; and G. I don't want my D. life... Dsus2. Asus2. To... C. be G. a D. lie!! [the faster strumming 6 G. chords.] D. D. D. D. then faster strumming 6 G. chords. D. D. D. D. then faster strumming 6 G. chords. Her: D. Say that you like G. raindrops D. pouring as we G. walk. [Em. x 6] D. Say that you like G. talking through your D. problems well just G. talk. D. Ooooh. [G x 6] D. D. D. D. then faster strumming 6 G. chords. Asus2. Do- A. -n't... C. hide... G. your.. D. mind! [6 x Em. D. 6 x Em] D. Yes, I have got G. feelings. I D. see no sense con- G. -cealing; I [slow] I Bm. show my hand it's G. Hearts and it's D. love.

The Bosom Song Music and Lyrics Copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved Verse 1: G. Where shall I Am. h-i-d-e this D. message which D7. could cost a G. life?; and G. If it is found on Am. me..., D. I could face the D7. guillo- G. -tine. Lead in to chorus: In my bo- Em. -som! A7. ... In my bo- Em. -som! You know there's A7. ... plenty of room..... [quickly: bottom E open string twice, same string: 3rd fret then 7th fret lead in to..] Chorus: I'll High G. hide the message in my bo- A7. -som!... where no D. Gentleman would pre- G. -sume to D. place a C. hand. High C. I shall read it High G. later! A- G. -way from D. prying C. eyes.... In my Bo- G. -som!... There's Am. plen- D. -ty Am. of G. room.... Verse 2: I'm G. scared for my Am. l-i-f-e; a D. message which D7. could cost my G. life?; for G. If it is found on Am. me..., they'll D. say I'm for the D7. monar- G. -chy. then Lead in to chorus, then chorus

Stranger Music and Lyrics Copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved Vocal before strumming begins: G. Today I just don't C. know you. Verse 1: A.-A. Asus2. -Asus2. A.-A. Asus2. -Asus2. A. Look a- Asus2. -round La E. France today at the G. crops which need to D. grow; and F. When the crops don't Am. grow; G. People take the D. road; F. Begging from their Am. neigh- Am7. -bour; and the G. Neighbour calls them, C. "Stranger". Chorus: C. Stranger!... I F. have no food to C. feed you; I F. Have no clothes to C. clothe you! F. Yesterday, I C. called you, "Friend"; to- G. -day I just don't C. know you! High G. Today I just don't C. know you. La la la F. la! La la la C. la! La la la G. la!...... La la la F. la! La la la C. la! La la la G. la!...... E.... Verse 2: A. All a- Asus2. -round is E. barren ground; and G. People gather D. round; F. Finding strength in Am. numbers; they G. Rob from other D. towns. F. Threatening their Am. neigh- Am7. -bour; and the G. Neighbour calls them, C. "Stranger". Go to chorus Verse 3: A. A- Asus2. -fraid about in- E. -vasion; they find a G. king to rule the D. nation. F. No-one will know Am. hunger; G. No-one will know D. fear; a F. Life lived without Am. dan- Am7. -ger; a G. Wall to keep out C. strangers. Go to chorus but end before the la la la.

He Thinks He's in a Musical Music and lyrics copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved Who am D. I to tell him what is A. real? Who am D. I to tell him what is A. real? Who am D. I to tell him what is A. real? Chorus: He A. thinks he's in a Asus2. music hall G. singing in a musical; af- D. -ter the storming of the Ba- A. -stille! He A. thinks he's in a Asus2. music hall G. singing in a musical; who am D. I to tell him what is real? Who am D. I to tell him what is A. real? Who am D. I to tell him what is A. real? Who am D. I to tell him what is A. real? Verse 1: Oh D. why do you talk like you're A. singing?; and D. Why do you sing when you A. talk? Him: I D. sing so my voice will A. travel and Asus2. fill this G. hall! A.... A7..... Go to chorus Verse 2: Oh D. why do you pace from A. left to right?; staring D. Out and then pace right to A. left? Him: Out D. there in the darkness are A. people; let Asus2. My voice pro- G. -ject! A.... A7..... Go to chorus

