Chords with lyrics
ELLIE: C G Why do stage struck maidens clamor Am F To be actin' in the drammer? GIRLS: C G We've heard say Am F You are gay C F Night and day
ELLIE: Oh, go away GIRLS: C G We drink water from a dipper Am F You drink champagne from a slipper ELLIE: C G Though it seems F G Crool to bust C G All your dreams Am G Still, I must C C F Here's the truth I tell you:
Refrain: C G Am F Life upon the wicked stage ain't ever what a girl supposes C G Am F G Stage-door Johnnies aren't raging over you with gems and roses G Am F When you let a feller hold your hand (which G G Am Means an extra beer or sandwich) C G Am G Everybody whispers, "Ain't her life a whirl?" C G Am F Though you're warned against a roue ruining your reputation C G Am F G I have played around the one night trade around a great big nation G Am F Wild old men who give you jewels and sables C G Am F G Only live in Aesop's fables C G C Life upon the wicked stage ain't nothin' for a girl GIRLS: G F Though we've listened to you moan and grieve, you Am G F Must pardon us if we do not believe you C G There is no doubt you're Am F C C Crazy about your awful stage ELLIE: G F I admit it's fun to smear my face with paint C G Causing everyone to think I'm what I ain't G C Am C And I like to play a demi-mondy role- with soul! G F Ask the hero does he like the way I lure C G When I play a hussy or a paramour; G G Yet when once the curtain's down my life is pure- F G And how I dread it! GIRLS: Refrain: C G Am F Life upon the wicked stage ain't ever what a girl supposes C G Am F G Stage-door Johnnies aren't raging over you with gems and roses ELLIE: G Am F If some gentleman would talk with reason C G Am F I would cancel all next season- C G C Life upon the wicked stage ain't nothin' for a girl GIRLS: You'll be back the season after! ELLIE: G Am F G Am F I got virtue but it ain't been tested. No one's even interested. C G C Life upon the wicked stage...
