Verse 1: D Bm G A When I was little, I thought I would be... D Bm G A A big comedian on late night TV Bm D G Gb But now I'm thirty-two and as you can see... A A7 I'm not! Oh well. Chorus: D Em It sucks to be me. A It sucks to be me. D Bm Em A It sucks to be broke and unemployed and turning thirty-three. D It sucks to be me.
Verse 2: D Bm G A I'm kinda pretty, and pretty damn smart D Bm G A I like romantic things like music and art Bm D G Gb And as you know I have a gigantic heart A A7 So why... don't I have a boyfriend?! F**K! Chorus: D Em It sucks to be me. A It sucks to be me. (It sucks to be me.) D Bm Em A It sucks to be Brian (and Kate) to not have a job (to not have a date) D It sucks to be me. Dialogue: Music swells to the key of Eb or D#: Verse 3: Eb Cm Ab Bb We live together, we're as close as people can get. Eb Cm Ab Bb We've been the best of buddies ever since the day we met Cm Eb Ab G So he knows lots of ways to make me upset. Ab Oh, every day is an aggravation Bb (Come on that's an exaggeration!) E C#m A B You leave your clothes out! You put your feet on my chair. E C#m A B You do such an*l things like ironing your underwear. C#m E A Ab B You make that very small apartment we share A HELL. B7 (So do you! That's why I'm in hell too!) Chorus: E It sucks to be me... F#m (It sucks to be me) B (It sucks to be me) B7 (It sucks to be me!) E C#m F#m B Is there anybody here that doesn't suck to be? E It sucks to be me. Ad-libbing Part: C# Fm F# Ab Da da da da da (da da da da da, da da da da da, da) C# Fm F# Ab Da da da da da (da da da da da, da da da da da, da) Verse 4: Eb Cm Ab Bb I coming to this country for opportunities Eb Cm Ab Bb Tried to work in Korean deli, but I am Japanese Cm Eb Ab G But with hard work I earn two Master's Degrees Bb In social work, and now I a therapist Bb But I have no clients Bb And I have an unemployed fiancee Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb And we have LOTS. OF. BILLS. TO. PAY. Chorus: Eb Fm It suck to be me! Bb Bb7 It suck to be me! Eb Cm Fm Bb I say it sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-suck!] Eb It suck to be me! (dialogue) Verse 5: A F#m D E I'm Gary Coleman, from TV's Different Strokes A F#m D E I've made a lot of money that got stolen by my folks! F#m A D C#7 And now I'm broke and I'm the butt of everyone's jokes E But I'm here, the superintendent of Avenue Q Chorus: A F#m It sucks to be you! (You win!) D E It sucks to be you! (I feel better now!) A F#m Try having people stopping you to ask you... "What'cha talking about, Willis?" It gets old. A Bb B It sucks to be you... E C#m On Avenue Q! (Sucks to be me) F#m B On Avenue Q! (Sucks to be you) E C#m On Avenue Q! (Sucks to be us!) F#m B But not when we're together! A B D G We're together here... Am G On Avenue Q! D Am G We live on Avenue Q! D G Our friends do too! Am G D Em Till our dreams come true... Am D G Em We live on Avenue Q! Am D G Em We live on Avenue Q! Am D G Em We live on Avenue Q! Am D G