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 Fmaj7 MORITZ: God I dreamed there was an angel who could hear me through the wall, F7 MORITZ: As I cried out, like in Latin, "This is so not life at all. Bbmaj7 MORITZ: "Help me out, out of this nightmare," then I heard her silver call. Bbm/A MORITZ: She said "Just give it time kid, I come to one and all." VERSE 2 Fmaj7 MORITZ: She said "Give me that hand, please, and the itch you can't control. F7 MORITZ: "Let me teach you how to handle all the sadness in your soul. Bbmaj7 MORITZ: "Oh, we'll work that silver magic, and we'll aim it at the wall." Bbm/A MORITZ: She said "Love may make you blind, kid, but I wouldn't mind at all." CHORUS 1 [ALL EXCEPT MELCHIOR] Am/F BOYS: It's the bitch of living. OTTO: (Bitch, just the bitch) Gm7 BOYS: With nothing but your hand. OTTO: (Just the bitch, yeah) Bbsus2 ALL: Just the bitch of living as someone you can't stand. VERSE 3 Fmaj7 GEORG: See, each night, it's, like, fantastic, tossing, turning, without rest. F7 GEORG: 'Cause my day's at the piano with my teacher and her breasts. Bbmaj7 GEORG: And the music's like the one thing I can even get at all. Bbm/A GEROG: And those breasts! I mean, God, please just let those apples fall. CHORUS 2 [ALL EXCEPT MELCHIOR] Am/F ALL: It's the bitch of living (bitch, ah, ah, ah) Gm7 ALL: With nothing going on (nothing going on) Bbsus2 ALL: Just the bitch of living, asking "What went wrong?!" Am/F ALL: Do they think we want this? Gm7 ALL: Oh, who knows? BRIDGE Fmaj7 ERNST: See, there's showering in gym class. F7 HÄNSCHEN: Bobby Maler, he's the best Bbmaj7 HÄNSCHEN: Looks so nasty in those khakis Bbm/A ERNST: God, my whole life's like some test. Fmaj7 OTTO: Then there's Mariana Whelan, F7 OTTO: As if she'd return my call. Bbmaj7 HÄNSCHEN: It's like, just kiss some ass, man Bbm/A Bbm6 HÄNSCHEN: Then you can screw 'em all... Bbm Bbm/A ALL: All... CHORUS 3 Am/F MELCHIOR: It's the bitch of living BOYS: (It's the bitch of living) Gm7 MELCHIOR: And living in your head BOYS: (In your head) Bbsus2 MELCHIOR: It's the bitch of living, and sensing God is dead BOYS: (It's the bitch!) CHORUS 4 Am/F BOYS: It's the bitch of living MELCHIOR: (You watch me, just watch me) Gm7 BOYS: And try'na get ahead MELCHIOR: (I'm calling and one day) Bbsus2 BOYS: It's the bitch of living just getting out of bed. CHORUS 5 Am/F BOYS: It's the bitch of living, living. MELCHIOR: All will know... Gm7 BOYS: Living, and getting what you get. MELCHIOR: All will know... Bbsus2 BOYS: Just the bitch of living, MELCHIOR: And knowing this is it. OUTRO Am/F Gm7 ALL: God, is this it? This can't be it. Bbsus2 F ALL: Oh God, what a bitch.