I'm King Louis X V I Lyrics and Music Copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved D. D6. alternate; then Verse 1: D. I'm King Louiss X V I. G. What a Asus2. Strange sur- D. -name. D. X V I like Romans used to write or a G. fancy A. number D. plate. Chorus: Adviser: My A. king may I su- A7. -ggest D. you should lose the 'S'; It's G. Lou-ee! A. Looiss is too D. long. We G. French, we A. chop A7. Our D. endings. King: And the G. heads of those who A. tell me I'm D. wrong! Verse 2: D. D6. alternate; then D. 15 Looisses were King before me. G. Pa pa was A7. Louiss X D. V. D. Grand pa pa had the swagger of a rapper and a G. gold chain A. spelling X I D. V. Go to chorus Verse 3: D. D6. alternate; then D. I'm King looiss X V I; they G. say it A7. Means six- D. -teen. D. X is for ten; V is for five; I for- G. -get what A. letter 'I' D. means. Go to chorus Verse 4: D. D6. alternate; then When D. God gave me a son, I had to christen him; G. Looiss! That A7. Had to be his D. name! If we D. have another girl, she'll be Looiss as well; Lou- G. -ise! Just add the A. 'E'; it's just the D. same! D. D6. alternate; then G. Looiss is the A. name that can never D. lose! It G. Runs down A. many gener- D. -ations. G. Looiss. A. Looiss! D. Running loose and free!; it G. Needs no A. Lou- Asus2. -ee-bri- D. -cation.

Quelle Surprise! Quelle Surprise! Lyrics and Music Copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved Note: The first 'Surprise' is “surpreez”; the second is “surprize”. Note: The song is mainly sung by the Pimpernel but the bad guy and two other vocalists are in it as well. Note: I used harmony on the chorus. Intro: A.-A. Bm.-Bm. A.-A.-Bm... ; A.-A. Bm.-Bm. A.-A.-Bm... [Hold Bm. alternating a barre off and on] Verse 1 [the Pimpernel]: D. Yes, you should be a- A. -fraid; I'm back from the Em. grave and it should freeze your D. blood. D. Yes, I think you can A. tell; the Scarlet Pimper- Em. -nel in the Em. Flesh sang D. froid. D... Chorus: Out of the Em. dark, all you see are the Bm. eyes; around the Em. Eyes, all you see is a Bm. mask; your heart beating Em. Fast, I step into the Bm. light. Bm... Quelle sur- Em. -prise! [slide fingers to High Bm. on guitar] Quelle sur- High Bm. -prise! Quelle sur- Em. -prise! [slide fingers to High Bm. on guitar] Quelle sur- High Bm. -prise! Quelle sur- Em. -prise! [slide fingers to High Bm. on guitar] Quelle sur- High Bm. -prise! [Hold High Bm..] In the A. candle D. light. D. Aah... A. Aah... Em. Aah... ; D. Aah... A. Aah... Em. Aah... [twice but once after the last chorus] Verse 2 [the bad guy then the Pimpernel]: My D. God! There was a firing A. squad! Mon Em. Dieu! I can't trust my D. eyes! D. Well, I'm not in A. Hell; the Scarlet Pimper- Em. -nel has nine D. lives. D... Go to chorus. Verse 3 [the Pimpernel]: D. Sir! You must pardon A. me for sinking your Em. dream to murder D. me. D. Now, it's time I A. told ya not one man is a Em. soldier; these guys are with D. me. D... Go to chorus.

He Can't Keep His Hands Off His Organ Music and Lyrics Copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved 123 123 waltz style: Verse 1 [French accent]: G. I stand on la rue; 'la rue' just means road; D. Squeezing my concer- G. -tina. G. And as I pump my accordion, I D. Gather small coin for my G. dinner; but it's D. Hard! Times so G. hard; with D. People so poor on the G. boulevard. D. They haven't two D7. centimes to G. throw in my can. D. They just stand and stare at my G. organ. Chorus (onlookers sing): C. Look at his hands up and G. down on his organ! D. Winking and smiling and G. waving 'Good Morning'! C. Sometimes the gendarmes G. serve him a warning; but he D. Can't keep his hands off his G. organ; no he D. Can't keep his hands off his G. organ. Verse 2 [an onlooker sings]: G. He wishes 'Good Morning'; in French 'Bon Martin!'; D. But none of the buggers put G. coin in his hand. G. He's too old for can-can; and mimes earn no pay; D. Squeezing his organ on the G. Champs-Élysées. Go to chorus. Verse 3 [an onlooker sings]: G. Handling his organ; to him such sweet noise; a D. Few people like it but G. most he annoys. G. One coin for pity; one for ostentation; his D. Organ's worn out but he G. stands to attention. Go to chorus.

