Chords for Sondheim at 80 - The Frogs - Invocation and Instructions to the Audience

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God's of the theatre, smile on [G#] us!
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ You who sit up there stern in judgement, _ smile [C#m] on _ us! _ _ _
[F#] You who look [C#] down on _ actors, _ and [F#] who doesn't,
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_ _ _ _ [F#] Bless [C#] this yearly _ festival and smile on [A] us!
_ _ _ [C#] _ We offer you song and dance,
We offer you rights and _ revels,
We offer you grace and beauty, _ _ _ _
_ _ Smile on us _ _ for this while! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] God's of the theatre, smile on us! _ _ _
You who sit [C#] out there stern in judgement, _ smile on _ [G#] us!
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We offer you song and dance,
We offer you rights and revels,
We offer you jokes and insults,
We offer you back and nuzzles and social _ _ comment,
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Let's start, _ play _ _ and _ smile! _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Dm] Yes, but first, [C] _
_ _ some [F] _ do's and [C]
don'ts.
_ _ Mostly don'ts.
Please don't cough, it tends to blow the actors off.
Have some respect for _ _ Aristophanes, and please don't cough. _ _
[Em] Don't say what to every line you think you haven't [E] got.
And if you're in a snit because you [F] missed the plot of which I must admit there's not an awful lot,
[E] Still _ _ don't say what.
_ _ _ _ If you see flaws, please [A] don't drop your [E] jaws.
Please [A] no loud applause.
Please when actors enter late,
[B] When there's a pause, please [F#] lots of [A#]
applause, please.
And we'd appreciate if you're turning off your mobiles [F] while we wait. _
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[C] _ _ Unbelievable.
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[D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Gm] I think it's you.
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[F] _ _ [C#m] _ Hello darling.
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] No, this isn't a good time, I'm in the Albert.
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_ I'm [G] in the Albert.
Can you [F#] hear me?
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_ _ Can you hear me [D] now?
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_ _ [C#] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ Say oh!
[C] It's [F] time to see an actor that you [Am] know.
And [Em] if you have to use the [C] loo, then go.
Don't wait till we're halfway through the show,
Especially if you're sitting in the middle [Am] of the row.
No boos. _ _
No chow.
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Unwrap those candy [C] wrappers now.
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_ [D] If we should get [A#] _ rhetorical, [G] _
please don't [F] curse.
Wait till it's [Fm] _ _ [C] allegorical and _ [F] inverse.
If [E] we should get _ [G] satirical, [E] don't take it [C] wrong.
And if by some [A] miracle a [G#m] tune should appear that's [A] lyrical,
[D#] Don't harm _ _ a law.
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Do not [G#] intrude, please, till we [Dm] conclude.
Please [A#m] do not allude, please, [D#] to talent gone to waste.
[A#] If we are crude, please [D] don't sit and [Em] brood, please.
Let's not be [Bm] too straight-laced.
The author's reputation isn't [B] based _ _ on _ taste.
_ _ So please don't fart.
There's [Bm] very little air and this is art.
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And if you feel offended, don't lose heart.
It's what the man intended, he was smart.
When everything gets mended, we can all [G#m] depart. _ _ _ _ _
[G] And now_
_ But [E] first_
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_ _ [B] He starts! _ _ _
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