Twelfth Night - Violas Soliloquy chords by Misc Musicals

• Difficulty: Advanced 🤯

Key: C#m

Intro:

C#m Emaj7 B F#/A# G#7/B#
            C#m
What the  ?
    Emaj7                  B F#/A# G#7/B#
But I never gave her a ring
        C#m                 Emaj7   B F#/A# G#7/B#
So then, why’s she giving me a ring?
N.C.
  Oh shit.

Verse 1:
N.C.              C#m              Emaj7
What could olivia see in me? In cesario?
       B                      F#
Does cesario have something I didn’t have before?
    C#m              Emaj7
And what do I see in orsino?
     B
He’s selfish, depressed and
F#      G#7           C#m
clearly obsessed with olivia!
         Emaj7   B
But he’s so damn dreamy
    F#         G#7
And passionate too
   C#m                    Emaj7
My brother is the one who always gets the girl
    B                              F#                G#7
And I’m the girl who’s never had a chance to get the guy
    C#m                      G#
But now that I’m wearing the pants
       C#m           Emaj7
I’m in love with the guy
                  B
And the girl loves me
          Amaj7
When they look, who do they see?

Chorus:
      C#m                G#7
Oh disguise, you are the devil’s blessing
B6               F#    G#7         C#m
You’ve cast me in this strange new role
                G#7
Is this costume getting me wrong
           B6                           F#    G#7
Or letting loose what’s been in me all along?
         C#m                G#7       B6  F#
Do these clothes conceal or reveal my soul?
       C#m              G#7
Oh disguise, which of us is in control?

C#m Emaj7 B
F#/A# G#7/B#

verse 2:
   C#m                     Emaj7
My brother is the one who everybody eyes
  B                             F#           G#7
I never understood it, cause he barely tries
    C#m                  Emaj7
But now that i’ve walked miles in his shoes
  B                        F#            Amaj7
I finally see why he never seems to lose!
          F#m          B
I feel so seen as a guy
              E        B/D#     C#
People move aside when I walk by
          F#m             B
I felt so veiled as a girl
   E       B/D#  C#
Invisible to the world
N.C            C#m   C#m/B Amaj7
It was always ‘look, don’t touch’
N.C.         C#m  C#m/B
No it didn’t suit me
Amaj7
much
             E/G#        F#7b5/A            D9
Why has this power in me never been given a chance?
N.C.                                         G#5
Is it as simple as putting on a pair of pants?

Chorus:
      C#m                G#7              B6
Oh disguise, you are the devil’s blessing
                 F#    G#7          C#m
You’ve cast me in this wild new role
                  G#7
Does this freshly fearless skin
       B6                         F#   G#7
Fit me better than the one I’ve been in?
    C#m      G#7                 B6     F#
Am I finally shedding a well-worn shawl?
     C#m  C#m/B
Am I more my-
 Amaj7 N.C.        C#m   C#m/B   D9  A  E  F#m  A
-self now that i’m not myself at all?

Bridge:
A     E
If I’m a girl again
         F#m              E              A
Would he care what I have to say anymore?
   E                           F#7
Or would I just be a prize for him to win?
                  A          E      F#m
Would I even be a woman he’d adore?
E                    F#m7b5
Would I be enough in my own skin?
           C#m       B           Emaj7 Emaj7/F#
Or was the old me only a costume too?
C#m                                 Emaj7
Who am I besides how I look to you?
B                                   F# G#7
Who am I besides how I look to you?
       C#m  Emaj7  Badd9  F#
Who am I?

Chorus:
      C#m          G#7
Oh disguise you are the devil’s blessing
       B6               F#        G#            C#m  G#
You’ve left me undressed and second-guessing how
                      B6       G#   N.C.
I’ve seen myself from both sides now
      C#m     G#                  B6    F#
Is it half of each bringing love my way?
      C#m   G#
Oh disguise

N.C.               C#m  Emaj7  B
Maybe just one more day

F#/A#  G#7/B#  C#m