Oui Oui Oui! Non Merci Music and Lyrics Copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved Arpeggio for verse 1: D. lead in; then he sings: D. I've got a pain in my Asus2. Head; it's G. Down to lack of D. sleep. She sings: But you're A. rich my dear; you have D. nothing to fear; G. Come, make love to D. me. Chorus strummed: She sings: A. Oui oui oui! He sings: Non Mer- D. -ci. She sings: A. Oui oui oui! He sings: Non Mer- D. -ci. She sings: A. Oui oui oui! He sings: Non Mer- D. -ci. D. She sings: High A. Un deux trois! A7.. He sings: One two D. three! Arpeggio for verse 2: D. lead in; then he sings: D. J'ai un mal a la Asus2. Tete. She sings: That's G. a headache to D. me. He sings: I've a A. poem to write for our D. soiree tonight; She sings: G. Come, make love to D. me. Go to chorus.

Don't Pinch me when I'm Dreaming Music and Lyrics Copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved Am. lead in. Am. Civilisation! Am. Am. Civilisation Am. Am. Civilisation stands and falls with F. kings and C. queens. Am. Shake the tree; it comes crashing down on F. you and C. me. And F. whose blood C. spills on the G. boule- C. -vard? G. It's C. the F. peasan- C. try. Revei- Am. -lleze! Am. Hey! Am. Hey! Am. Hey! Revei- Am. -lleze! Am. Hey! Am. Hey! Am. Hey! Am. Let me lie back, chill and dream Am7. of the F. girl I chose to C. marry. C.-C.-C.-C.-G. Am. Before I knew her words weren't true Am7. to F. save the monar- C. -chy!!. G. Am. Let me softly Am7. slumber in my G. dream. Am. Let me softly Am7. slumber in my High G. dream! No F. smelling salts! No box of snuff! I G. don't want nothing to wake me High G. up! Don't High C. pinch me! High C Sus2. Don't pinch me when I'm G. dreaming! G. Don't High C. pinch me! High C Sus2. Don't pinch me when I'm G. dreaming! G. Oh Am. Let me softly Am7. slumber in my G. dream. Am. Let me softly Am7. slumber in my G. dream.

The Red Flower on the Ring Music and lyrics copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved This is mainly sung by Citizen Chauvelin C. C. lead in. (reggae strum) Verse 1: C. Each time this guy appears he's wearing new gear; new F. Coat tails, cravate and C. vest!; and C. As for that painting where he stands as if fainting; I F. Find it so hard to di- C. -gest! C... Chorus: G. Why would an artist C. paint his picture?; The G. Poor get poorer while the C. rich get richer!; but I F. Love the strokes on the C. painting!; the F. Detail on the flower... F. The red G. flower on the C. ring! C... F. The red G. flower on the C. ring!. C.... Verse 2: C. Yes, I detest him. I really do detest him; in F. French, “Je le det- C. -este!” C. ..I hate his money; and his jokes: they are not funny; A F. Poser with a Dm. fancy F. family C. crest! C... Go to chorus; then end with: F. The red G. flower on the C. ring!. C.... F. The red G. flower on the C. ring....

