Chords for Nikki M. James - "Viola’s Soliloquy" (Shaina Taub)

_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [C] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ Lord never [B] gave her a ring, _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[C#m] so then why is she [E] giving me [B] a ring?
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [A#m] Oh no. _ _
_ [G] _ What does Olivia [C#m] see in me?
In [E] Cesario?
[B] Does Cesario have something I [F#] didn't have [C#] before?
[C#m] And what do I see [E] in [B] Orsino?
He's self-depressed [F#] and clearly [Cm] obsessed [C#m] with Olivia.
But [E] he's so _ damn _ dreamy [F#] and passionate [G#] too.
[C#m] My brother is the one [E] who always loves the girl.
[B] But I'm the girl who's never had the chance to [G#] get the guy.
[C#] Now that I'm [G#] wearing the _ pants, [C#m] I'm in love with [E] the guy.
And the [B] girl loves me.
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] When they look, what do they see?
[C#] Oh [C#m] disguise, you are [G#] a devil blessing.
[B] You cast me [A#m] in this [Cm] strange [C#] new low.
[C#m] Is this [Cm] costume getting me wrong or [B] letting loose what's been in [A#] me all [C] along?
[C#m] Will these clothes [Cm] conceal or reveal [B] my flaws?
[A#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
Which [C] of us [F#] is in [C#m] control?
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ [G#] _ [C#m] My brother is the one in [E] everybody.
I [B] never understood it [F#] because he barely [Cm] tried.
[C#m] But now that _ [E] I'm in his shoes, [B] I finally see why he [F#] never seems to [A] lose.
I [F#] feel so seen as [B] a guy.
People move [E] aside [B] when I [C#] walk by.
I felt so [F#m] veiled as [B] a girl.
_ _ [E] _ [B] Invisible to [G#] the world.
It [C#] was always so [B] _ [A] close. _
No, [C#m] it didn't suit [B] me [A] much.
Why [G#m] has this power in me [Am] never been given [D] a chance? _ _
[B] Is it as simple as putting on a pair _ [G#] of pants?
_ [C#] Oh, put a disguise, you are the [Cm] devil's blessing.
[B] _
Cast me [A#m] in this wild [C#m] new low.
Does this freshly [Cm] fearless skin fit [B] me better than the one [A#m] I've been in?
[C#] Am I [C#m] finally _ [Cm] shedding the well [B]-worn _ _ [F#] coat?
_ [C#m] Am I more _ myself _ now that I am not my [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ own?
[E] I'm a girl again.
[F#] Would he care what I [G#m] have to say [E] _ [A] anymore?
_ [E] Or would I just be a prize [F#] for him to win?
Would I even be [A] a woman [E] he adored? _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ Can I be myself [F#] in my own skin?
Or is [C#m] the old me [D#] only [D#] a costume [E] too?
_ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _
Who [C#] am I besides how [C#m] I look to [E] you?
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] Who am I besides how I look to [A#m] you?
_ [G#] _ _ _ Who [C#m] am I?
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C#] Oh, disguise, you are the [B] devil's blessing.
You've left me [A#] undressed and [C] second _ [C#]-guessing how
I [B] see myself from both sides.
[G] _ _ [C#] Is it half [C] of each [B] bringing love my way?
[A#] _ _
[C#] _ Oh, disguise, _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ maybe just one more [C#] day.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
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