The Tricolore Lyrics and music Copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved G. G. G. G. lead in. vocal: “Three...... Colours.......” G. The Tricolore! The Tricolore! Some D. flags have two; some G. flags have four. G. The Tricolore! The Tricolore! D. How many colours suit our G. nation born? G. The Tricolore! The Tricol- High G. -ore!... D. Three should be enough; we G. don't need more! G. Shall we D. keep the C. Fleur de G. Lis? G. (Tra la-la-la-la la ; la la la la la!) D. No, it re- G. -minds us of D. royal- G. -ty. G. (Tra la-la-la-la la ; la la la la la!) G. A King D. Richard C. li- G. -on? (Grrrrr!) G. ; the D. Silhou- G. -ette of D'ar- D. -tagn- G. -on? G. (Tra la-la-la-la la ; la la la la la! ) C.-C. G.-G. D.-D. - G.-G. C.-C. G.-G. D.-D. - G.-G. Ba ba-ba-ba ba ba ba ba. G. The Tricolore! The Tricolore! Some D. flags have two; some G. flags have four. G. The Tricolore! The Tricolore! Oh D. how many colours suit our G. nation born? G. The Tricolore! The Tricol- High G. -ore!... D. Three should be enough; we G. don't need more! Ba ba-ba-ba ba ba ba ba.

Long Live Madame Guillotine Lyrics and Music Copyright Michael Curtis 2021 All rights reserved Arpeggio D... D. How Dsus2. Long must A7. I … G. starve A7. Through the D. night? D. My Dsus2. Stomach com- A7. -plains … G. Rum- A7. -bling all D. day. DDAAGGDD..... DDAAGGDD..... [on that D. begin the verse:] D. Lundi, I eat A. bread. It's D. all I A. can Asus2. a- G. -fford to D. eat. D. … I'm D. Sure the queen eats A. steak and cake and D. no hun- A. -ger Asus2. keeps G. her a- D-wake. D... D. Long live the king! [echoes] D.. Long live the queen! [echoes] [2 vocals] D. Long live A. Madame G. Guillo- D. -tine! D... D. Long live the king! [echoes] D.. Long live the queen! [echoes] [2 vocals] D. Long live A. Madame G. Guillo- D. -tine! D... DDAAGGDD La la la la la la!! ..... DDAAGGDD..... La la la la la la!! [on that D. begin the verse:] D. I'm Dsus2. Dressed in A7. rags … but the G. church A7. Pays no D. tax. D. My Dsus2. throat is A7. Dry … but the G. church A7. Drinks fine D. wine . DDAAGGDD La la la la la la!! ..... DDAAGGDD..... La la la la la la!! D. Mardi, I pay A. tax; will there be a D. tax on the A. shirt Asus2. I G. wear on my D. back? D. A D. tax on the right to A. think freely! D. My Dsus2. first A. duty Asus2. is my G. fami- D. -ly.. A7. God Emno5. bless the D. king! D. [echo God bless the king!] A7. God Emno5. bless the D. queen! D. [echo God bless the queen!] We're D. past the A. age Asus2. of ma- G. chine- D. -ry!; we're We're D. Past the A. age Asus2. of G. monar- D. -chy!; we're We're D. Past the A. age Asus2. of G. royal- D. -ty!; D.. Dsus4.-D... [2 vocals] D. Long live A. Madame G. Guillo- D. -tine! D... Tra la la la!.....

I'm Emperor King (from the musical: The Scarlet Pimpernel – A Musical Comedy) Music and lyrics Copyright Michael Curtis 2022 All rights reserved F. F. F. F. lead in. F Bb: The Prussians would call me a Ubermensch; but we C F: Can't call me that because I am French. F Bb: So what do we call the High-est of the High?....; I’m C Cm7 Bb F: Emperor King who lives in Versailles. F. F.F. F. F Bb: My courtiers tell me of red revolution. C F: “Oh Emperor King! What is the solution?” F Bb: Oh why won't those moaners just leave me alone? C Cm7 Bb F: I'm Emperor King enjoying His throne. F. F.F. F. F Bb: Beggars and urchins to them I say, "Non!" C F: Leave me to feast on my boeuf bourgignon. F Bb: Leave me to feast on my Poisson et frites. [Extra Bb. For emphasis.] C Cm7 Bb F: I know it sounds posh but it's just fish and chips! F. F.F. F. Then Other chord pattern: F. Bb.: Everyone knows who I am Bb. C.: From Cannes to Japan to Siam. C. F.: From the Black Sea to far North Greenland! C. Cm7.: Sorry not sorry! Je ne Bb. F.: Regrette rien! F. Bb.: Je ne regrette rien. Bb. C.: You see I'm no mortal man. C. F.: I'll tax peasants just as I please! C. Cm7.: I'm Emperor King! Lou- Bb. F.: -is the Sixteenth! [Louis is pronounced the French way] C. Cm7.: I'm Emperor King! Lou- Bb. F...: -is the Sixteenth….. [Louis is pronounced the French way] F. F. F. F.

Fire! (Early in the Musical) Music and Lyrics Copyright Michael Curtis 2022 All rights reserved [during all of this, the firing squad victim reacts to gunfire each time a volley happens] [The E. of the feu feu feu feu alternates with E7.] [Chorus feu has harmony in relative key and higher] Yelled by Citizen Chauvelin in a military tone: Make A. ready!.... Take B. aim! …. E. Fire!!!! [vocally hold and pitch bend the ‘fi’ of fire!] Still in E.: City guard accompany by singing: E. Feu..! E. Feu feu feu feu..! E. Feu feu feu feu..! E. Feu feu feu feu..! Em7. [Now Citizen Chauvelin sings while a city guard yells] A. Make ready!.... [One City guard shouts: Raise arms! Take B. aim! …. [The same city guard shouts: Keep ‘em steady!] E. Fire!!!! [vocally hold and pitch bend the ‘fi’ of fire!] Still in E.: City guard accompany by singing: E. Feu..! E. Feu feu feu feu..! E. Feu feu feu feu..! Then a couple of times: E. alternate E7. Citizen Chauvelin sings: E. I like punishment; death by shooting [after the ‘shooting’ is when the city guard sing: E. Feu…….. E. Feu feu feu feu..! Citizen Chauvelin: It E. serves you right for all them crimes what you been doing! [after the ‘doing’ is when the city guard sing: E. Feu…….. E. Feu feu feu feu..! [Now Citizen Chauvelin sings while a city guard yells] A. Make ready!.... [One City guard shouts: Raise arms! Take B. aim! …. [The same city guard shouts: Keep ‘em steady!] E. Fire!!!! [vocally hold and pitch bend the ‘fi’ of fire!] Still in E.: City guard accompany by singing at the word ‘fire’: E. Feu..! E. Feu feu feu feu..! E. Feu feu feu feu..! A. Make ready!.... [One City guard shouts: Raise arms! Take B. aim! …. [The same city guard shouts: Keep ‘em steady!] E. Fire!!!! [vocally hold and pitch bend the ‘fi’ of fire!] Still in E.: City guard accompany by singing: E. Feu..! E. Feu feu feu feu..! E. Feu feu feu feu..! Citizen Chauvelin: Citizen Chauvelin: A.-G. E. I like justice served by killing! [after the ‘killing’ is when the city guard sing: E. Feu…….. E. Feu feu feu feu..! E. The sound of guns is oh so thrilling! [after the ‘thrilling’ is when the city guard sing: E. Feu…….. E. Feu feu feu feu..! [Citizen Chauvelin sings while a city guard yells] A. Make ready!.... [One City guard shouts: Raise arms! Take B. aim! …. [The same city guard shouts: Keep ‘em steady!] E. Fire!!!! [vocally hold and pitch bend the ‘fi’ of fire!] Still in E.: City guard accompany by singing: E. Feu ..! E. Feu feu feu feu..! E. Feu feu feu feu..! Em7. [Citizen Chauvelin sings while a city guard yells] A. Make ready!.... [One City guard shouts: Raise arms! Take B. aim! …. [The same city guard shouts: Keep ‘em steady!] E. Fire!!!! [vocally hold and pitch bend the ‘fi’ of fire!] Still in E.: The shot victim croaks as he slowly goes to the ground: E. Ugh ugh ugh ugh…. E. Ugh ugh ugh ugh…. E. Ugh ugh ugh ugh…. [Reprise is the same except that Ha ha ha ha! Replaces Ugh ugh ugh ugh]

Did I Marry a Fool? Music and Lyrics Copyright Michael Curtis 2022 All rights reserved Start with Chorus but lead in with D… G… D… G….: Marguerite: [G.] Did I marry a D. fool? Her friend: You married a G. foooool. Marguerite: Did I marry a D. fool? Her friend: You married a G. foooool. Marguerite: Did I marry a D. fool? Her friend: You married a G. foooool. Marguerite: Did I marry a D. fool? Her friend: You know you married a G. foooool. A.-A.-Asus2-Asus2….. A.-A.-Asus2. -Asus2. Marguerite: D. I… used to G. tread the boards and D. men would come to A. call. A.-Asus2… Her friend: D. I… used to G. envy you.. D. the belle of the A. ball. A.-Asus2-Asus2.-A. I gotta tell you! Marguerite: But D. When I met Lord G. Percy! I D. thought he was a different G. gravy!... A…… Go to Chorus. [across the stage, Sir Percy plays cards with his three friends] Marguerite: D. Now his life’s a G. s-eee-cret.. known D. only to his A. friends. A.-Asus2… Her friend: D. I bet they talk of G. gambling, party D. girls and parlour A. games. A.-Asus2-Asus2.-A. I gotta tell you! Marguerite: But D. When I met Lord G. Percy! I D. thought he was a different G. gravy!... A…… Go to Chorus [and end on D.]

I'm Aristocrazy about you Music and lyrics copyright Michael Curtis 2022 All rights reserved Lead in: Cm7.. C.. Cm7.. C.. Marguerite: I'm Cm7. so in love; [then Percy] I'm C. so in love! Marguerite: I'm Cm7. so in love; [then Percy] I'm C. so in love! Marguerite: I'm Cm7. so in love; [then Percy] I'm C. so in love! Marguerite: I'm Cm7. so in love; [then Percy] I'm C. so in love.....! Oh Percy: F. I'm aristocrazy about C. you! [C. old 1920s/1930s rhythm continues] Cm7. You are the lady I got a F. screw.... loose about you. So F. marry me! I'm as A7. rich as can be; I'm aris- High D7. -tocracy! You'll live in High D7. luxury! 'cos G7. I'm aristo- Cm7. -crazy about F. you! [F. old 1920s/1930s rhythm continues] [Variation: add the same verse chords here but with a kazoo instrumental while they dance] Marguerite: F. I'm aristocrazy about C. you! [C. old 1920s/1930s rhythm continues] Cm7. You're the gentle-man I got a F. screw.... loose about you. So F. I'll marry yo! In a A7. grande chateaux; High D7. in a fancy home; let's High D7. say Bordeaux!; 'cos G7. I'm aristo- Cm7. -crazy about F. you! [F. old 1920s/1930s rhythm continues] C. Tra la la la la la la!!!!!! Marguerite: I'm Cm7. so in love; [then Percy] I'm C. so in love! Marguerite: I'm Cm7. so in love; [then Percy] I'm C. so in love! Marguerite: I'm Cm7. so in love; [then Percy] I'm C. so in love! Marguerite: I'm Cm7. so in love; [then Percy] I'm C. so in love. Cm7....

Royal Flush Lyrics and Music Copyright Michael Curtis 2022 All rights reserved C. Paris smells like a G. sewer! It's not just the D. manure-of-the-unwashed G. people. G7. C. Paris smells of the G. rich; who all bene- D. -fit while so many C. freeeze through the C. niiiiight. Am. Let the gutters D7. gush ; let waters D. rush; Cleanse my C. city!; C. If it's not too D7. much; let waters D. wash right through this C. ciiiityyyyyy!. C. G. Royal D. Flush! I A. play my G. hand! The Am. tables C. turn my G. friends! D. G. Royal D. Flush! I A. play my G. hand! Their Am. tyra- C. -nny must Am. En- C. -en- G. -end. G. C. Falling glass into G. shards! Like a house of D. cards; shall they fall to the G. ground. G7. C. Gone-will-be-the-stench of the G. rich; who all bene- D. -fit while so many C. starve through their C. lives. Am. Let the gutters D7. gush ; let waters D. rush; Cleanse my C. city!; C. If it's not too D7. much; let waters D. wash right through this C. ciiiityyyyyy!. C. G. Royal D. Flush! I A. play my G. hand! The Am. tables C. turn my G. friends! D. G. Royal D. Flush! I A. play my G. hand! Their Am. tyra- C. -nny must Am. En- C. -en- G. -end. G.

They Seek Him Here [from the Scarlet Pimpernel Musical Comedy] Lyrics and Music Copyright Michael Curtis 2022 All rights reserved (lyrics are like the story's poem but added to) [Reggae A. lead in.] They A. seek him here; they Asus2. seek him there!; those E. Frenchies seek him A. everywhere! D. Is he in heaven? A. Is he in hell?; that E. Darned.. elusive A. Pimpernel! [Reggae A.] D. They seek him across A. gay Paris! the E. flower of the A. monarchy! D. They seek him here! They A. seek him there; those E. Frenchies seek him A. everywhere! They A. seek him here; they Asus2. seek him there!; those [lentamente] E. Frenchies seek him A. everywhere!

I Have An Infectious Smile [from The Scarlet Pimpernel – A Musical Comedy] Music and lyrics copyright Michael Curtis 2021-2022 All rights reserved E. then 2nd fret 1st string then E then 2nd fret 2nd string then E then A. A... E. then 2nd fret 1st string then E then 2nd fret 2nd string then E then A. A... Percy: A. Madame! I can as- E. -sure this is not the Bm. morgue; You're not six feet A. under. In A. case you can not E. tell, the Scarlet Pimper- Bm. -nel; kept your Head on your A. shoulders. Build up: Aristocrat: D. I'm A. not E. dead! Soldier sits up briefly; he and Percy sing: D. Don't D. lose A. your E. head! Percy: Though the E. guillotine is sharp; the E7. guards are E.-E. not E. too E. smart; To- E. -day no heads will roll; You'- E7. -ve E. still E. got E. your [high pitch] E. soul! Chorus: Aristocrat: High A. I'm still a la mode! I'm B7. still living life in style! Percy: E. Madame, I'm not in B. -fectious; but I E. have an in- E7. -fectious A. smile! Aristocrat: A. I'm still a la mode! I'm B7. still living life in style! Percy: E. Madame, I'm not in B. -fectious; but I E. have an in- D. -fectious A. smile! I E. have an in- D. -fectious A. smile! E. then 2nd fret 1st string then E then 2nd fret 2nd string then E then A. A... Percy: Be- A. -neath my clever dis- E. -guise of manure and Bm. flies; is a monar- A. -chist. I A. know it's hard to be- E. -lieve; but you're not de- Bm. -ceased; and I'm not dis- A. -eased! Then build up and chorus.

Sink me in the River Music and lyrics Copyright Michael Curtis 2022 All rights reserved During any of the amens, a guard patrols past them; then id off stage while the conspiracy lyrics are sung. Percy does most of the singing but his friends join in, in part. Bb. Aaaaaaaaaah F. –mennnnnnn. Bb. Aaaaaaaaaah F. –mennnnnnn. Bb. Aaaaaaaaaah F. –mennnnnnn. F. Sink me in the river! Sink me in the river! C. Sink me! C. Sink me! [friends: None but us shall know your name!] F. Sink me in the river! Sink me in the river! C. Sink me! C. …. [friends: None but us shall know your name!] And D7. none other than you my friends shall F. know my C. name! D7. None but you shall know my name! My F. secret none shall C. tell! D7. From this day I baptise me [friends join in] the F. Scarlet Pimper- C. –nel! the F. Scarlet Pimper- C. –nel! F. La lalala la C. la la la la F. La lalala la C. la…. F. La lalala la C. la la la la F. La lalala la C. la…. Bb. Aaaaah- ………. F. –meeeennnnnnn! Bb. Aaaaah- ………. F. –meeeennnnnnn! F. Portray me as a fooool; if F. that’s what you gotta dooooo. C. Sink me! C. Sink me! [friends: None but us shall know your name!] F. Sink me in the river! Sink me in the river! C. Sink me! C. Sink me! [friends: None but us shall know your name!] And D7. none other than you my friends shall F. know my C. name! D7. None but you shall know my name! My F. secret none shall C. tell! D7. From this day I baptise me the F. Scarlet Pimper- C. –nel! the [friends join in] F. Scarlet Pimper- C. –nel! F. La lalala la C. la la la la F. La lalala la C. la…. F. La lalala la C. la la la la F. La lalala la C. la…. Bb. Aaaaah- ………. F. –meeeennnnnnn! Bb. Aaaaah- ………. F. –meeeennnnnnn!